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How to Study
Suggestions on how to prepare for class, making the most of class time, and reviewing lessons
Where and How to Practice
Gives suggestions for places to practice in China and how to make the most of these opportunities
Creating Safe Places for Practicing
Self-confidence is key, and is directly related to the Chinese people we chat with, the topics we talk about, and the places where we practice
Memorizing Vocabulary
A simple method for getting vocabulary into your long-term memory
What the Good Language Learner Can Teach Us
A look at the good language learner’s learning strategies
Introduction to Language Strategies
Language Learning Strategies I
Language Learning Strategies II
Language Learning Strategies I (in Chinese)
Language Learning Strategies II (in Chinese)
A list of helpful memory and communication strategies
Getting Help with Your Chinese
Useful ideas on how to elicit vocabulary plus techniques to clarify meaning
Improve Your Listening
Useful ideas on how to strengthen listening comprehension
Enhancing Memory
What methods help get the vocabulary into long-term memory more effectively?
Three Good Language Learners
A look at 3 good language learners and 3 poor language learners
Are You an Optimal Monitor User?
Getting the balance between gaining in accuracy and gaining in fluency
Measuring Progress (Where am I Going? How am I Doing?)
Sets out 5 levels of proficiency, as well as showing a way of how to measure your present proficiency level in Chinese
Learning Styles I
Learning Styles II
Learning Styles III
Learning Styles IV
Learning Styles (summary of the 4 articles in Chinese)
How our mind, body and personality all affect how we learn languages
Overcoming the Psychological Barriers I
Overcoming the Psychological Barriers II
A look at how our personality either helps or hinders our progress in learning Chinese
Maintaining Motivation I
Maintaining Motivation II
Maintaining Motivation III
How to maintain motivation both during and after full-time language study
Anxiety in Language Learning
A look at how anxiety can affect language learning progress and how to handle it
Where am I Aiming For?
Post full-time language study goal setting
Who are the High Achievers?
What are the characteristics of those who do well in Chinese?
Just How Competent are you in Chinese?
Competency isn’t only in the area of accuracy and grammar, but also in three other areas
Speaking Appropriately
We should be learning not only the structure of Chinese but also how to speak it appropriately
Keeping up your Chinese while back home
How to keep up your Chinese while back in your home country
10 Things to do with your Flashcards
Practical ideas how to use your flashcards to get new vocabulary into your long-term memory
10 Ways to Play with the Pictures in Chinese Made Easier Book 5
Useful ideas how to play with the pictures in Chinese Made Easier Book 5 to help get you using the vocabulary
Teacher: Motivate Me
How we can help our teachers to motivate us more
Teachers: How to Motivate your Students (in Chinese)
How teachers can help motivate their students
Older Language Learners
Helpful ideas for the older language learner
Teaching Older Language Learners (in Chinese)
Helpful ideas for Teachers on how to teach the older language learner
1000 Common Chinese Characters
1000 common Chinese characters (according to Chinese Made Easier)
Computer Vocabulary
10 vocabulary lists on different aspects of the computer and computer software
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