When I tell people I am fluent in Chinese, they usually respond by saying that they have always wanted to learn a language, but that they are just naturally bad at languages or don’t have the “language gene.” Many of these people had a negative experience studying a language in high school or college—myself included. …
What are we actually talking about when we talk about how to learn a language? We talk about how to learn a language a lot. It’s worth stepping back and asking what exactly we mean by “learning”: what is learning and how can we get better at it to achieve language goals faster. Learning is making an …
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This is part of our How to Learn Chinese. Check out the How to Learn Chinese homepage to get a lot more tips on how to learn Chinese. Why learn Chinese? Specifically, why are you learning Chinese? Do you have a good reason? Starting to learn Chinese without a good reason to do will likely end …
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