Hacking Chinese

A better way of learning Mandarin

Articles published in April 2017

  1. Comprehension-based listening vs deep end immersion

    What works best for improving listening ability, graded content targeted at your specific level or deep-end immersion? The answer is that both approaches are necessary, but which you use depends a lot on practical considerations, as well as how much time and energy you have to invest.

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  2. Analysis paralysis and learning Chinese: When thinking too much holds you back

    You learn Chinese faster with a good method, but improving your method takes time and doesn’t directly help you learn. Spend too long tweaking, and you end up learning less.

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