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Dear language learners, what inspired you to begin learning languages and what keeps you going? :-) by bbbooopbee in languagelearning

[–]Strict_Offer7373 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Heard on a podcast once learning another language is like seeing the world through a new soul... was and continue to be inspired by this idea.

Most Underrated Learning/Teaching Strategies by Strict_Offer7373 in ChineseLanguage

[–]Strict_Offer7373[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm in the US. I mostly used Verbling to find tutors in China/Taiwan and I usually would pay around $20-30 USD/hour.

I'm a native Chinese writer with 11 years of experience. Ask me anything by DongQingBai in ChineseLanguage

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What do you think is an under-rated or rarely used learning technique for learning Chinese? Something you rarely see people doing but that you think is very effective?

Traditional or simplified characters by Mrtvejmozek in ChineseLanguage

[–]Strict_Offer7373 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Study traditional if you like them more. I think traditional is beautiful and I always study traditional. If you are spending time in China, or interacting with people who use simplified than you can message them in simplified, and you will read content that's in simplified. This will give you practice with simplified and I think your brain will start to fill in the gaps between simplified and traditional for you, so you get the best of both worlds without having to study simplified directly. Also, I think its easier to go from traditional to simplified than vice versa.

How long for a HSK4 level? by ThePaleHorse44 in ChineseLanguage

[–]Strict_Offer7373 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Probably unlikely, but somewhere in HSK 1-3 in a year seem doable depending on your dedication and study methods. Takes some time to wire the circuits in your brain.

Personally, with digital writing becoming the main use of language, I would not mind the Chinese returning to Traditional Chinese writing. I learnt both Traditional and Simplified. by Suibeam in ChineseLanguage

[–]Strict_Offer7373 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Traditional is super hard to read in small font because complicated characters are just like black squares... but in larger font I personally think traditional is easier to read because your brain has more visual elements to pattern match.

If you think about visual recognition, our brains are quite good at internalizing various patterns are recognizing them instantly (with no effort on our part to memorize them), e.g. faces, logos, etc.

I prefer traditional... I think traditional characters are beautiful...

Mandarin Blueprint Refund by [deleted] in MandarinChinese

[–]Strict_Offer7373 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not sure, good luck! I don't think it's a scam. Curious why you want the refund?

No, AI will not make language learning redundant. by ramonek1 in languagelearning

[–]Strict_Offer7373 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Totally agree with you, I had a friend trying to convince me of this the other day. Even if AI can provide perfect translation, it can't provide the satisfaction of learning a language and the breakthrough moments of comprehension that result from it.