What we're about
Mandarin Chinese conversation practice group, for all levels. The group is open and self-led. When we run out of vocabulary, we chat about China in English :) Welcome native speakers who would like to meet conversation partners, or lead activities. To join this group, you need to have a profile photo recognizable as you. This helps people recognize each other at meetups. This is required as of May 2022. Also, please have a look at recent event descriptions. Join if you feel that these are the types of events you would like to take part in.
New:
One of our members, Rich Keane has compiled a list of Chinese Language Learning Sites for us.
After the first Online Mandarin English Conversation Practice meetup (April 20th, 2022), an Event Notes page was started. Words and phrases covered during meetups will be placed in Google Sheets linked from this page.
No-shows:
If you sign up for an event, please show up. If you have a schedule change and can't make it, please change your RSVP to "Not going". All no-shows at Mandarin Conversation Practice and Discussion Group events since April 20th have been marked as such, so the attendee lists all reflect actual attendance.
Member Profiles:
Returning members please log in to your member profile on a computer by going to the Boston Mandarin Chinese Language Meetup Group page. Look for the "You're a member" drop down menu next to the main toolbar with "About, Events, Members..." Please update your information and tell us where you are currently based, which time periods on which days of the week you are likely to be able to attend events, and what kind of meetups you would like us to organize.
(April 14th, 2022)
Housekeeping:
Here are some guidelines to keep the group functioning smoothly, information on the site easy to find, and keep emails to a minimum. Thanks in advance for reading these and complying!
Meetups:
Members are welcome to suggest events and encouraged to host. Approval is at discretion of the lead Organizer. Events that consist of Mandarin conversation opportunities or are primarily in Mandarin are on-topic and will likely be approved. Events that relate to Chinese or Asian American culture may be permitted on a case by case basis. A Meetup is an event where group members meet each other to do something. Events hosted by outside agencies or other groups are NOT Meetups, unless there is a specific meeting time and location set for members to go together. If you'd like to share a Meetup from another group, please check first with the host and if they agree, you can post on our Discussion section for our members. Duplicate events from other Meetup groups will only be allowed at discretion of lead Organizer, and should only be rsvp'd to once by any member. Any cost must be clearly noted in the beginning of the description. Any event that is NOT primarily Mandarin language practice must be marked "OT" (off-topic) in the title line.
Resources:
If you'd like to share resources for language learning or other community notices or events, please post in the Discussion section. Anything OT for our group but related, may be a useful post. If it is too far OT it will be deleted. Commercial and business posts are not welcome here, sorry. Do not advertise your tutoring services. You are welcome to state in your member profile if you tutor or teach but no business information nor soliciting members, please. Free events at language schools, or open houses may be permitted. If a member wishes to post a review of a Mandarin language learning program or resource they have used, please do so in Discussion section.
Members:
Many of our members live in Massachusetts. Some live in other parts of the US. Some are in the Boston area for brief time periods. In the age of Online Meetups, you do not need to be physically in Boston to take part in our events. And once you have joined our meetup group and taken part in our events, you're always welcome to pop in and catch up with your friends, be it online, or at in-person meetups. Please remember to visit the group meetup page occasionally and update your profile details. Members will not be deleted because they are not residing in MA.
(this paragraph was modified on April 14th, 2022)
Language exchange partners:
Please do not post for conversation partners with any personal contact info on the site! You are welcome to post for members in your area, and to attend a Meetup to meet in person. Many language exchange partnerships have begun at Meetup events. Be sure to meet the person first before deciding to exchange any personal contact info and use your common sense, for example meeting at public places.
Photos:
Pictures of our members at Meetups are welcome, no more than 10 from each event please. Photos will be deleted at Organizer's discretion if inappropriate, irrelevant to the group's mission, or otherwise judged unsuitable to this group by the Organizer. A picture of the Meetup location or food, for future event planning, might be approved by the Organizer for posting. Or a snap or two of a cultural performance. Or they might not. Thanks in advance for keeping it relevant.
Wishing you the best in your studies, see you soon!
Reece
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Note: Section regarding members modified on April 14th, 2022 to say that Members will not be deleted because they are not residing in MA. The original About the Group piece by Reece can be viewed here.
Upcoming events (3)
Members of the Boston Mandarin Chinese Language Meetup Group, let's get together online for an evening of Mandarin conversation practice for all levels. When we run out of vocabulary, we continue to chat in English, but we write down the words we want to learn how to say in Chinese, and we ask our Mandarin speaking friends to help. To see how this happens in practice, please have a look at the Event Notes page.
我们在线上聚会，练习中文会话。当遇到难题，不知道用中文该如何表达，我们用英语记下来，找说中文的朋友来帮忙。欢迎不同水平的中文学习者参与。
Start time: 7:00 PM EDT (Wednesday, October 12th)
Zoom meeting room will open at 6:50 PM.
RSVPs close at 6:00 PM
7:00 PM - Introductions in Mandarin and English, Housekeeping announcements
7:30 PM - Topic of the day in breakout rooms
- Participants will be asked to suggest a topic. We'll vote to decide.
- Mandarin only rooms for intermediate and advanced Mandarin speakers
- Mandarin English mixed conversation rooms for language exchange
- Zoom session will be set up to allow participants to move between rooms and take part in different conversations
- 30-40 minutes per session.
9:00 PM - End. Anyone who wants to chat in English can stay on for another half an hour.
Leaving before the end:
Participants can leave any time they like. The main thing is for everyone to try and take part in the Mandarin conversation, and make an effort to express themselves and communicate with others in Mandarin.
No-shows:
If you sign up for an event, please show up. If you have a schedule change and can't make it, please change your RSVP to "Not going". No-shows will be marked so that attendee lists can accurately reflect attendance.
Previous meetup:
Many thanks to the members who logged in for recent meetups. Conversations were lively and interesting. Vocabulary and expressions we covered will soon be viewable on the Event Notes page.
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Participants will be asked to turn on their webcams so we can interact with each other just like we're in a face to face meetup.
Who should take part in this event?
- Beginners.
- Intermediate learners are also welcome.
- Advanced learners who would like to help other learners.
- Native speakers of Mandarin who would like to help.
Required:
- A computer with Zoom installed and updated.
- A reliable internet connection.
- A working webcam.
- Web browser such as Chrome, Firefox, Safari.
- Logging in on a computer/laptop is strongly recommended
Zoom link and password:
Please do not post Zoom login information on social media or on public pages of the Meetup website.
Before logging in, please read the following regarding the usage of Zoom and how to have a better online meetup experience.
Usage of Zoom and Tips for a better online meetup
*** No participant has the right to restrict how and when another participant uses the chat window. The host has overall control over how the meetup is conducted.*
- Zoom recording by participants is disabled and is not permitted throughout the course of the meetup session. If for some reason part of the session needs to be recorded, this will be done by the host, and participants will be given forewarning.
- Taking photos and videos of participants and posting them online without permission is not allowed.
- Lang
- Sean M.
- Annie
- 3 attendees
Members of the Boston Mandarin Chinese Language Meetup Group, let's get together online for an evening of Mandarin conversation practice for all levels. When we run out of vocabulary, we continue to chat in English, but we write down the words we want to learn how to say in Chinese, and we ask our Mandarin speaking friends to help. To see how this happens in practice, please have a look at the Event Notes page.
我们在线上聚会，练习中文会话。当遇到难题，不知道用中文该如何表达，我们用英语记下来，找说中文的朋友来帮忙。欢迎不同水平的中文学习者参与。
Start time: 7:00 PM EDT (Wednesday, October 19th)
Zoom meeting room will open at 6:50 PM.
RSVPs close at 6:00 PM
7:00 PM - Introductions in Mandarin and English, Housekeeping announcements
7:30 PM - Topic of the day in breakout rooms
- Participants will be asked to suggest a topic. We'll vote to decide.
- Mandarin only rooms for intermediate and advanced Mandarin speakers
- Mandarin English mixed conversation rooms for language exchange
- Zoom session will be set up to allow participants to move between rooms and take part in different conversations
- 30-40 minutes per session.
9:00 PM - End. Anyone who wants to chat in English can stay on for another half an hour.
Leaving before the end:
Participants can leave any time they like. The main thing is for everyone to try and take part in the Mandarin conversation, and make an effort to express themselves and communicate with others in Mandarin.
No-shows:
If you sign up for an event, please show up. If you have a schedule change and can't make it, please change your RSVP to "Not going". No-shows will be marked so that attendee lists can accurately reflect attendance.
Previous meetup:
Many thanks to the members who logged in for recent meetups. Conversations were lively and interesting. Vocabulary and expressions we covered will soon be viewable on the Event Notes page.
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Participants will be asked to turn on their webcams so we can interact with each other just like we're in a face to face meetup.
Who should take part in this event?
- Beginners.
- Intermediate learners are also welcome.
- Advanced learners who would like to help other learners.
- Native speakers of Mandarin who would like to help.
Required:
- A computer with Zoom installed and updated.
- A reliable internet connection.
- A working webcam.
- Web browser such as Chrome, Firefox, Safari.
- Logging in on a computer/laptop is strongly recommended
Zoom link and password:
Please do not post Zoom login information on social media or on public pages of the Meetup website.
Before logging in, please read the following regarding the usage of Zoom and how to have a better online meetup experience.
Usage of Zoom and Tips for a better online meetup
*** No participant has the right to restrict how and when another participant uses the chat window. The host has overall control over how the meetup is conducted.*
- Zoom recording by participants is disabled and is not permitted throughout the course of the meetup session. If for some reason part of the session needs to be recorded, this will be done by the host, and participants will be given forewarning.
- Taking photos and videos of participants and posting them online without permission is not allowed.
- Lang
- 1 attendee
Members of the Boston Mandarin Chinese Language Meetup Group, let's get together online for an evening of Mandarin conversation practice for all levels. When we run out of vocabulary, we continue to chat in English, but we write down the words we want to learn how to say in Chinese, and we ask our Mandarin speaking friends to help. To see how this happens in practice, please have a look at the Event Notes page.
我们在线上聚会，练习中文会话。当遇到难题，不知道用中文该如何表达，我们用英语记下来，找说中文的朋友来帮忙。欢迎不同水平的中文学习者参与。
Start time: 7:00 PM EDT (Wednesday, October 26th)
Zoom meeting room will open at 6:50 PM.
RSVPs close at 6:00 PM
7:00 PM - Introductions in Mandarin and English, Housekeeping announcements
7:30 PM - Topic of the day in breakout rooms
- Participants will be asked to suggest a topic. We'll vote to decide.
- Mandarin only rooms for intermediate and advanced Mandarin speakers
- Mandarin English mixed conversation rooms for language exchange
- Zoom session will be set up to allow participants to move between rooms and take part in different conversations
- 30-40 minutes per session.
9:00 PM - End. Anyone who wants to chat in English can stay on for another half an hour.
Leaving before the end:
Participants can leave any time they like. The main thing is for everyone to try and take part in the Mandarin conversation, and make an effort to express themselves and communicate with others in Mandarin.
No-shows:
If you sign up for an event, please show up. If you have a schedule change and can't make it, please change your RSVP to "Not going". No-shows will be marked so that attendee lists can accurately reflect attendance.
Previous meetup:
Many thanks to the members who logged in for recent meetups. Conversations were lively and interesting. Vocabulary and expressions we covered will soon be viewable on the Event Notes page.
----
Participants will be asked to turn on their webcams so we can interact with each other just like we're in a face to face meetup.
Who should take part in this event?
- Beginners.
- Intermediate learners are also welcome.
- Advanced learners who would like to help other learners.
- Native speakers of Mandarin who would like to help.
Required:
- A computer with Zoom installed and updated.
- A reliable internet connection.
- A working webcam.
- Web browser such as Chrome, Firefox, Safari.
- Logging in on a computer/laptop is strongly recommended
Zoom link and password:
Please do not post Zoom login information on social media or on public pages of the Meetup website.
Before logging in, please read the following regarding the usage of Zoom and how to have a better online meetup experience.
Usage of Zoom and Tips for a better online meetup
*** No participant has the right to restrict how and when another participant uses the chat window. The host has overall control over how the meetup is conducted.*
- Zoom recording by participants is disabled and is not permitted throughout the course of the meetup session. If for some reason part of the session needs to be recorded, this will be done by the host, and participants will be given forewarning.
- Taking photos and videos of participants and posting them online without permission is not allowed.
- Lang
- 1 attendee
Past events (799)
- Lang
- Audrey
- Rich K.
- 4 attendees
