Hi, Jack, I heard that you met some problems in learning Chinese, I would like to share some of my experiences with you, hope it could help anyway.
I remember I was started with learning 'pinyin' in the first stage of pronounciation. There is a pingyin chart, so much like alphabet chart in English, which also should be memorized, because it could help you alot in learning new words by yourself in the future.
In writing, you must start with basic strokes and then write regular chinese characters. Pay attention on the proportion of the characters in horizontal and vertical directions, you could master the soul of chinese hand-writing by practicing it many many times.
The most important part of Chinese learning is grammar. A sentence is a word or a group of words that makes a complete sense. We composed hundreds of sentences by using certain words or phrases, which are from daily activities, so you may have so many chances to use it after class.
All in all, to do more practices and be start with basic steps scrupulously are my ideas based on my past experiences. If you have any other questions, feel free to contact me!
Sincerely,
your friendxxx
