{"id":17613,"date":"2024-01-01T19:43:18","date_gmt":"2024-01-01T18:43:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/?p=17613"},"modified":"2024-01-01T19:47:14","modified_gmt":"2024-01-01T18:47:14","slug":"student-qa-january-2024-chinese-music-too-much-mandarin-in-the-classroom-and-listening-in-noisy-environments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/student-qa-january-2024-chinese-music-too-much-mandarin-in-the-classroom-and-listening-in-noisy-environments\/","title":{"rendered":"Student Q&#038;A, January 2024: Chinese music, too much Mandarin in the classroom, and listening in noisy environments"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-17617 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/5-300x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/5-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/5-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/5-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/5-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/5-1536x1536.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/5.jpeg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"notion-enable-hover\" data-token-index=\"0\">My teacher insists on speaking Chinese but I don\u2019t understand what she says, what should I do?<!-- notionvc: 5e9dfcc1-aa88-4d21-a543-98210fa04293 --><\/span><\/li>\n<li>Can listening to music help me improve my Chinese?<\/li>\n<li>How do I improve my listening comprehension in noisy environments?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This week\u2019s podcast episode (number 178) is a reader and listener Q&amp;A, where I answer three questions about listening comprehension in Chinese.<\/p>\n<p><em>Tune in to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/podcast\/\">the Hacking Chinese Podcast<\/a> to listen to the related episode:<\/em><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/podcasters.spotify.com\/pod\/show\/hackingchinese\/embed\/episodes\/178---Student-QA-Chinese-music--too-much-Mandarin-in-the-classroom--and-listening-e2dhlfb\" width=\"400px\" height=\"102px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<em>Available on <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/hacking-chinese-podcast\/id1536284827\">Apple Podcasts<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8zODhlYjllOC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw==\">Google Podcast<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/overcast.fm\/itunes1536284827\/hacking-chinese-podcast\">Overcast<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/5iCRv1jg3j3yJZGJlYVYaO\">Spotify<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/hGhS5nMnnLg\">YouTube<\/a>\u00a0and many other platforms!<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Links to things mentioned in the introduction<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/chinese-listening-challenge\/\">Chinese listening challenge, January 2024<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/the-10-best-free-chinese-listening-resources-for-beginner-intermediate-and-advanced-learners\/\">The 10 best free Chinese listening resources for beginner, intermediate and advanced learners<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/beginner-chinese-listening-practice-what-to-listen-to-and-how\/\">Beginner Chinese listening practice: What to listen to and how<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"SAn0NoklY9\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/chinese-listening-challenge\/\">Chinese listening challenge, January 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; 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