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Hacking Chinese site update March 2013
As frequent readers might have noticed, I have changed several things on Hacking Chinese recently (starting in late January). The changes have been...
Handwriting Chinese characters: The minimum requirements
This article about handwriting Chinese characters is written by Harvey Dam, currently enrolled in the World Language master’s degree program at the...
Have fun learning Chinese or else…
Source:sxc.hu/profile/armzak In numerous articles, I’ve stressed the importance of finding ways of studying Chinese that you actually enjoy. This...
Into the Haze: A new text adventure game for Chinese learners
I think games have huge potential for language learners. This is true of most games, even if the games themselves have nothing to do with language...
Learning Chinese the holistic way: Integrating knowledge
Looking back at all the things I’ve learnt in school throughout my life, what strikes me is that a very tiny fraction was focused on the most...
Hone your Chinese writing ability by writing summaries
What should you do if you want to improve your writing ability in Chinese? The answer is two-fold. First, you should start reading more. Without a...
Horizontal vocabulary learning in Chinese
When learning characters or words, or when failing to remember a character or word we have already learnt, most sensible teachers will urge you to...
How and why to learn and teach Chinese through games
This article was written as a follow-up to a keynote presentation and a workshop held by me at the 15th Annual Chinese Teaching Conference organised...