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175 - Why flashcards are terrible for learning Chinese
Season 1 Episode 175
Flashcards are often viewed as a silver bullet, promising swift mastery of characters, words and more, but relying on flashcards too much has serious…
2 years, 1 month ago
174 - Student Q&A, December 2023: How many words to learn, if it's good to learn radicals, and whether to learn simplified or traditional characters
Season 1 Episode 174
How many words is reasonable to learn in a day? Will focusing on radicals make this easier? And should you learn simplified or traditional characters…
2 years, 1 month ago
173 - Why flashcards are great for learning Chinese
Season 1 Episode 173
The humble flashcard: A key component in a successful strategy, or a distraction from what truly matters? Few things have sparked as much debate as t…
2 years, 1 month ago
172 - Chinese reading speed revisited
Season 1 Episode 172
Learning to read Chinese is an achievement in itself, but how fast you can read also matters, regardless of your level. So how do you increase your r…
2 years, 2 months ago
171 - Is learning things by heart good for improving your Chinese?
Season 1 Episode 171
Learning things by heart used to be a mainstay of language education but is now often frowned upon. Is learning things by heart good for improving yo…
2 years, 2 months ago
170 - The 10 best free Chinese reading resources for all levels (2023 edition)
Season 1 Episode 170
Reading is a great way to build vocabulary, learn grammar and expand your horizons. Here are the ten best free Chinese reading resources for beginner…
2 years, 2 months ago
169 - Student Q&A: Reading Pinyin or characters, comprehensible vs. compelling content and reading tools
Season 1 Episode 169
How do you transition from reading Pinyin to reading characters? Are compelling texts better than comprehensible texts? And which tools should you us…
2 years, 2 months ago
168 - Shapeshifting Chinese characters
Season 1 Episode 168
Most Chinese characters are well-behaved and easy to recognise in compound characters. Some components are sneaky, though; they change appearance dep…
2 years, 2 months ago
167 - You won't learn Chinese simply by living abroad
Season 1 Episode 167
A widespread myth about learning Chinese is that you will master the language simply by living in an immersion environment. However, how much you lea…
2 years, 3 months ago
166 - 100 hours of Chinese listening in 3 weeks: What I learnt and how to apply it
Season 1 Episode 166
The more you listen, the more you learn. That's why I listened to one hundred hours of Chinese in just three weeks. Here's what I learnt and how you …
2 years, 3 months ago