Comments for Lingomi Blog http://lingomi.com/blog Learning How to Learn Mandarin Chinese Mon, 07 May 2012 06:20:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 Comment on On breaking bad study habits by Furio http://lingomi.com/blog/2012/04/on-breaking-bad-study-habits/comment-page-1/#comment-2304 Furio Mon, 07 May 2012 06:20:15 +0000 http://lingomi.com/blog/?p=1751#comment-2304 Hi, some great advices here. I'm currently fighting against "Internet surfing" disease haha Having some visual triggers (for instance your HSK prep book) will definitely improve your motivation. Both Albert Einstein and Steven Hawking used this technique a lot on their office. Hi,

some great advices here. I’m currently fighting against “Internet surfing” disease haha

Having some visual triggers (for instance your HSK prep book) will definitely improve your motivation.

Both Albert Einstein and Steven Hawking used this technique a lot on their office.

]]> Comment on Learning Chinese Require More than Willpower by TenTen Lin http://lingomi.com/blog/2012/03/learning-chinese-require-more-than-willpower/comment-page-1/#comment-2303 TenTen Lin Sat, 05 May 2012 17:47:14 +0000 http://lingomi.com/blog/?p=1743#comment-2303 Hi, My name is Ten Ten. I am a native Chinese speaker. I like to communicate with people from different countries. N that's why I teach and learn languages. I have a blog teaching Chinese. If you are interested in Mandarin Chinese, you may come to my blog: TenTen's Everyday Mandarin http://mandarineveryday.blogspot.com/ It offers free learning resources Welcome to add me into your FB friend list~ I like to communicate with people from different countries. My FB: http://www.facebook.com/people/TenTen-Lin/100002659227358 If you have any questions on Chinese, we can discuss on my FB wall. Nice to meet you Ten Ten Len Hi,

My name is Ten Ten. I am a native Chinese speaker.
I like to communicate with people from different countries.
N that’s why I teach and learn languages.

I have a blog teaching Chinese.
If you are interested in Mandarin Chinese, you may come to my blog: TenTen’s Everyday Mandarin
http://mandarineveryday.blogspot.com/
It offers free learning resources

Welcome to add me into your FB friend list~ I like to communicate with people from different countries.
My FB:
http://www.facebook.com/people/TenTen-Lin/100002659227358
If you have any questions on Chinese, we can discuss on my FB wall.

Nice to meet you

Ten Ten Len

]]> Comment on Where to Find Interesting Chinese Articles? by sue http://lingomi.com/blog/2012/04/where-to-find-interesting-chinese-articles/comment-page-1/#comment-2299 sue Wed, 02 May 2012 07:03:52 +0000 http://lingomi.com/blog/?p=1756#comment-2299 hey,i am sue from China。i read your blog by accident。i found it was very interesting。and i also have an idea that i want to share with you。you know nowadays，Chinese people also like to study English with growing number，specially university students。In my opinion，study language，most important thing is the environment。my idea is that so many Chinese people want to learn English and so many foreigners want to learn Chinese。why not to make an open porch which can contact those two kind people very well to help them to study both language for free？i know how to make attractive for chinese people。what do you think？hope your reply by Email。Thank you。 hey,i am sue from China。i read your blog by accident。i found it was very interesting。and i also have an idea that i want to share with you。you know nowadays，Chinese people also like to study English with growing number，specially university students。In my opinion，study language，most important thing is the environment。my idea is that so many Chinese people want to learn English and so many foreigners want to learn Chinese。why not to make an open porch which can contact those two kind people very well to help them to study both language for free？i know how to make attractive for chinese people。what do you think？hope your reply by Email。Thank you。

]]> Comment on Learning Chinese Require More than Willpower by mike http://lingomi.com/blog/2012/03/learning-chinese-require-more-than-willpower/comment-page-1/#comment-2291 mike Tue, 24 Apr 2012 11:31:58 +0000 http://lingomi.com/blog/?p=1743#comment-2291 You are an intelligent man definitely.How can you read it so quickly!I think Chinese letters are hard to write but is it hard to read also?I really want to learn Speak Chinese. You are an intelligent man definitely.How can you read it so quickly!I think Chinese letters are hard to write but is it hard to read also?I really want to learn Speak Chinese.

]]> Comment on On breaking bad study habits by Where to Find Interesting Chinese Articles? | Lingomi Blog http://lingomi.com/blog/2012/04/on-breaking-bad-study-habits/comment-page-1/#comment-2275 Where to Find Interesting Chinese Articles? | Lingomi Blog Tue, 17 Apr 2012 07:01:30 +0000 http://lingomi.com/blog/?p=1751#comment-2275 [...] a mistake journal looking for consistent mistakes that I can replace with correct expressions (breaking bad Chinese study habits is always important). I’ll also keep a record of what topics or ideas I’m having [...] [...] a mistake journal looking for consistent mistakes that I can replace with correct expressions (breaking bad Chinese study habits is always important). I’ll also keep a record of what topics or ideas I’m having [...]

]]> Comment on Learning Chinese Require More than Willpower by Shu http://lingomi.com/blog/2012/03/learning-chinese-require-more-than-willpower/comment-page-1/#comment-2259 Shu Sun, 18 Mar 2012 12:05:53 +0000 http://lingomi.com/blog/?p=1743#comment-2259 Very nice post. Try some TV news? Very nice post. Try some TV news?

]]> Comment on Rate My Chinese by East Asia Blog Round-Up : 4/3/2012 | Eye on East Asia http://lingomi.com/blog/2012/03/rate-my-chinese/comment-page-1/#comment-2230 East Asia Blog Round-Up : 4/3/2012 | Eye on East Asia Sun, 04 Mar 2012 18:21:18 +0000 http://lingomi.com/blog/?p=1691#comment-2230 [...] Lingomi - Steven calls on readers to rate his spoken Mandarin. [...] [...] Lingomi – Steven calls on readers to rate his spoken Mandarin. [...]

]]> Comment on Rate My Chinese by Steven Daniels http://lingomi.com/blog/2012/03/rate-my-chinese/comment-page-1/#comment-2214 Steven Daniels Fri, 02 Mar 2012 05:36:18 +0000 http://lingomi.com/blog/?p=1691#comment-2214 Thanks for the comments. It took months of speaking with marbles in my mouth to get the Beijing influence. :) Thanks for the comments. It took months of speaking with marbles in my mouth to get the Beijing influence. :)

]]> Comment on Rate My Chinese by ewez http://lingomi.com/blog/2012/03/rate-my-chinese/comment-page-1/#comment-2213 ewez Fri, 02 Mar 2012 04:19:25 +0000 http://lingomi.com/blog/?p=1691#comment-2213 I hear the Beijing influence. :) I hear the Beijing influence. :)

]]> Comment on Rate My Chinese by Ana http://lingomi.com/blog/2012/03/rate-my-chinese/comment-page-1/#comment-2212 Ana Fri, 02 Mar 2012 03:00:34 +0000 http://lingomi.com/blog/?p=1691#comment-2212 Sounds great, really native-like accent. I'm excited to start playing with the Reader! -Ana Sounds great, really native-like accent. I’m excited to start playing with the Reader!
-Ana

]]> Comment on My Language Study Journal by Steven Daniels http://lingomi.com/blog/2012/02/my-language-study-journal/comment-page-1/#comment-2179 Steven Daniels Wed, 22 Feb 2012 23:47:32 +0000 http://lingomi.com/blog/?p=1727#comment-2179 @Kevin: Thanks for your comment. Using pomodoros is a great timeboxing technique. I use <a href="http://pomodoro.ugolandini.com/" rel="nofollow">Pomodoro Desktop</a> on Mac OS X. For more on timeboxing, you should check out <a href="http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/series/timeboxing-trilogy" rel="nofollow">AJATT's 10-part Timeboxing Trilogy</a>. @zhongruige on twitter recently had an interesting post on something he calls <a href="http://zhongruige.wordpress.com/2012/02/13/inverse-timeboxing/" rel="nofollow">reverse timeboxing</a>. @Kevin: Thanks for your comment. Using pomodoros is a great timeboxing technique. I use Pomodoro Desktop on Mac OS X.

For more on timeboxing, you should check out AJATT’s 10-part Timeboxing Trilogy.

@zhongruige on twitter recently had an interesting post on something he calls reverse timeboxing.

]]> Comment on My Language Study Journal by Kevin Dewalt http://lingomi.com/blog/2012/02/my-language-study-journal/comment-page-1/#comment-2178 Kevin Dewalt Wed, 22 Feb 2012 23:39:04 +0000 http://lingomi.com/blog/?p=1727#comment-2178 One tactic that I have found useful is to set a goal of how many pomodoros, http://www.pomodorotechnique.com/ I'm going to do during a block of study period. Each pomodoro is 25 mins of studying + a 5 minute break. So if I've got 2 hours to study I'll set a goal of 3 pomodoros for that day. For me it is flexible and simple to track and keeps me from getting distracted. Ok, my 5 minute break is over. Back to studying... 谢谢！再见。 One tactic that I have found useful is to set a goal of how many pomodoros, http://www.pomodorotechnique.com/ I’m going to do during a block of study period.

Each pomodoro is 25 mins of studying + a 5 minute break. So if I’ve got 2 hours to study I’ll set a goal of 3 pomodoros for that day.

For me it is flexible and simple to track and keeps me from getting distracted.

Ok, my 5 minute break is over. Back to studying…

谢谢！再见。

]]> Comment on How Fast can I Read Chinese? by David Harris http://lingomi.com/blog/2012/02/how-fast-can-i-read-chinese/comment-page-1/#comment-2177 David Harris Wed, 22 Feb 2012 18:22:43 +0000 http://lingomi.com/blog/?p=1717#comment-2177 I am working on this as well, reading at about the same speeds as you, but I have been using a macro I wrote for microsoft word that moves the cursor through the text at a predetermined speed. This has really helped me increase my speed after years and years of frustration. Unfortunately, it sounds like you are on a mac. of course, if you have access to a pc, I can give you the macro. David I am working on this as well, reading at about the same speeds as you, but I have been using a macro I wrote for microsoft word that moves the cursor through the text at a predetermined speed. This has really helped me increase my speed after years and years of frustration. Unfortunately, it sounds like you are on a mac. of course, if you have access to a pc, I can give you the macro.

David

]]> Comment on My Language Study Journal by ewez http://lingomi.com/blog/2012/02/my-language-study-journal/comment-page-1/#comment-2176 ewez Wed, 22 Feb 2012 18:07:43 +0000 http://lingomi.com/blog/?p=1727#comment-2176 Your posts are pretty encouraging. It's good to be concrete with our goals. :) Your posts are pretty encouraging. It’s good to be concrete with our goals. :)

]]> Comment on How Fast can I Read Chinese? by My Language Study Journal | Lingomi Blog http://lingomi.com/blog/2012/02/how-fast-can-i-read-chinese/comment-page-1/#comment-2175 My Language Study Journal | Lingomi Blog Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:57:06 +0000 http://lingomi.com/blog/?p=1717#comment-2175 [...] I re-tested my reading speed. The results were exciting. Overall, I’ve increased my reading speeds by 61.8%. Read this post for details. [...] [...] I re-tested my reading speed. The results were exciting. Overall, I’ve increased my reading speeds by 61.8%. Read this post for details. [...]

]]> Comment on Get Better Chinese with Reading Strategies by ewez http://lingomi.com/blog/2012/02/get-better-chinese-with-reading-strategies/comment-page-1/#comment-2170 ewez Mon, 20 Feb 2012 15:45:13 +0000 http://lingomi.com/blog/?p=1675#comment-2170 Good morning! You may find this article interesting. It comes from the perspective of someone who learned English as a teenager, and now he's extremely fluent. http://askakorean.blogspot.com/2010/01/koreans-english-acquisition-and-best.html Good morning! You may find this article interesting. It comes from the perspective of someone who learned English as a teenager, and now he’s extremely fluent.

http://askakorean.blogspot.com/2010/01/koreans-english-acquisition-and-best.html

]]> Comment on Get Better Chinese with Reading Strategies by Steven Daniels http://lingomi.com/blog/2012/02/get-better-chinese-with-reading-strategies/comment-page-1/#comment-2166 Steven Daniels Mon, 20 Feb 2012 00:21:53 +0000 http://lingomi.com/blog/?p=1675#comment-2166 I've used Perapera in the past and like it. They recently came out with a chrome extension too. Right now I'm using a tool I've built for <a href="http://3000hanzi.com/products/reader" rel="nofollow">reading Chinese</a>. Basically, it lets you easily import any Chinese page by copying the URL (I'll be adding a bookmarklet for it soon). Then it separates the words, creates vocabulary, adds dictionary lookups, etc. It also has list creation and a built in quiz that uses Spaced-Repetition. I’ve used Perapera in the past and like it. They recently came out with a chrome extension too.

Right now I’m using a tool I’ve built for reading Chinese. Basically, it lets you easily import any Chinese page by copying the URL (I’ll be adding a bookmarklet for it soon). Then it separates the words, creates vocabulary, adds dictionary lookups, etc. It also has list creation and a built in quiz that uses Spaced-Repetition.

]]> Comment on Get Better Chinese with Reading Strategies by ewez http://lingomi.com/blog/2012/02/get-better-chinese-with-reading-strategies/comment-page-1/#comment-2165 ewez Mon, 20 Feb 2012 00:06:58 +0000 http://lingomi.com/blog/?p=1675#comment-2165 I'm practicing reading by starting to read online novels. The beauty of this one is that they have online audio as well. It'll be made into a drama this year. For the words I don't know, I follow with my mouse and the meanings pop up with Perapera. Da Mo Yao http://www.spcnet.tv/forums/showthread.php?35931-%E3%80%8A%E5%A4%A7%E6%BC%A0%E8%B0%A3%E3%80%8B-Da-Mo-Yao-Novel-Discussion-%28SPOILER-WARNING!%29 http://www.jjwxc.net/onebook.php?novelid=84651 http://www.cxt8.com/static/chapter_1733/ It is currently being translated here: http://koalasplayground.com/tag/da-mo-yao/ I’m practicing reading by starting to read online novels. The beauty of this one is that they have online audio as well. It’ll be made into a drama this year. For the words I don’t know, I follow with my mouse and the meanings pop up with Perapera.

Da Mo Yao
http://www.spcnet.tv/forums/showthread.php?35931-%E3%80%8A%E5%A4%A7%E6%BC%A0%E8%B0%A3%E3%80%8B-Da-Mo-Yao-Novel-Discussion-%28SPOILER-WARNING!%29

http://www.jjwxc.net/onebook.php?novelid=84651

http://www.cxt8.com/static/chapter_1733/

It is currently being translated here:
http://koalasplayground.com/tag/da-mo-yao/

]]> Comment on Get Better Chinese with Reading Strategies by ewez http://lingomi.com/blog/2012/02/get-better-chinese-with-reading-strategies/comment-page-1/#comment-2164 ewez Sun, 19 Feb 2012 23:45:47 +0000 http://lingomi.com/blog/?p=1675#comment-2164 Agreed that going by dictionary would probably enable better learning. But I'm not sure where my C-E dictionary went or even if I'd know how to use it! Have you heard of this tool? (maybe you covered it in other blog posts) What do you like to read on Weibo? I open up the website and it all looks so daunting. Chinese Perapera http://www.perapera.org/perapera-9-0-finished/ https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/fir...ese-popup-tra/ Put your mouse over any Chinese words on a webpage and it gives you the pronunciation and definition. English, German, & French dictionaries; Pinyin and Zhuyin supported; Simplified or Traditional characters. Save and export words for studying later! Agreed that going by dictionary would probably enable better learning. But I’m not sure where my C-E dictionary went or even if I’d know how to use it!

Have you heard of this tool? (maybe you covered it in other blog posts) What do you like to read on Weibo? I open up the website and it all looks so daunting.

Chinese Perapera
http://www.perapera.org/perapera-9-0-finished/

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/fir…ese-popup-tra/

Put your mouse over any Chinese words on a webpage and it gives you the pronunciation and definition. English, German, & French dictionaries; Pinyin and Zhuyin supported; Simplified or Traditional characters. Save and export words for studying later!

]]> Comment on Why Chinese Dictionaries Make You Stupid by Steven Daniels http://lingomi.com/blog/2012/02/why-chinese-dictionaries-make-you-stupid/comment-page-1/#comment-2161 Steven Daniels Sun, 19 Feb 2012 12:01:25 +0000 http://lingomi.com/blog/?p=1707#comment-2161 @Adam: Thanks for your comment. I agree: learning words would be hard to impossible without dictionaries. Like you mentioned, finding balance is the key. With all the tools available to people these days (popup browser extensions, google translate, etc.), it's too easy to go to the extreme of always looking up words, even when you kinda know what it means. I live in Beijing. Whenever I go to a coffee shop near a university, I almost always see someone studying Chinese inside Google Translate. They just paste the text in and hover over the words to see the meaning. They seemingly don't even try to think abou the meaning of a word before checking it. @Adam: Thanks for your comment.

I agree: learning words would be hard to impossible without dictionaries. Like you mentioned, finding balance is the key. With all the tools available to people these days (popup browser extensions, google translate, etc.), it’s too easy to go to the extreme of always looking up words, even when you kinda know what it means.

I live in Beijing. Whenever I go to a coffee shop near a university, I almost always see someone studying Chinese inside Google Translate. They just paste the text in and hover over the words to see the meaning. They seemingly don’t even try to think abou the meaning of a word before checking it.

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