196 - Student Q&A, May 2024: Understanding strangers, listening with transcripts, and which podcasts to avoid
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Why is your teacher is so much easier to understand than anybody else? Should you read transcripts or subtitles before, during or after listening? And why do I refuse to recommend certain podcasts?
#learnchinese #listening #teacher #podcasts #transcripts #subtitles
Student Q&A, May 2024: Understanding strangers, listening with transcripts, and which podcasts to avoid: https://www.hackingchinese.com/student-qa-may-2024-understanding-your-teacher-but-nobody-else-listening-with-transcripts-and-why-i-dont-recommend-some-popular-podcasts/
Chinese listening challenge, May 2024: https://www.hackingchinese.com/chinese-listening-challenge/
Learning Chinese Through Stories: https://learningchinesethroughstories.com/
Beyond tīng bu dǒng, part 6: Why is listening in Chinese so hard? https://www.hackingchinese.com/why-is-listening-in-chinese-so-hard/
Beyond tīng bu dǒng, part 1: A guide to Chinese listening comprehension: https://www.hackingchinese.com/beyond-ting-bu-dong-part-1-a-guide-to-chinese-listening-comprehension/
Listen before you read: Improve your listening ability: https://www.hackingchinese.com/listen-before-you-read-improve-your-listening-ability/
The best podcasts for learning Chinese in 2024: https://www.hackingchinese.com/the-best-podcasts-for-learning-chinese/
Can too much guidance make you learn less Chinese? https://www.hackingchinese.com/can-too-much-guidance-make-you-learn-less-chinese/
More information and inspiration about learning and teaching Chinese can be found over at https://www.hackingchinese.com
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198 - Learning to hear the sounds and tones in Mandarin
As infants, we perceive the world without filters. Learning our first language, we form categories of sounds, aiding understanding but losing the ability to hear sounds we don’t need. As adults learning a second language, we need to regain this ability. But how?
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197 - 24 great resources for improving your Mandarin pronunciation
Using the right resources is important when learning anything, but it's essential when learning Mandarin pronunciation. Here are 24 great resources, most of them completely free!
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Link to article: 24 great resources for improving your Mandarin pronunciation: https://www.hackingchinese.com/24-great-resources-for-improving-your-mandarin-pronunciation/
Hacking Chinese Pronunciation: Speaking with Confidence: https://pronunciation.hackingchinese.com/
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Mandarin Chinese Alphabet & Introduction to Pinyin | ChinesePod: http://chinesepod.com/tools/pronunciation/?affid=871369
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196 - Student Q&A, May 2024: Understanding strangers, listening with transcripts, and which podcasts to avoid
Why is your teacher is so much easier to understand than anybody else? Should you read transcripts or subtitles before, during or after listening? And why do I refuse to recommend certain podcasts?
#learnchinese #listening #teacher #podcasts #transcripts #subtitles
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Beyond tīng bu dǒng, part 1: A guide to Chinese listening comprehension: https://www.hackingchinese.com/beyond-ting-bu-dong-part-1-a-guide-to-chinese-listening-comprehension/
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195 - Why is listening in Chinese so hard? Beyond tīng bu dǒng, part 6
Many people assume that the hardest part of learning Chinese must be the characters or the tones, but it turns out that most learners struggle more with listening comprehension. Why is that, and what can you do about it?
#learnchinese #listening #comprehension #challenges
Link to article: Beyond tīng bu dǒng, part 6: Why is listening in Chinese so hard? https://www.hackingchinese.com/why-is-listening-in-chinese-so-hard/
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194 - Chengyu, a magic key to Chinese language and culture, or a waste of time?
Chengyu are idioms linked to ancient literature. Are they the key to Chinese language and culture or a waste of time?
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