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Post by DollyODear on Jul 16, 2006 22:56:30 GMT 7
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Post by Nate M on Jul 17, 2006 12:42:01 GMT 7
Yeah, this was a breath of fresh air compared to what I have come to expect from CD. As someone studying Chinese here, it would be nice if Mr. Zhou would consider translating the article into Chinese and giving it to my teachers here.
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Post by Lotus Eater on Jul 20, 2006 21:13:09 GMT 7
When the ubiquitous question is asked - 'How can I improve my English' I always answer - sing English songs at karaoke, watch English movies with English subtitles.
No-one really believes me. But singing Chinese songs is helping me a bit with my Chinese - I can now understand more of what I hear and the repetition of the characters is helping with my reading.
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Post by Newbs on Jul 21, 2006 16:59:01 GMT 7
Copy on what Lotus just said.
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Post by Missi on Aug 10, 2006 7:53:03 GMT 7
Many of my students are afriad of answering questions, or voicing their opinions on a topic because they don't know all the words in English. It took me a while to realize this. I found that explaining to them that its ok to say as much as you can in English then a word or so in Chinese. The rest of the class and I try to figure out what that one word is.
I tell all my students to watch English TV shows with English subtitles.
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Post by Stil on Aug 10, 2006 10:42:00 GMT 7
When the ubiquitous question is asked - 'How can I improve my English' I always answer - sing English songs at karaoke, watch English movies with English subtitles. No-one really believes me. But singing Chinese songs is helping me a bit with my Chinese - I can now understand more of what I hear and the repetition of the characters is helping with my reading. I agree and this also works passivly. Reading a book in your native language while the tv or radio is on in another language helps you get used to the rhythm and intonations without paying much attention. This is especially useful early on. When you learn the rhythm of a language your listening skills can improve dramatically. |
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