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85 - 500 resources for learning and teaching Chinese, tagged by level, topic and type
Season 1 Episode 85
Finding the right resources for learning and teaching Chinese can be tricky considering how much there is on offer. How do you find resources suitabl…
4 years, 7 months ago
84 - How to start learning Chinese again after a break
Season 1 Episode 84
Are you picking up Chinese again after a break, and struggle to find the words and characters? Does spoken Mandarin sound vaguely familiar but incomp…
4 years, 7 months ago
83 - Is it necessary to learn the stroke order of Chinese characters?
Season 1 Episode 83
Stroke order can feel difficult and pointless for beginners, but if you want to be able to write Chinese characters, it's important to get it right f…
4 years, 7 months ago
82 - How to survive and thrive in a difficult Chinese course
Season 1 Episode 82
How do you survive a Chinese course that's too hard for you, regardless if you ended up there on purpose or because of circumstances? What are the ke…
4 years, 7 months ago
81 - The benefits of using 语文/國文 textbooks to learn Chinese
Season 1 Episode 81
Most foreigners learning Chinese rely on textbooks written specifically for foreigners, but what about textbooks written for native speakers, can’t w…
4 years, 8 months ago
80 - Is taking a Chinese course that's too hard good for your learning?
Season 1 Episode 80
Chinese has a reputation for being hard to learn and it can be even harder if you take a course that is above your level. But why would you do that? …
4 years, 8 months ago
79 - How to improve your Chinese handwriting
Season 1 Episode 79
Learning to write Chinese characters takes a lot of time and might not be strictly necessary, but if you want to improve your handwriting, how should…
4 years, 8 months ago
78b - 文字冒险游戏及其在对外汉语教学中的应用
Season 1 Episode 78
Text adventure games are awesome for learning Chinese, but how do they work and how can you get the most out of them?
Link to article in Chinese: 文字冒…
4 years, 8 months ago
78a - Text adventure games and how to use them in the Chinese language classroom
Season 1 Episode 78
Text adventure games are awesome for learning Chinese, but how do they work and how can you get the most out of them?
Link to article in English: Tex…
4 years, 8 months ago
77 - Best of Hacking Chinese 2021
Season 1 Episode 77
2021 was an eventful year on Hacking Chinese, but which were the best articles and podcast episodes? Let’s summarise the year that was and highlight …
4 years, 9 months ago