Tag: how to learn a language
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SSP7 – How to learn a language
Recorded on Tuesday, May 26, 2020. Introduction Last week I posted about having finished the HSK Shang / Xia (上/ 下) books. I actually finished them a while back but I’m going through the grammar points once again, but this time with a teacher. Why didn’t I get a teacher in the first place? Because…
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Three Keys to Learning A Language: Interest, Relevance, Ease
If you’ve been following along, you’ll know that I’m currently studying Mandarin Chinese on my own in my spare time. My current language effort got me thinking about all the other times I’ve tried to learn a language and how I’ve usually fallen short of my goals. It’s not that I didn’t learn anything in…
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My Approach to Learning Chinese
You will recall that I recently completed my HSK 3 test and still waiting on the results. Since taking the test, however, it seems that there is more dialogue among my colleagues and I about studying Chinese, all of it very supportive. It’s with that in mind that I wanted to share with you the…