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2011 just ended and it’s time to look back and see what happened last year, but this is also an opportunity to look ahead. Hacking Chinese was officially launched in June 2011 even though there was activity on this website much earlier than that. The project is now running roughly the way I want it to, although I’m constantly evaluating different ways of expanding (more about this below). In this post, I will first highlight some important things from 2011 and then talk a little bit about what might happen in 2012. If you have comments, wishes or ideas, this is the perfect opportunity to voice them!<\/p>\n

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Hacking Chinese in 2011
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Going through the list of published articles (44 in all), it’s difficult to choose just a few articles and say that they are the most important ones. Since 2011 was the first year Hacking Chinese has been available online, most articles written last year were essential in some way. Instead of just listing important articles (there is a category for these<\/a>), I’ve instead chosen a few articles I like personally.<\/p>\n

My personal 2011 top 10:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. Achieving the impossible by being inspired<\/a><\/li>\n
  2. Tones are more important than you think<\/a><\/li>\n
  3. Is taking a Chinese course that’s too hard good for your learning<\/a><\/li>\n
  4. The Chinese-Chinese dictionary survival guide<\/a><\/li>\n
  5. A smart method to discover problems with tones<\/a><\/li>\n
  6. Learning the third tone<\/a><\/li>\n
  7. You won\u2019t learn Chinese simply by living abroad<\/a><\/li>\n
  8. Learning by making mistakes<\/a><\/li>\n
  9. Take responsibility for your own learning<\/a><\/li>\n
  10. Spaced repetition isn\u2019t rote learning<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Which posts did you like? Why? Leave a comment!<\/p>\n

    During 2011, Hacking Chinese also expanded to incorporate Twitter<\/a> and Facebook<\/a>, even though I’m still not sure how to use these tools properly (if anyone has any ideas or comments, let me know). There is also a newsletter<\/a> that has been received much more positively than I imagined. I’m still experimenting quite a lot with all these media, sometimes with positive outcome, sometimes with more ambiguous results.<\/p>\n

    Hacking Chinese in 2012<\/strong><\/p>\n

    It is of course difficult to say anything certain about the future, but I can tell you a little bit about what dreams and ambitions I have right now and that I might try to implement in 2012. I’m also very interested in hearing what you would like to see in 2012, this is just what I’m thinking:<\/p>\n