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151 - How narrow reading and listening can help you bridge the gap to real Chinese
Season 1 Episode 151
Varying your diet of Chinese reading and listening practice is often considered good, indeed necessary, but this could be wrong. In some cases, varia…
2 years, 10 months ago
150 - Seeing through the illusion of advanced Chinese learning
Season 1 Episode 150
Courses and textbooks encourage narrow but advanced proficiency in Chinese, but if you want to be able to communicate well, you need to see through t…
2 years, 10 months ago
149 - Why travelling isn't the best method to learn Chinese
Season 1 Episode 149
Travelling is often touted as one of the best ways to learn a language, but is it really? What are some downsides of travelling to learn Chinese, and…
2 years, 11 months ago
148 - How I learnt Chinese, part 6: Graduate program in Taiwan
Season 1 Episode 148
I’ve spent two years in a master’s program for teaching Chinese as a second language, designed for native speakers and taught in Chinese. Here’s what…
2 years, 11 months ago
147 - Learning Chinese with the aid of technology: Interview with Jake Gill from Skritter
Season 1 Episode 147
You probably know what it’s like to use apps for learning Chinese vocabulary, but do you know what it’s like to run a company that builds such apps? …
2 years, 11 months ago
146 - Get to know your Chinese voice to level up your speaking ability
Season 1 Episode 146
Have you listened to a recording of yourself speaking Chinese, only to find that your voice sounds unfamiliar and strange, like another person? Then …
2 years, 11 months ago
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…
3 years 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
Link to artic…
3 years 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 lear…
3 years 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…
3 years ago