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Elizabeth Tai | 戴秀铃 🇲🇾

Once upon a time, I took a HSK1 class thinking I could improve my Mandarin that way. It wasn't. After spending half of 2023 researching strategies to improve my Mandarin fluency, I now have a plan in place, detailed in this post below:

elizabethtai.com/2024/01/02/wh

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@liztai ooh, this looks like a great project! I merely intend on not dropping out of my 1.5 hour weekly class and staying motivated.
(there's a 2023 wandering around in your piece. I think you meant 2024: "As my aim is to watch Chinese dramas without subtitles, 2023’s goal is to focus on improving my vocabulary and listening skills and to bump it solidly to HSK 5.")

@switch lol yes. I noticed that and realise i have to correct it. I guess a part of me doesn't want to leave it yet hahaha

@liztai did a search for "HSK1" and this post popped up - I signed up for Mandarin classes about a month ago and I love your perspective. I guess it's time for me to start watching cdramas for immersion haha

@evaack you totally should! Congrats on starting the journey.

I actually have a semi regular Substack where I will share what I learn as a Mandarin learner and hopefully cultivate a community of learners. Learning languages needs a bit of finesse to be effective!