The Fluent Listener:
Navigating Mandarin Like a Fish in Water
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Feeling like you’re drowning in sounds that float together? Tired of asking questions and not catching the answers? Or perhaps you understand Chinese aimed at you, but struggle with authentic content and group conversations?
This course helps you become a fluent listener, enabling you to navigate conversations, learn new things through Chinese and enjoy the journey. You’ll be able to absorb not just the sounds of Mandarin, but also vocabulary, grammar and more!
Improving your listening ability unlocks social interactions and is the key to acquiring both language and culture, finally making you feel 如鱼得水 (rúyúdéshuǐ) – like a fish in water!
Mandarin listening feels like guessing because words sound similar.
I can ask questions in Chinese, but when a native speaker answers, I’m completely lost!
Chinese people speak so fast! Even when I know the words, I still don’t understand half of it.
I get what my teacher says in Mandarin, but anyone else might as well be speaking Martian!
Why is every Mandarin listening resource either too basic or insanely difficult?
Section 1: Navigating spoken Mandarin like a fish in water
Lesson 1: Welcome to the Course!
Lesson 2: Why Listening Is the Most Important Skill
Lesson 3: Why Listening in Chinese Is Hard and What to Do About It
Lesson 4: How to Listen to Understand More and Learn More
Lesson 5: The Role of Listening in Your Learning Approach
Lesson 6: Beginner Listening: The 10-Hour Listening Journey
Lesson 7: Intermediate Listening: The 100-Hour Listening Journey
Lesson 8: Advanced Listening: The 1000-Hour Listening Journey
Section 2: A deep dive into Chinese listening comprehension
Lesson 1: Introduction
Lesson 2: From Sound to Meaning in Mandarin
Lesson 3: Learning to Hear the Sounds and Tones of Mandarin
Lesson 4: How to Improve Your Chinese Listening Speed
Lesson 5: Leveraging What You Already Know to Understand More
Lesson 6: Acquiring the Knowledge Necessary for Successful Listening
Lesson 7: Becoming a Fluent Listener
Section 3: How to listen to understand and learn more
Lesson 1: Introduction
Lesson 2: How Difficult Should Your Listening Materials Be?
Lesson 3: Extensive Listening: Why You Need It and How to Get It
Lesson 4: The Input Pyramid: Listening for Any Situation
Lesson 5: How to Make Mandarin Easier to Understand
Lesson 6: Conversations, Monologues, Movies and Broadcasts
Lesson 7: Dealing with Challenging Listening Content in Chinese
Lesson 8: Learning to Swim in a Sea of Accents
Lesson 9: Digital Listening: Speech Synthesis and Audio Flashcards
Section 4: How to listen to understand and learn more
Lesson 1: Introduction
Lesson 2: What You Need to Know to Become a Successful Listener
Lesson 3: Effective Strategies to Boost Comprehension
Lesson 4: Navigating Conversations Like a Fish in Water
Lesson 5: How to Nail Listening Exams Such as HSK and TOCFL
Lesson 6: Listening Again vs. Listening to Something New
Lesson 7: Subtitles and Transcripts: Reading Before, While or After Listening
Lesson 8: Chinese Listening, Fast and Slow
Lesson 9: MaximisingLearning with Support from a Teacher
Section 5: Creating a Chinese immersion experience
Lesson 1: Introduction
Lesson 2: Immersion at Home: Bathing in Chinese in the Comfort of Your Home
Lesson 3: Making the Most of a Stay Abroad
Lesson 4: Finding Time to Listen More
Lesson 5: Streamlining Your Listening Practice
Lesson 6: Habit Hacking for More Learning with Less Effort
Lesson 7: Channelling the Ebbs and Flows of Long-Term Motivation