Five Ways I’ve Changed My Mind About Learning Chinese
My approaches to studying Chinese have evolved quite a bit since I first started this blog two years ago. Broadly speaking my view on how we learn languages remains the…
Tag: Studying Chinese
Learn Chinese With Instagram Star Jiaqi Laoshi (Podcast)
(This podcast is available on Apple, Spotify and Google) When I think back to all the Chinese tutors I’ve had in the past, the best have without fail been those…
I Conducted an Experiment to See if I Could Overcome Chinese Accent Fossilisation. Here are the Results
Enter your email below to get regular blogs and updates pinged straight to your inbox: Over the past few years I’ve been conducting an experiment on myself to see whether…
Can You Learn Mandarin From Outside Chinese Speaking Countries? Yes, Here’s Why
Enter your email below to get regular blogs and updates pinged straight to your inbox: Ask someone who has never learned a foreign language to fluency what they imagine the…
Four Ways ChatGPT Can Give Your Chinese a Huge Boost
Since ChatGPT became publicly available last November it has allegedly grown in popularity at a faster rate than any other online app or service in the history of the internet.…
Four Things I’ve Learned From My First Week Living in Taiwan
Last week I moved to Taiwan to travel and study Chinese for a period of six months. Although I have been to Taipei before, this is my first time doing…
Your Ultimate Guide to Mastering Chinese Listening in Five Steps
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…
Mandarin Retreat: This New Language Learning Initiative Aims to Replicate the Experience of Total Chinese Immersion in the UK (Podcast)
*This podcast is available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and Anchor. Please subscribe on your favoured podcast provider and leave a review. Regular listeners to this podcast will be aware that…