Why Most Language Proficiency Exams are a Pointless Waste of Your Time
Recently I tweeted out the following message concerning language exams, generating a fair amount of discussion and agreement among fellow learners. I’ve been reflecting on this issue a lot as I recently completed a semester studying advanced Mandarin at a leading university in Taiwan. In general, I found the course useful. The teacher was supportive…
My Top Tips on Self Studying Chinese to Fluency (Video)
I’ve not had a chance to update this blog in a while as I’ve been busy studying my advanced Chinese course at NTU University and generally adapting to life in Taiwan. However, rest assured my experiences over the last couple of months have given me plenty of inspiration for material which I plan to write…
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. The breadth of its appeal is not hard to understand. It can write crisp copy, research topics of interest, suggest birthday party ideas and, if…
The Valuable Lesson I Learned Buying Snacks at Taiwan’s Night Markets
Over the past couple of weeks I’ve been travelling around Taiwan, visiting various towns and cities in the south of the country. As I wrote previously, daily interactions with locals in shops, hotels and train stations tend to pose a different kind of challenge to what I’ve become used to learning Chinese in the UK…
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