Regular blogs with insights and tips based on my experience of learning Chinese
Many Chinese learners feel embarrassed when speaking the language in front of others and are afraid of being judged negatively for making mistakes. In this guest post language teacher and…
Recently I watched a YouTube video (see below) titled “How I Mastered Chinese in 6 Months.” The video has done pretty well – as videos with enticing titles often do…
*This podcast is also available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Anchor, Pocket Casts and Breaker. Please subscribe on your favoured podcast provider and leave a review. On today’s podcast we have…
In a previous blog I wrote about my ‘traffic light system’ for improving spoken Chinese. This involves categorising my Chinese tutor and friends into three groups – red, amber and…
In my previous blog I wrote that over the past ten years an explosion of mobile apps and online learning programmes has revolutionised the way we learn Chinese. However, I…
It’s easy to forget that ten years ago I – and many people around me – didn’t own a smart phone. At that time the most impressive thing I could…
Reflecting on my progress over the past year I am left with a strange feeling. On the one hand I believe my spoken proficiency, listening comprehension and character recognition have…
Update, 17/12/2021: The winner of the raffle has been announced as Søren Friis Hansen, from Denmark! Congratulations Søren and thank you to everyone who took part! — I’ve previously written…
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