Articles published in November 2016

1. Obligatory and optional tone change rules in Mandarin

   

   As if learning basic tones wasn’t enough, tones in Mandarin also influence each other and change depending on context. Some of these tone change rules you have to learn, but others are better left alone and will be absorbed automatically over time.

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2. Learn Chinese implicitly through exposure with a seasoning of explicit instruction

   

   Should you learn Chinese implicitly through exposure and usage, or explicitly through description and instruction? The answer is that adults need both, but that explicit learning is often used too much.

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