Comments on: Chinese listening strategies: Background listening https://www.hackingchinese.com/listening-strategies-background-listening/ A better way of learning Mandarin Mon, 18 Nov 2024 13:19:46 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: 100 hours of Chinese listening in 3 weeks: What I learnt and how to apply it | Hacking Chinese https://www.hackingchinese.com/listening-strategies-background-listening/#comment-125552 Mon, 18 Nov 2024 13:19:46 +0000 http://www.hackingchinese.com/?p=1596#comment-125552 […] having challenging content with tons of new words 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 […]

]]> By: The best free Chinese listening practice for all levels | Hacking Chinese https://www.hackingchinese.com/listening-strategies-background-listening/#comment-105701 Fri, 30 Dec 2022 12:29:59 +0000 http://www.hackingchinese.com/?p=1596#comment-105701 […] How should you listen? The goal should be both quantity and quality (not necessarily at the same time), but since the next point is entirely about quantity, let’s talk about quality first. You learn Chinese when you connect form (spoken or written words in context) to meaning and function. If you don’t understand what you’re listening to, you won’t learn much, but the more you understand, the more likely you are to pick up the few things you didn’t already know. You want comprehensible input. Furthermore, fluency development is important, so even listening to relatively easy Chinese is beneficial. The answer to the question 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, it’s still often possible to have something on in the background. […]

]]> By: The 10 best free Chinese listening resources for beginner, intermediate and advanced learners - Hacking Chinese https://www.hackingchinese.com/listening-strategies-background-listening/#comment-102683 Mon, 17 Oct 2022 15:14:58 +0000 http://www.hackingchinese.com/?p=1596#comment-102683 […] How should you listen? The goal should be both quantity and quality (not necessarily at the same time), but since the next point is entirely about quantity, let’s talk about quality first. You learn Chinese when you connect form (spoken or written words in context) to meaning and function. If you don’t understand what you’re listening to, you won’t learn much, but the more you understand, the more likely you are to pick up the few things you didn’t already know. You want comprehensible input. Furthermore, fluency development is important, so even listening to relatively easy Chinese is beneficial. The answer to the question 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, it’s still often possible to have something on in the background. […]

]]> By: Beyond tīng bu dǒng, part 1: A guide to Chinese listening comprehension - Hacking Chinese https://www.hackingchinese.com/listening-strategies-background-listening/#comment-101397 Tue, 20 Sep 2022 19:58:14 +0000 http://www.hackingchinese.com/?p=1596#comment-101397 […] How should you listen? The goal should be both quantity and quality (not necessarily at the same time), but since the next point is entirely about quantity, let’s talk about quality first. You learn Chinese when you connect form (spoken or written words in context) to meaning and function. If you don’t understand what you’re listening to, you won’t learn much, but the more you understand, the more likely you are to pick up the few things you didn’t already know. You want comprehensible input. Furthermore, fluency development is important, so even listening to relatively easy Chinese is beneficial. The answer to the question 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, it’s still often possible to have something on in the background. […]

]]> By: Ben Winters https://www.hackingchinese.com/listening-strategies-background-listening/#comment-1175 Tue, 24 Jun 2014 03:46:10 +0000 http://www.hackingchinese.com/?p=1596#comment-1175 As for removing practical obstacles, for my psychology, managing Chinese podcasts/broadcasts over the internet or through iTunes is too many steps for background listening. Since I live in China, I decided to go buy an actual radio with no other functions. (Yes, they still exist.)

For whatever reason, I find it much simpler to just have an on/off switch on a physical device that is separate from my computer to start/stop this background listening. Also saves me from looking for content or running out.

]]> By: How to find more time to practise listening | Hacking Chinese - 揭密中文 https://www.hackingchinese.com/listening-strategies-background-listening/#comment-1174 Mon, 02 Sep 2013 09:56:31 +0000 http://www.hackingchinese.com/?p=1596#comment-1174 […] Don’t worry if you don’t focus very much on what you hear, because anything is better than nothing. If you want to read more about background listening, check my article about it. […]

]]> By: How to find more time to practise listening | Hacking Chinese - 揭密中文 https://www.hackingchinese.com/listening-strategies-background-listening/#comment-1173 Thu, 12 Jul 2012 08:40:25 +0000 http://www.hackingchinese.com/?p=1596#comment-1173 […] Don’t worry if you don’t focus very much on what you hear, because anything is better than nothing. If you want to read more about background listening, check my article about it. […]

]]> By: Olle Linge - Languages, literature and the pursuit of dreams · Chinese proficiency report 18 https://www.hackingchinese.com/listening-strategies-background-listening/#comment-1172 Wed, 20 Jun 2012 10:31:53 +0000 http://www.hackingchinese.com/?p=1596#comment-1172 […] a lot. Note also that some aspects of learning haven’t been included, such as speaking and background listening. Anyway, the point here was to show that even if I now will abandon most of the goals, I […]

]]> By: Olle Linge https://www.hackingchinese.com/listening-strategies-background-listening/#comment-1171 Sat, 26 May 2012 20:20:48 +0000 http://www.hackingchinese.com/?p=1596#comment-1171 In reply to Gerard Garvan.

It might be obvious information for some readers, but not for all, so thanks for the suggestions!

]]> By: Gerard Garvan https://www.hackingchinese.com/listening-strategies-background-listening/#comment-1170 Sat, 26 May 2012 10:29:04 +0000 http://www.hackingchinese.com/?p=1596#comment-1170 probably obvious information:
*can easily find pod-casts on the i-tunes store for free. Since I have an I pod shuffle I had to change the podcast properties to music, so the i-pod shuffle would play the pod-casts along with the music I have on my i-pod.
*there is also international on radio on i-tunes, which has two music stations.
*it is extremely easy to find live Chinese radio by just googling “Chinese radio.”

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