{"id":9357,"date":"2018-01-05T12:46:36","date_gmt":"2018-01-05T11:46:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/?p=9357"},"modified":"2018-01-05T12:46:36","modified_gmt":"2018-01-05T11:46:36","slug":"best-of-hacking-chinese-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/best-of-hacking-chinese-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Best of Hacking Chinese 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-9360\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/33-1196545626-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/33-1196545626-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/33-1196545626-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/33-1196545626-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/33-1196545626.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>A new year has just begun and it&#8217;s time to look back at 2017. Overall, it was a good year for Hacking Chinese, even though i wasn&#8217;t able to maintain my normal posting schedule towards the end. Apart from my own articles, there were also several contributions from other learners and teachers of Mandarin, providing additional perspectives and approaches.<\/p>\n<p>By way of summarising the year that was and to help you find good articles you might have missed, I present the best articles published on Hacking Chinese in the previous year. Since readers and I might not agree which articles were the best, I present two lists below: one based on my highly personal opinion (editor&#8217;s choice), and one based on visitor statistics (readers&#8217; choice). There will be some overlap, of course.<\/p>\n<p>What do you think? Was there a particular article that inspired you or taught you something that has been of great help? Please leave a comment below!<\/p>\n<h3>Best of Hacking Chinese 2017: Editor&#8217;s choice<\/h3>\n<p><strong>7)\u00a0<\/strong>This article was written as an answer to a question I received during a lecture about strategies for learning Chinese. It seems that sometimes, understanding what&#8217;s going on is essential, meaning learning materials should be easy, but sometimes a challenge is really needed to spur development. So which is it? Or does it perhaps depend on the situation?<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"eTRYX6YHjw\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/comprehension-based-listening-vs-deep-end-immersion\/\">Comprehension-based listening vs deep end immersion<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Comprehension-based listening vs deep end immersion&#8221; &#8212; Hacking Chinese\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/comprehension-based-listening-vs-deep-end-immersion\/embed\/#?secret=f2xYHQyeUZ#?secret=eTRYX6YHjw\" data-secret=\"eTRYX6YHjw\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>6)\u00a0<\/strong>Task-based approaches to language learning put the emphasis on real-world applicability, meaning that classroom activities are often actual situations where communication is necessary to complete a task, preferably taken from or at least inspired by real-world situations. However, this doesn&#8217;t mean that proper pronunciation, grammar and so on is completely neglected, it just puts communication first, which is how it should be.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"jyFGHrvli9\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/task-based-chinese-learning-teaching\/\">Task-based Chinese learning and teaching<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Task-based Chinese learning and teaching&#8221; &#8212; Hacking Chinese\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/task-based-chinese-learning-teaching\/embed\/#?secret=FndK6RnwOF#?secret=jyFGHrvli9\" data-secret=\"jyFGHrvli9\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>5)<\/strong>\u00a0Hearing sounds in a foreign language is largely overlooked in foreign language teaching. When learning the sounds of Mandarin, teachers and resources often jump straight to pronunciation, without\u00a0 checking for perception issues first. This can be a huge hurdle for learners who struggle to hear the difference between tones and other new sounds.<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"Fk5S8LsjDT\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/training-and-testing-your-ability-to-hear-mandarin-sounds\/\">Training and testing your ability to hear Mandarin sounds<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Training and testing your ability to hear Mandarin sounds&#8221; &#8212; Hacking Chinese\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/training-and-testing-your-ability-to-hear-mandarin-sounds\/embed\/#?secret=h2kt5L8ucj#?secret=Fk5S8LsjDT\" data-secret=\"Fk5S8LsjDT\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>4)\u00a0<\/strong>Learning Chinese can be hard. This is in itself a problem, because it means it takes longer to reach a level where you can read anything that isn&#8217;t particularly written for you. Scaffolding involves clever ways of making reading and listening easier, in essence allowing you to access material that would otherwise be too hard. Essential reading for independent learners.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"ULe1ts2E95\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/8-great-ways-scaffold-chinese-learning\/\">8 great ways to scaffold your Chinese listening and reading<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;8 great ways to scaffold your Chinese listening and reading&#8221; &#8212; Hacking Chinese\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/8-great-ways-scaffold-chinese-learning\/embed\/#?secret=A9OuiTf6sg#?secret=ULe1ts2E95\" data-secret=\"ULe1ts2E95\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>3)\u00a0<\/strong>By narrowing your listening and reading in some way can have great benefits for learning. Instead of reading ten articles about different topics, read ten about the same. You will feel the difference between the first and the tenth article. You will also be exposed to the language enough to learn from it, while still maintaining some variety to keep it interesting. This method should be used a lot more!<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"A0kp6sMzpK\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/narrow-listening-reading-can-help-learn-chinese\/\">How narrow reading and listening can help you bridge the gap to real Chinese<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;How narrow reading and listening can help you bridge the gap to real Chinese&#8221; &#8212; Hacking Chinese\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/narrow-listening-reading-can-help-learn-chinese\/embed\/#?secret=jxg6CIQ3gE#?secret=A0kp6sMzpK\" data-secret=\"A0kp6sMzpK\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>2)\u00a0<\/strong>I really love games and few things make me more enthusiastic than combining it with language learning. Not only is it fun, but it&#8217;s also great for learning! Not all people like all games, but there are many types of games and ways you can use them to learn and teach Chinese.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"Qn1jAmt49A\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/10-ways-using-games-learn-teach-chinese\/\">10 ways of using games to learn and teach Chinese<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;10 ways of using games to learn and teach Chinese&#8221; &#8212; Hacking Chinese\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/10-ways-using-games-learn-teach-chinese\/embed\/#?secret=6otKV5JFVq#?secret=Qn1jAmt49A\" data-secret=\"Qn1jAmt49A\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>1)<\/strong>\u00a0This game represents a lot more work than anything else published on Hacking Chinese this year. Of all the things I&#8217;ve written about, it&#8217;s the resource I would have liked to have most when I learnt Chinese myself. The cover art is a bonus too! My only regret is that readers who just started learning Chinese will find it too challenging.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"cbxBQTrA1L\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/haze-new-text-adventure-game-chinese-learners\/\">Into the Haze: A new text adventure game for Chinese learners<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Into the Haze: A new text adventure game for Chinese learners&#8221; &#8212; Hacking Chinese\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/haze-new-text-adventure-game-chinese-learners\/embed\/#?secret=QaI35FomwX#?secret=cbxBQTrA1L\" data-secret=\"cbxBQTrA1L\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Best of Hacking Chinese 2017: Readers&#8217; choice<\/h3>\n<p><strong>7)\u00a0<\/strong>Comprehension-based methods for learning and teaching Chinese\u00a0 are very different from more traditional methods. This article by Diane Neubauer is actually the second in a series of three articles about this approach and focuses on the benefits for students. You won&#8217;t find a better introduction to this!<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"LQtYf6xdwT\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/benefits-comprehension-based-approach-teaching-learning-chinese\/\">The benefits of a comprehension-based approach for teaching and learning Chinese<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;The benefits of a comprehension-based approach for teaching and learning Chinese&#8221; &#8212; Hacking Chinese\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/benefits-comprehension-based-approach-teaching-learning-chinese\/embed\/#?secret=PvdfqcFNuF#?secret=LQtYf6xdwT\" data-secret=\"LQtYf6xdwT\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>6)\u00a0<\/strong>Interactive adventure text games are awesome for learning. They are like graded readers, except they are also more engaging and makes learning much more active than just reading a story does. This is the first longer text game I&#8217;ve created with Kevin Bullaughey.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"cbxBQTrA1L\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/haze-new-text-adventure-game-chinese-learners\/\">Into the Haze: A new text adventure game for Chinese learners<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Into the Haze: A new text adventure game for Chinese learners&#8221; &#8212; Hacking Chinese\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/haze-new-text-adventure-game-chinese-learners\/embed\/#?secret=QaI35FomwX#?secret=cbxBQTrA1L\" data-secret=\"cbxBQTrA1L\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>5)\u00a0<\/strong>For people who haven&#8217;t read up on vocabulary acquisition, spaced repetition is often synonymous with flashcards. This is simply not true; there&#8217;s plenty of research that shows that the spacing effect is important in all kinds of learning, not just vocabulary flashcards.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"Hc6alXPIAs\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/spaced-repetition-not-limited-flashcards\/\">Spaced repetition is not limited to flashcards<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Spaced repetition is not limited to flashcards&#8221; &#8212; Hacking Chinese\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/spaced-repetition-not-limited-flashcards\/embed\/#?secret=i0jdQcXR5m#?secret=Hc6alXPIAs\" data-secret=\"Hc6alXPIAs\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>4)\u00a0<\/strong>Lists of words, characters and components can be useful depending on what they contained and how they are compiled. Some are not vey good, such as lists of colours, sports or similar, but others can be great for learning&#8230; provided that you use them correctly!<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"zBEH943aLx\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/different-lists-for-learning-chinese\/\">Vocabulary lists that help you learn Chinese and how to use them<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Vocabulary lists that help you learn Chinese and how to use them&#8221; &#8212; Hacking Chinese\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/different-lists-for-learning-chinese\/embed\/#?secret=UTstfBAzfN#?secret=zBEH943aLx\" data-secret=\"zBEH943aLx\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>3)\u00a0<\/strong>A common question among learners of Chinese is what you&#8217;re going to use the language for. Some have a clear goal in mind when they start, others do not. If you want something mostly related to the language (i.e. not n combination with another degree), translation is one of the few options you have, the other being teaching.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"A2fF67FXz4\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/become-chinese-english-translator-like-one\/\">How to become a Chinese-English translator and what it&#8217;s like to be one<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;How to become a Chinese-English translator and what it&#8217;s like to be one&#8221; &#8212; Hacking Chinese\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/become-chinese-english-translator-like-one\/embed\/#?secret=aQwbEsCEXH#?secret=A2fF67FXz4\" data-secret=\"A2fF67FXz4\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>2)<\/strong> I&#8217;m not the only one who likes games! This is\u00a0 an article that could really be expanded to a short book. It&#8217;s equally applicable to learning and teaching Chinese, as well as learning and teaching other languages.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"Qn1jAmt49A\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/10-ways-using-games-learn-teach-chinese\/\">10 ways of using games to learn and teach Chinese<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;10 ways of using games to learn and teach Chinese&#8221; &#8212; Hacking Chinese\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/10-ways-using-games-learn-teach-chinese\/embed\/#?secret=6otKV5JFVq#?secret=Qn1jAmt49A\" data-secret=\"Qn1jAmt49A\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>1)<\/strong> It&#8217;s always hard to guess in advance which articles will be the most popular, but in hindsight, I think I should have known this article would be popular. It hints at a shortcut to sounding like a native speaker. It&#8217;s not just buzz either, it actually discusses methods that help you sound like a native speaker.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"hmIAoMJfGO\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/fake-sounding-like-native-chinese-speaker\/\">How to fake sounding like a native Chinese speaker<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;How to fake sounding like a native Chinese speaker&#8221; &#8212; Hacking Chinese\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hackingchinese.com\/fake-sounding-like-native-chinese-speaker\/embed\/#?secret=btXNkjcerI#?secret=hmIAoMJfGO\" data-secret=\"hmIAoMJfGO\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here are the top ten articles on Hacking Chinese in 2017, based on page views and editorial opinion. 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