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Listening strategies: Diversify your listening practice
By Olle Linge On July 30, 2012 · 5 Comments · In Advanced, Intermediate, Key study hacks, Learning outside class, Listening
It’s essential that you diversify your listening practice, otherwise you run the risk of performing below your actual level, not because your listening ability is poor, but simply because you’re not used to different people speaking Chinese. The only way to acquire a complete listening ability is by listening to as many different speakers as possible.
Understanding regionally accented Mandarin
By Olle Linge On February 19, 2012 · 3 Comments · In Advanced, Distinctively Chinese, Immersion and integration, Intermediate, Learning outside class, Listening
Learning to understand regionally accented Mandarin is essential. Very few people speak perfectly standard Mandarin and it’s your responsibility to understand what they’re saying, not theirs to speak so you understand. This article delves deeper into the whys and hows of learning regionally accented Mandarin.
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