Podcast Episodes

193 - Interview: Insights from Skritter’s Complete Guide to Learning Chinese

Season 1 Episode 193

If I wrote a comprehensive guide to learning Chinese with a special focus on vocabulary, what would it look like? Now you can find out - for free!

#learnchinese #studyguide #skritter #vocabulary

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Published on 1 year, 6 months ago

192 - Student Q&A, April 2024: Learning chengyu, listening to yourself and using role-playing games to learn Chinese

Season 1 Episode 192

Is recording and listening to your own Chinese useful for improving your speaking ability? How can you use chengyu to expand your repertoire? And how can role-playing games be utilised to improve you…

Published on 1 year, 6 months ago

191 - Is speaking more important than listening when learning Chinese?

Season 1 Episode 191

What languages do you speak? Do you speak Chinese? We often use speaking to represent language ability in general, but does that mean that speaking is more important than listening?

#learnchinese #sp…

Published on 1 year, 6 months ago

190 - The best podcasts for learning Chinese in 2024

Season 1 Episode 190

Podcasts let you create your own Chinese immersion experience, with level-appropriate stories and authentic conversations. Learn flexibly on the go with the best podcasts for beginners, intermediate …

Published on 1 year, 7 months ago

189 - Real communication: What it is, why you want it and how to get it

Season 1 Episode 187

A language is a structured system used for communication, so the idea to focus on communication when learning Chinese sounds obvious, but it’s surprisingly new and rarer than you think!

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Published on 1 year, 7 months ago

188 - How to learn Chinese in the long term with intrinsic motivation

Season 1 Episode 188

While strong motivation doesn't necessarily accelerate your learning or improve your memory, without it you won't spend enough time learning Chinese. So how can you stay motivated for months, years a…

Published on 1 year, 7 months ago

187 - Student Q&A, March 2024: Reading aloud, finding word boundaries, and working actively with reading materials

Season 1 Episode 187

How can you improve your ability to read aloud in Chinese? How can you learn to see where a word starts and ends in a text? And how can you make sure you get the most out of your reading practice?

#l…

Published on 1 year, 7 months ago

186 - Outlier Chinese Character Masterclass review: Understand more, learn faster, remember longer

Season 1 Episode 186

Mastering Chinese characters, whether you find them enchantingly beautiful or overwhelmingly complex, is essential for literacy in Chinese. Outlier Linguistics will help you understand how the Chines…

Published on 1 year, 8 months ago

185 - The Hacking Chinese guide to Mandarin tones, part 3: Learning to hear and say tones

Season 1 Episode 185

Learning to hear and pronounce the tones in Mandarin as an adult learner can be tricky, but with the right methods, anyone can do it!

#learnchinese #tones #mandarin #pronunciation

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Published on 1 year, 8 months ago

184 - The Hacking Chinese guide to Mandarin tones, part 2: How important are tones?

Season 1 Episode 184

Are perfect tones necessary to communicate in Chinese? Or can you ignore tones and still be understood? Or does the truth lie somewhere in between?

#learnchinese #tones #mandarin #pronunciation

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Published on 1 year, 8 months ago