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145 - How learning some basic theory can improve your Mandarin pronunciation
Season 1 Episode 145
Listening, mimicking and getting feedback is the best way to learn Chinese pronunciation, but unless you're a small child or extremely talented, addi…
2 years, 10 months ago
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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2 years, 10 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.
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2 years, 10 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 y…
2 years, 11 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 ho…
2 years, 11 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 …
2 years, 11 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.
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2 years, 11 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 le…
3 years 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, allow…
3 years 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 …
3 years ago