Mandarin 2days, 2 weeks, 2months, 2 years
Posted: Sat Jul 18, 2015 5:44 pm
After a lot of excellent advice and a reminder that 8 is a lucky number in China, I've decided to learn Mandarin in 2 days, 2 weeks, 2 months and 2 years before my birthday. 2+2+2+2=8
I got a lot of great advice in this thread: Realistic Plan for Learning Mandarin
My plan is to start with this:
1) Listen to Pimsleur level I, II, III
2) Learn all the Hanzi used in the Pimsleur course (I found a transcript)
3) Create ANKI flashcards with Hanzi, Pinyin, English & Audio of the Pimsleur course. (I've done lessons 1-4 already.
4) Spend 1/2 per day listening and repeating pronunciation from Pinyin Table until I've done at least 25 hours.
5) Learn stroke order and write all the Hanzi in the Pimsleur course using Stroke Order Tool write out 5 per day.
I'm depending heavily on LeoSmith's plan for Mandarin here
I've decided not to plan any further than this, although I do have a significant amount of resources, books, tapes, etc. All advice gratefully received, as well as links, hints, tips, tricks, software!
Wish me luck!
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Resource additions below
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YangYang Cheng on YouTube
Online Chinese Character to Pinyin (Vocabulary List Builder)
Calibre
Learning Chinese is Fun (Episode 1)
Introduction to Chinese Characters
Chinese Frequency Lists
Online Flashcards Texas.edu
Chinese character stroke order rules
Chinese Dictionary Lookup
Coursera Online Chinese Course
Defense Language Institute Mandarin
Growing Up With Chinese
University Page which has LOTS of links to Chinese resources available on the Internet.
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Television Shows in Mandarin
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( Say It ) 好好说!慢慢讲! Episode 1
Say It Season II Ep 1
http://www.viki.com/tv Has a lot of Mandainr, Korean and other shows which have subtitles in just about every language.
I've found some quite good food shows from Singapore like:
李囯煌 -- 香港
Food Source 3 - Episode 01 (食在好源头 3 - 第01集)
Kids Shows
childrens stories with sub-titles
大耳朵图图
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Collections of Materials
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http://web.csulb.edu/~txie/ccol/pdf/online2.htm
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Recent Finds
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https://www.iwillteachyoualanguage.com/ ... -resources
Textbooks:
http://www.hwjyw.com/textbooks/downloads/zhongwen/
I got a lot of great advice in this thread: Realistic Plan for Learning Mandarin
My plan is to start with this:
1) Listen to Pimsleur level I, II, III
2) Learn all the Hanzi used in the Pimsleur course (I found a transcript)
3) Create ANKI flashcards with Hanzi, Pinyin, English & Audio of the Pimsleur course. (I've done lessons 1-4 already.
4) Spend 1/2 per day listening and repeating pronunciation from Pinyin Table until I've done at least 25 hours.
5) Learn stroke order and write all the Hanzi in the Pimsleur course using Stroke Order Tool write out 5 per day.
I'm depending heavily on LeoSmith's plan for Mandarin here
I've decided not to plan any further than this, although I do have a significant amount of resources, books, tapes, etc. All advice gratefully received, as well as links, hints, tips, tricks, software!
Wish me luck!
----------------------------------------------------------
Resource additions below
----------------------------------------------------------
YangYang Cheng on YouTube
Online Chinese Character to Pinyin (Vocabulary List Builder)
Calibre
Learning Chinese is Fun (Episode 1)
Introduction to Chinese Characters
Chinese Frequency Lists
Online Flashcards Texas.edu
Chinese character stroke order rules
Chinese Dictionary Lookup
Coursera Online Chinese Course
Defense Language Institute Mandarin
Growing Up With Chinese
University Page which has LOTS of links to Chinese resources available on the Internet.
----------------------------------------------------------
Television Shows in Mandarin
----------------------------------------------------------
( Say It ) 好好说!慢慢讲! Episode 1
Say It Season II Ep 1
http://www.viki.com/tv Has a lot of Mandainr, Korean and other shows which have subtitles in just about every language.
I've found some quite good food shows from Singapore like:
李囯煌 -- 香港
Food Source 3 - Episode 01 (食在好源头 3 - 第01集)
Kids Shows
childrens stories with sub-titles
大耳朵图图
----------------------------------------------------------
Collections of Materials
----------------------------------------------------------
http://web.csulb.edu/~txie/ccol/pdf/online2.htm
----------------------------------------------------------
Recent Finds
----------------------------------------------------------
https://www.iwillteachyoualanguage.com/ ... -resources
Textbooks:
http://www.hwjyw.com/textbooks/downloads/zhongwen/