Four Myths About Learning Chinese Debunked
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…
Tag: Studying Chinese
Does Stephen Krashen’s Input Hypothesis & Comprehensible Input Work for Learning Mandarin Chinese?
*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…
I Tasted Full Immersion for the First Time on a Weekend Mandarin Retreat (And You Can Too)
*I’m Learning Mandarin are helping organise immersive language retreats to give learners in the UK the chance to spend entire weekends away speaking only Mandarin with native speakers and advanced…
Watch this Beautiful Animated Short Story & Discover the Key to Persevering in Your Chinese Studies
In this post, language teacher and I’m Learning Mandarin blogger Lingo Geek reflects on the striking parallels between the classic tale, The Man Who Planted Trees, and his own Chinese…
I’m Learning Mandarin Summer Raffle: Win Nine Chinese Graded Readers!
Illustration by Esther Birts Following our giveaway last Christmas, this summer subscribers to the I’m Learning Mandarin blog will have the chance to win a collection of nine Chinese graded…
Enter This Chinese Writing Contest & Become a Published Mandarin Author (Podcast)
On today’s episode I talk to April Zhang, an inspirational Mandarin teacher and founder of the Chinese teaching website MSL Master. April is also the brains behind the annual Chinese…
The Final Verdict. How Effective is Duolingo Chinese? (Podcast)
*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 discuss…
Debate: Is Talent A Factor in Language Learning Success? (Podcast)
*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 episode I debate…