Our Mission

NEU Chinese Language Table is a new student organization which allows students studying or familiar with Mandarin to practice their conversational skills with both peers of similar proficiencies and native speakers. Our events offer a casual environment in which to learn and opportunities to taste a variety of authentic Chinese foods. Students studying formally in classes, heritage speakers, native/fluent speakers and those self-studying the language are all invited to attend! Come see what we're all about! 跟我们聊天吧。 下个星期见！

Events

Dumpling Making

We hand-make tasty 饺子 (dumplings) in the AAC! We make both vegetarian and meat 饺子. We prepare the filling ahead of time and wrap with dumpling skins during the event. Then we steam and eat! 很好吃! Check out one of our dumpling nights in the video below: We usually plan one dumpling-making night every semester!

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Asian American Day

On Saturday September 10th, we went to volunteer at the 6th Asian American day in Boston Common! There were music and dancing performances, yummy food vendors, and bubble tea!

Resources

Websites

News

Sixth Tone: Fresh voices from today's China

Sup China: China in 2 minutes a day

China File: 中参馆 China Journalism and Current Affairs

Societies

American Mandarin Society: Supporting the development of the future stewards of U.S.-China relations

Harvard University Asian Center: A university-wide inter-faculty initiative to promote research and teaching on Asia at Harvard that cuts across national borders

Language Learning Methods

Hacking Chinese: A Better Way To Learn Mandarin

To Be Fluent: Blog about a language learner and her methods to improve

Podcasts

Podcasts

Apps

App Websites:

FluentU: Language learning with live videos! "Movie trailers? Music videos? News? Inspiring talks? No matter what your interest or skill level, we have you covered."

Skritter: Your Path to Chinese character mastery!

Memrise: Memrise in your pocket, on your bed and at your desk.

Local Organizations

Local Meetups:

Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center Meetup: 2nd Mondays @ 6:30p: Boston Mandarin Chinese Language- Monthly Meetup

Polyglot Club New England

Chinese Conversation and Classic Poetry

Mandarin Meetup

Boston English-Chinese Exchange Club: This group is created for people who are interested in learning English and Chinese mandarin. We'll do language exchange regularly and help each other improve the language we're learning.

Boston Language Exchange Club: This group is created for people who are learning a foreign language. We'll pair you up and you can teach each other the language you know without paying a tutor!

Boston Intercollegiate Mandarin Practice Group: Laid-back group for college students to practice Mandarin with no pressure and meet new people, open to anyone who can make it! Native Mandarin speakers, including those who are seeking to improve their English, are also welcome.

National Organizations

Study Abroad Opportunities

Critical Language Scholarship

CLS Program: The Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program is an intensive overseas language and cultural immersion program for American students enrolled at U.S. colleges and universities. The program includes intensive language instruction and structured cultural enrichment experiences designed to promote rapid language gains.

Meet Our Team

Contact

Contact us and we'll get back to you within 24 hours.

Boston, MA

neuchanguagetable@gmail.com

Check out our Facebook page for updates on events!