Articles tagged with ‘Transcripts’

1. Student Q&A, May 2024: Understanding strangers, listening with transcripts, and which podcasts to avoid

   

   Why is your teacher is so much easier to understand than anybody else? Should you read transcripts or subtitles before, during or after listening? And why do I refuse to recommend certain podcasts?

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2. Chinese listening strategies: Deliberate practice and i+2

   

   Actively challenging ourselves is the best way to learn, but how can we cope with Chinese which is high above our current level? In this article, I discuss active listening and how to handle audio that is actually harder than we can manage. Gradually, we can remove these aids and handle the language on our own.

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