Mandarin Challenge 12-Pack

Get all 12 of our 30-day Mandarin challenges!

A $1164 value for just $$747! It's a jumbo jet of savings.

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Unlock Your Full Mandarin Potential with Our Ultimate 12-Month Challenge Pack!

Transform your Mandarin skills month by month with our comprehensive 12-Month Challenge Pack! This bundle is designed for learners who are serious about mastering Mandarin, offering an unbeatable value with a year's worth of expertly crafted challenges.

What's Included?

You'll get access to all of the challenges that currently exist:

1. Tune Up Your Tones: Perfect your tones to sound more like a native speaker. We'll give you the tools—you just have to show up and do the work. Tackle the nuances that make Mandarin unique and stand out with confidence.

2. Vowels & Finals Fix-up: Get a grip on the building blocks of Mandarin pronunciation. Clear up any confusion and solidify your understanding of vowels (-a, -i, -e, etc.) and finals (-iao, -eng, -uan, etc.).

3. Le 了 Mastery: Mastering 了 is one of the most difficult aspects of Chinese grammar, and it is critical to being able to speak Mandarin well. In this challenge, you'll master 了's most important usages, greatly enhancing your Mandarin.

4. Chinese Particles Mastery: Get a thorough understanding of essential Chinese particles (呢, 吧, 咯, 着, etc.). Use them correctly to convey precise meanings and nuances in your speech.

5. Handwriting & Penmanship Workshop: Develop beautiful, legible Chinese characters. This workshop focuses on stroke order, character structure, and improving your overall handwriting.

6. Learn Mandarin Through Song Lyrics: Build vocabulary while enjoying music. Why is it that we can remember song lyrics to songs we haven't heard in years? It's because rhythm and rhyme are powerful memory aids. Use them to build upon and strengthen your core vocabulary.

7. Communication Strategies for Fluency: Learn to communicate more effectively with the Mandarin you already know by incorporating practical communication strategies. Build your confidence in speaking and interacting with native speakers by optimizing how you communicate.

8. Consonants & Initials Fix-Up: Fine-tune your pronunciation of consonants and initials (zh-, c-, d-, m-, etc.). Ensure your speech is clear and easily understood by native speakers.

9. Verb & Verb Complement Mastery: Dive deep into verbs (抓, 看, 走, etc.) and their complements (抓住, 看得到, 走不動/走不动, etc.). Understand how to accurately express actions and their outcomes in Mandarin.

10. Listening Comprehension Lab: Sharpen your listening skills with targeted exercises. Improve your ability to understand spoken Mandarin in various accents and speeds.

11. Reading Skills Lab: Research has shown that reading skills are not automatically transferred to a new language. So, enhance your Chinese reading comprehension by purposefully applying strategies for reading faster and understanding more, from short texts to complex passages.

12. Reading Flow—Discourse Dojo: Develop a smooth reading flow by understanding how to sentences and paragraphs are connected. With a little practice and know-how, you'll end up with a more natural reading experience.

Note that the challenges are subject to change, but we promise that if we change anything, we'll change it to something better!

Why Choose Our 12-Month Challenge Pack?

Structured Learning: Each month brings a new focus, ensuring a well-rounded and comprehensive approach to mastering Mandarin.

Expert Guidance: Learn from experienced instructors who understand the intricacies of the language.

Flexible Schedule: Study at your own pace with materials available whenever you need them.

Incredible Value: At $747 for the entire bundle, you save over $400 compared to purchasing each challenge individually.

Don't miss out on this opportunity to elevate your Mandarin skills. Join our 12-Month Challenge Pack today and take a decisive step towards fluency!

Get the Complete Bundle Now for just $747!

Ready to embark on this transformative journey? Click below to purchase and start your first challenge today!

A $1164 value for just $$747!

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Reviews for the Get Speaking courses and method:

An entirely new approach to learning new language patterns and structures while developing speaking skills to a degree I would not have believed possible for a learner of my age, with as full a daily schedule as I have. These last two months have brought about nothing short of a revolution in my language learning.

- Rick (Taiwan)

“I started this course by being very uncomfortable just by trying to pronounce very basic single words. The contents and scheduling are really optimum to smoothly make quick progress towards full sentences. My daily time management is always very constrained. This course allows me to easily practice daily with high efficiency with the very little free time I can find every day. If you want to be able to make progress despite your very busy life, this course is made for you.”

- Pascal (Singapore)

“Through continuous repetition, the course has helped me to better understand what I am hearing and to produce the correct sounds when I speak. The course also gently takes you from very simple grammar and vocabulary to more complex sentences. Together with graded readers, this course has made the largest contribution to my improvement in speaking Chinese.”

- Ricardo (Germany)

Your Instructors

John Renfroe

Co-founder, Outlier Linguistics

Before co-founding Outlier, John studied Linguistics and Paleography in the Graduate Institute of Chinese at National Taiwan Normal University. He co-founded and later ran the Taipei Classical Chinese Reading Group, a weekly reading group consisting mostly of graduate Sinology students from western universities. He also taught classical Chinese to members of the group who had no previous instruction in the language. His coursework and research focused on excavated Warring States bamboo texts, historical Chinese character morphology, and the Shuowen Jiezi 說文解字 and its commentaries and criticism.

Christine Shen

Language Instructor

Christine is an experienced Chinese instructor with two master’s degrees in language teaching. Over her career, she has taught high-ranking managers in major companies, and she currently teaches diplomats, providing instruction from basic daily Chinese to advanced professional language. Her extensive background in language education and hands-on experience with diverse professional clientele allows her to offer tailored and practical lessons. She is passionate about helping students achieve fluency and confidence in Chinese, empowering them to excel in both personal and professional contexts.

Frequently Asked Questions

What level is the challenge for?

These challenges are generally intended for people at a beginning to intermediate level. If you have concerns about your level, just get in touch and we'll help you determine if these challenges are right for you.

How can I access the challenge?

Mobile, desktop, laptop, tablet... The challenge is super user-friendly and you'll be able to log on from anywhere!

Can I purchase individual challenges separately?

Yes, each challenge is available individually for $97, but since each challenge take place in specific month, you have to sign up for each one as it opens for registration. The Mandarin Challenge 12-Pack offers significant savings, and a comprehensive learning experience, and the ability to get all of the challenges at once.

I'm not sure I can commit for 12 months

Good news: you get lifetime access to all of the materials, so there's no pressure to finish everything within a set amount of time.

That said, your daily tasks should only take 30 minutes. The underlying principle of these challenges is, "do a little each day and big results will follow." 30 minutes is a pretty manageable amount of time to devote to your Chinese.

You can break it up into 5 minute chunks throughout the day: 
• 5 minutes after breakfast 
• 5 minutes on your lunch break 
• 5 minutes before dinner
• 5 minutes while waiting for the bus
• and so on...whenever is convenient for you!

The secret sauce is the consistency - working at it for a little bit of time every day. You'll be amazed at the massive progress you make from simply showing up every day to give focused attention to one aspect of your Chinese!

What if I decide the challenge isn't for me?

All of our products come with a 30-day money back guarantee. If you are unsatisfied with it for any reason, reach out to me at any point during the challenge and I'll issue you a full refund.

How long do I have access to the course after the end of the challenge?

How does "lifetime access" sound? While the challenge is 30 days, you will have unlimited access to this course for as long as you like.

What exactly does "lifetime access" mean?

In practical terms, it means the course materials will be available online for as long as Outlier is in business. If we do ever go out of business or otherwise need to remove the course for any reason, we'll make the material available for you to download for a period of at least 6 months.

A $1164 value for just $$747!

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