Christmas Raffle: Win Twelve Chinese Graded Readers!
I’ve previously written about how graded readers helped me as an elementary Chinese learner. However, over the past two years I have progressed to working with native materials such as…
Tag: Self-Studying Chinese
Can you be Literate Without Writing Chinese Characters by Hand?
Recently one of my Tweets sparked a lively discussion among Mandarin learners, teachers and the wider language learning community. I recalled an encounter with a beginner Mandarin learner who told…
Three Ways Native Speakers React to Chinese Learners
Two years ago I hosted a party for the language exchange group I run. My guests included a mixture of Chinese and English friends who were all keen to practice…
Cracking the Intermediate Plateau (Podcast)
*The I’m Learning Mandarin Podcast is now available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify . If you enjoyed this content please subscribe on your favourite podcast provider and leave a review.…
Why I Don’t Believe in Language Talent
I used to think there was such a thing as language talent. I used to think I had language talent. At school, teachers would tell me I was good at…
Learning Mandarin in a Pandemic (Podcast)
*The I’m Learning Mandarin Podcast is now available on Apple Podcasts as well as Spotify. If you enjoyed this content please subscribe on your favourite podcast provider and leave a…
Launching the I’m Learning Mandarin Podcast
I’m excited to announce the official launch of the I’m Learning Mandarin podcast. Each episode I will discuss a new topic regarding how best to learn Chinese, drawing on stories…
Leaving the Classroom: Self Studying my Way to Chinese Fluency
A little over two years ago I wrote a blog documenting my experience of learning Chinese at the Confucius Institute. Since then I have continued to learn, largely through self…
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