 How to squeeze the most out of chinese TV shows??
Recently, I've been fiddling around with this method where while watching a chinese TV show (usually online), I tend to pause whenever unfamiliar/new words appear and then i write/type them out somewhere. I would then review the new words/phrases later. 2 problems here. First, it's extremely time consuming and in some ways removes the fun out of watching the show but I do end up with increased knowledge of the language. Second, for every episode I watch I pick up disturbing numbers of new words like say 20-30 words/grammatical suffixes/colloquailisms/chengyus Anyone here attempted something similar? In any case I see flaws in this method and seek advice on a more efficient way to build up both vocab / reading and listening abilities. With this methog, my listening does improve somewhat but not at a rate which is commensurate with the input amount. And my ears still can't 'listen' to more complex sentences (accents aside) though I have no problem reading it. | 
05-13-2008, 06:53 PM
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