Blog & podcast sharing insights and tips for learning Chinese
Just over a year ago I attended an online networking conference for Mandarin enthusiasts. The event was run by the Confucius Institute and provided an opportunity for students and teachers…
Of the four core language learning skills – listening, reading, speaking and writing – I’ve found listening to be the toughest to crack. For long periods during the five years…
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1. You Need to Go to China to Learn Chinese When I first started learning Chinese teachers and fellow learners often told me the only way I could possibly reach…
New language learners often find it difficult to cope with the experience of not understanding. We’re used to being in situations in our native language where we can understand almost…
In this post blogger and teacher Lingo Geek draws on his personal experience to offer four tips for using language exchange apps and developing learning partnerships with native speakers. Having…
This podcast is available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and Anchor. Please subscribe on your favoured podcast provider and leave a review. If you ask any Mandarin learner which aspect of…
*I’m Learning Mandarin are helping to organise immersive language retreats to give learners in the UK the chance to spend entire weekends away speaking only Mandarin with native speakers and…
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