Comments on: Chinese listening strategies: Active listening

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[…] is not a good idea. You need the full range, from background listening via passive listening to active listening. If you want to listen a lot, you must make sure that there’s always something suitable to […]

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Tue, 18 Oct 2022 07:16:58 +0000

[…] of how you should listen is that you should vary your approach depending on circumstances. Do active listening when you can, but otherwise passive listening is good too, and when you can’t do that either, […]

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By: Bob

Bob — Thu, 09 Apr 2020 13:08:41 +0000

In reply to Olle Linge. I agree with you Olle. You've covered quite a lot, actually. Thank you.

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Sat, 16 Feb 2019 07:39:30 +0000

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By: Olle Linge

Olle Linge — Sun, 23 Sep 2018 10:30:07 +0000

In reply to Connor.

If you understand the words, but not what they are meant to convey, I think your problem is likely to be either grammar and/or larger context/cultural based things. I wrote about this a little bit in this article:

https://www.hackingchinese.com/listening-strategies-problem-analysis/

By: Connor

Connor — Wed, 19 Sep 2018 01:21:55 +0000

I really enjoyed this article, I mostly enjoyed how you described our ability to be productive, and it’s helped me not be too hard on myself if I can’t sit down and focus for hours on end.

A question would be, I listen to a lot of material and recognize most vocab but sometimes still don’t understand what is still being said, does that make sense? Do I just need more practice, or do I need to switch up my listening material?

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Wed, 24 Apr 2013 05:59:33 +0000

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By: Sara K.

Sara K. — Sun, 03 Feb 2013 09:08:27 +0000

It occurs to me that RhinoSpike is a great resource for anybody who wants to try to do active listening via writing transcripts.

Rhinospike already has lots of Mandarin recordings with transcripts, some of which are appropriate for beginners. One can also make requests for transcripts.