I mentioned that I’m also doing memory training. The concepts in the memory training program and in Remembering the Hanzi are very similar because they encourage the use of vivid imagery to engage the mind. Our minds tend to think in pictures. I can really appreciate Heisig’s techniques. Onward!
Like with the slow Chinese podcast episodes, I start off by highlighting the characters I already knew. Though I promised myself that I would learn 20 characters per day, I say with much chagrin that I haven’t been doing that. Still, the fact that I can pick out some of them is very comforting.
My home office is not a conducive environment for learning Chinese or anything else. I get too distracted with the stuff on my PC and I’ll play neopets for hours on end. This is yet another one of those hurdles for me.
’m doing an experiment where I’m learning Chinese and Japanese using two different methods. The principal of simulated language immersion is common to both. However, I’m going to see how far I can get with Japanese by only playing Japanese video games.
My goal with this exercise is to increase my listening comprehension and increase my ability to think in Chinese in real time.
