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Speaking Chinese in China: the real deal!

Speaking Chinese in China: the real deal!

MYTH: Some languages are more complex than others

MYTH: Some languages are more complex than others

MYTH: The dictionary is always right

MYTH: The dictionary is always right

Researching Chinese

Researching Chinese

Language immersion and conforming in another language

Language immersion and conforming in another language

Language attrition: the other side of the coin

Language attrition: the other side of the coin

How much Chinese did I learn in a year?

How much Chinese did I learn in a year?

Artificial intelligence for language learners

Artificial intelligence for language learners

Accent and dialect

Accent and dialect

Free-styling it

Free-styling it

Working with Chinese teachers

Working with Chinese teachers

Finding Chinese speakers

Finding Chinese speakers

What does 'fluent' mean?

What does 'fluent' mean?

Revision time and starting to speak 'for real'

Revision time and starting to speak 'for real'

14 Intermediate Chinese: all those wonderful tools!

14 Intermediate Chinese: all those wonderful tools!

13 HSK: to test or not?

13 HSK: to test or not?

Will I ever learn Chinese: how to write a text message in Chinese

Will I ever learn Chinese: how to write a text message in Chinese

12 How do you write a text message in Chinese?

12 How do you write a text message in Chinese?

11 The Chinese writing system

11 The Chinese writing system

10 Making sense of the chaos

10 Making sense of the chaos

9 Chinese, my escape from reality

9 Chinese, my escape from reality

8 Learning to write Chinese characters

8 Learning to write Chinese characters

7 Making learning Chinese fun

7 Making learning Chinese fun

6 Reflecting on my learning and fine-tuning my learning approach

6 Reflecting on my learning and fine-tuning my learning approach

5 Do we really need to learn explicit grammar rules?

5 Do we really need to learn explicit grammar rules?

4 Finding the right method to learn Chinese

4 Finding the right method to learn Chinese

3 What is Chinese and is it difficult to learn?

3 What is Chinese and is it difficult to learn?

2 Do age and talent affect language learning?

2 Do age and talent affect language learning?

Introduction to Will I ever learn Chinese podcast

Introduction to Will I ever learn Chinese podcast

1 Introduction: why I started learning Chinese

1 Introduction: why I started learning Chinese

How to do well in an exam

How to do well in an exam

Descriptive and prescriptive grammar

Descriptive and prescriptive grammar

Resumptive pronouns

Resumptive pronouns

The analysis of complex sentences

The analysis of complex sentences

Tense and aspect

Tense and aspect

Complement clauses

Complement clauses

What is agreement (in grammar)?

What is agreement (in grammar)?

Adjectives

Adjectives

Sakel Everett 2.1 sound file

Sakel Everett 2.1 sound file

Word classes (open and closed classes)

Word classes (open and closed classes)

What is a morpheme

What is a morpheme

Subjunctive

Subjunctive

Prepositions

Prepositions

Morphemes and allomorphs

Morphemes and allomorphs

Matter and pattern loans

Matter and pattern loans

Inflection and derivation

Inflection and derivation

The British marking system

The British marking system

Types of subordination

Types of subordination

Coordination and Subordination

Coordination and Subordination

An introduction to clauses and sentences

An introduction to clauses and sentences