Student Q&A, March 2024: Reading aloud, finding word boundaries, and working actively with reading materials

This week’s podcast episode (number 187) is a reader and listener Q&A, where I answer three questions sent to me about reading in Chinese. This time around, I’ll answer questions about reading aloud in Chinese, how to find the boundaries between words in a Chinese text and how to work actively with reading materials to retain more of what you read.

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Links to things mentioned in the introduction

• Please fill out my survey about future courses on Hacking Chinese
• Try out mylingua with premium features for free using this link
• http://⁠https://www.mylingua.world/landing/hackingchinese/challenge/Chinese reading challenge, March 2024
• Hacking Chinese Challenges
• The 10 best free Chinese reading resources for beginner, intermediate and advanced learners
• The best Chinese reading practice for beginners
• How to find the time and motivation to read more Chinese

The 10 best free Chinese reading resources for beginner, intermediate and advanced learners

Links for question #1: Reading aloud in Chinese

• Reading aloud in Chinese is really hard
• Improving your Chinese pronunciation by mimicking native speakers
• Learning to read aloud in Chinese
• Chinese reading speed revisited

Reading aloud in Chinese is really hard

Links for question #2: Finding word boundaries in Chinese texts

• 6 challenges students face when learning to read Chinese and how to overcome them
• An introduction to extensive reading for Chinese learners

6 challenges students face when learning to read Chinese and how to overcome them

Links for question #3: Working actively with reading materials

• Hone your Chinese writing ability by writing summaries
• How to improve your Chinese writing ability through focused reading
• How narrow reading and listening can help you bridge the gap to real Chinese
• How to best use flashcards to learn Chinese
• 20 tips and tricks to improve your Chinese writing ability

How narrow reading and listening can help you bridge the gap to real Chinese