Spanish and Chinese belong to different language families, which is the main reason why Panamanian perceive learning Mandarin as a difficult task. Nevertheless, the authors of this article, as a basis, have taught Mandarin Chinese to adult students during their teaching practice at the Universidad de Panama, from June of 2018 up to now, and have reliably proven that, if teachers adopt an effective teaching strategy, it is quite possible to make mandarin learning easier, to stimulate and motivate students to learn and improve classroom efficiency. This research proposes to apply the strategies stated above to develop a comprehensive basic Chinese course, by means of the separation between spoken language and Chinese characters, module integration, communication as a focal point and teaching through activities. We arrive at the conclusion that Panamanian learners have effectively improved their mastery of Chinese language in the initial stage.
