
Learning online is in trend these days! The outbreak of COVID 19 disease has affected every aspect of life. But above all, it showed the importance of the internet. During this time it was the internet only which made us stay connected with each other, with our works, and above all with education. It was during this time that online education was in the boom period and we were all who benefitted. These were the times to explore, learn, and make others learn. Many people learned foreign languages such as Chinese. As now when the restrictions are opening and people have started going out, many people ponder over the pros and cons of learning Chinese Online Vs Offline!
Let us discuss some of the pros and cons of learning Chinese Online Vs Offline.
Pros
1. Learn from anywhere
The very first benefit of learning Chinese online is if you are doing it online you can learn it from anywhere in the world. Online courses have cut the distances between us. It is not very difficult to learn Chinese sitting in India or any other country because the internet is everywhere.
In the case of an offline class, you have to be there!
2. At ease of your home
The second benefit of learning Chinese online is that you sit safely at your home without any fear of getting affected by any disease.
Being outside is not safe!
3. Many courses-many options
The world of the internet provides access to many courses run by many institutions situated in different countries. In this way, you have a lot of options and choices to choose from. These options also provide a huge variety of learning materials.
In the case of offline classes, you don’t have many options to choose from!
4. Budget-friendly
Learning online saves your budget. As there exist a variety of courses and institutions online, there exists tough competition among them and so that they provide their courses at fair prices.
5. Can learn from native speakers
Learning online gives you the option to learn from native speakers of Chinese. As China is the biggest country in terms of population and therefore the official language of China has the largest number of native speakers, many people are available online to tutor new learners.
Very few offline classes provide interaction with native speakers.
6. Easy availability of Chinese learning materials
The Internet has a load of learning materials. A lot of written, spoken and video material is available on the internet and therefore it is easy to access too! Institutions that provide Chinese language training also have done hard work in uploading various materials. You can access them by enrolling yourself in one such institution.
Hard copy materials are not easily available everywhere.
Cons-
1. No interaction
When we talk of online learning we imagine ourselves sitting in a corner putting up earphones and facing our computer screen. There are many videos, audio, and people which are accessible but many times we sit idle, not doing anything. Listening to audio and watching videos brings a disadvantage that we do not interact with many people just like offline classes.
In offline classes, we always face our teacher, sit with our friends and interact live with them.
We at Multibhashi, provide you one to one interaction classes which is a probable solution for this problem.
2. Lack of self-discipline
Another problem students and trainees face during online education is lack of self-discipline. People get easily distracted during online classes at their homes due to many disturbances. Many things attract their attention and many times they miss important facts during live interaction classes.
At Multibhashi we try to make our material and classes so lively and interesting that there is less possibility to get distracted.
3. Limited acceptance
Another problem students and trainees face during online education is lack of self-discipline. People get easily distracted during online classes at their homes due to many disturbances. Many things attract their attention and many times they miss important facts during live interaction classes.
4. Limited acceptance
Certificates of online courses are not accepted at various institutions, companies, and places because they considered it less effective. But after this covid-19 situation, the acceptance has improved and now many universities and institutions are accepting online certificate courses.
Multibhashi is a renowned online educational institution and our certificates are widely accepted.
5. Fewer Degree courses
There are very few degree courses available online. Therefore people get confused about whether to opt for an online course or not. Our institution is providing various degree courses in many languages.
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