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17 - How good is your Chinese?
Season 1 Episode 17
I think most of us evaluate our own language proficiency all the time, but is such intuitive self-assessment useful? And are there any good alternati…
5 years, 4 months ago
16 - An introduction to extensive reading for Chinese learners
Season 1 Episode 16
We've all heard that reading is great for language learning, but what if I told you that most Chinese learners are actually going about it the wrong …
5 years, 4 months ago
15 - Celebrating ten years of Hacking Chinese
Season 1 Episode 15
10 years. 472 articles. 650,000 words. It's hard to believe, but I've been writing articles on Hacking Chinese for more than a decade now!
Original a…
5 years, 4 months ago
14 - Why you should listen to the Hacking Chinese podcast
Season 1 Episode 14
I prefer listening over reading in many cases, which is partly why I created the Hacking Chinese Podcast. But why should you listen to it? Will it im…
5 years, 4 months ago
13 - Dealing with Chinese characters you keep mixing up
Season 1 Episode 13
When we first start learning Chinese, each new character is hard to learn, but as we learn more, it gets easier. But a new problem soon appears: Mixi…
5 years, 5 months ago
12 - When spaced repetition fails, and what to do about it
Season 1 Episode 12
The goal of spaced repetition software is to schedule reviews efficiently, delaying as long as possible, but not so long that you forget. But when it…
5 years, 5 months ago
11 - Why learning Chinese pronunciation by using English words is a really bad idea
Season 1 Episode 11
Learning Mandarin pronunciation is not easy, so some people use English words to approximate Chinese pronunciation. This is a really bad idea.
Origin…
5 years, 5 months ago
10 - Chinese is fascinating and exciting, not weird and stupid
Season 1 Episode 10
When learning a foreign language, some things might appear weird or even stupid. But does a negative attitude towards Chinese make it harder to learn…
5 years, 5 months ago
09 - Are mnemonics too slow for Chinese learners?
Season 1 Episode 9
Mnemonics are clever memory devices designed to make it easier to remember things, but considering that they take time both to create and retrieve, a…
5 years, 6 months ago
08 - How to get honest feedback to boost your Chinese speaking and writing
Season 1 Episode 8
Feedback is important for learning, because it can show you how to not use the language and highlight things you hadn't noticed before. But getting h…
5 years, 6 months ago