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144 - Learning Chinese is more like walking a thousand miles than running 100-metre dash
Season 1 Episode 144
Learning Chinese is more like walking a thousand miles than running 100-metre dash. Make sure that your strategy works in the long term
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Published on 2 years, 5 months ago
143 - How I learnt Chinese, part 5: Returning to Sweden
Season 1 Episode 143
Learning Chinese full time is easy, the hard part is to make progress, even when you’re occupied with other things.
Link to article: How I learnt Chinese, part 5: Returning to Sweden: https://w…
Published on 2 years, 6 months ago
142 - Becoming a better listener as a student of Chinese: Beyond tīng bu dǒng, part 5
Season 1 Episode 142
Many things influence listening comprehension in Chinese, some are related to the language, and some to the situation, but some are also related to you as a listener. How can you become a better list…
Published on 2 years, 6 months ago
141 - Vocabulary lists that help you learn Chinese and how to use them
Season 1 Episode 141
Learning new characters and words from a list is rarely a good idea, but there are exceptions! Let's have a look at five types of vocabulary lists how to use them to learn Chinese.
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Published on 2 years, 6 months ago
140 - Should you learn Chinese vocabulary from lists?
Season 1 Episode 140
Students often rely on lists to learn new Chinese characters and words. This can be useful in some situations, but there are also many problems with this approach.
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Published on 2 years, 6 months ago
139 - How I learnt Chinese, part 4: My second year in Taiwan
Season 1 Episode 139
I learnt a lot in my first year in Taiwan, but the more I learnt, the more I realised that a single year would not be enough.
Link to article: How I learnt Chinese, part 4: My second year in Taiw…
Published on 2 years, 7 months ago
138 - 6 benefits of learning Chinese through sports
Season 1 Episode 138
The general benefits of physical activity are of course well-known, but the more specific benefits for learning languages are often overlooked, so let's have a look at 6 benefits of learning Chinese …
Published on 2 years, 7 months ago
137 - Should you use an efficient method for learning Chinese even if you hate it?
Season 1 Episode 137
Methods for learning Chinese can be good because they are efficient, because they to focus on the right content, or because they are enjoyable, allowing you to spend more time. But no method is good …
Published on 2 years, 7 months ago
136 - Don't try to improve everything at once when learning Chinese
Season 1 Episode 136
To communicate in Chinese, many skills need to work in unison, but trying to improve all of them at once is a recipe for frustration. Instead, limit your focus to make progress and stay motivated!
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Published on 2 years, 7 months ago
135 - How I learnt Chinese, part 3: My first year in Taiwan
Season 1 Episode 135
My second year of learning Chinese was largely spent in Taiwan, where I learnt a lot, despite not always using the best approach.
Link to article: How I learnt Chinese, part 3: My first year in Taiwa…
Published on 2 years, 8 months ago