{"id":18528,"date":"2024-05-07T20:00:55","date_gmt":"2024-05-07T18:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/?p=18528"},"modified":"2024-12-23T17:46:16","modified_gmt":"2024-12-23T16:46:16","slug":"student-qa-may-2024-understanding-your-teacher-but-nobody-else-listening-with-transcripts-and-why-i-dont-recommend-some-popular-podcasts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/student-qa-may-2024-understanding-your-teacher-but-nobody-else-listening-with-transcripts-and-why-i-dont-recommend-some-popular-podcasts\/","title":{"rendered":"Student Q&#038;A, May 2024: Understanding strangers, listening with transcripts, and which podcasts to avoid"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/student-qa-may-2024-understanding-your-teacher-but-nobody-else-listening-with-transcripts-and-why-i-dont-recommend-some-popular-podcasts\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-18530 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/qamay2024-300x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/qamay2024-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/qamay2024-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/qamay2024-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/qamay2024.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>This week\u2019s podcast episode (number 196) is a reader and listener Q&amp;A, where I answer three questions about listening comprehension in Chinese.<\/p>\n<p>This time, I&#8217;ve picked questions about understanding people beyond your teacher, when you should and shouldn&#8217;t use transcripts and subtitles, and why I don&#8217;t recommend some popular podcasts.<\/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\/196---Student-QA--May-2024-Understanding-strangers--listening-with-transcripts--and-which-podcasts-to-avoid-e2jcanv\" 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\/m-26ePhkqH4\">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, May 2024<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/learningchinesethroughstories.com\/\">Learning Chinese through Stories<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"2l7gYJBODF\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/chinese-listening-challenge\/\">Chinese listening challenge, September 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Chinese listening challenge, September 2024&#8221; &#8212; Hacking Chinese\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/chinese-listening-challenge\/embed\/#?secret=HRIY79YGwE#?secret=2l7gYJBODF\" data-secret=\"2l7gYJBODF\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Links for question #1: Understanding people other than your teacher<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/why-is-listening-in-chinese-so-hard\/\">Beyond t\u012bng bu d\u01d2ng, part 6: Why is listening in Chinese so hard?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/beyond-ting-bu-dong-part-1-a-guide-to-chinese-listening-comprehension\/\">Beyond t\u012bng bu d\u01d2ng, part 1: A guide to Chinese listening comprehension<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"zzlGwsVbNE\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/why-is-listening-in-chinese-so-hard\/\">Beyond t\u012bng bu d\u01d2ng, part 6: Why is listening in Chinese so hard?<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; 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