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Why Listening Skills are so Important?
Listening is a very important part of learning a language. If you are a language learner and want to be fluent in the language, then you have to practice listening as it gives you an idea about the tone of native speakers and also helps in increasing your vocabulary. The conversation is no doubt the best way to be fluent in any language but what would you do without knowing the correct pronunciation of many words of a new language. The only way to overcome this problem is by listening to that particular language. Chinese is the language having the largest number of native speakers but still, it is the toughest language to understand because of its difficult pronunciation. So, here let us discuss how to improve your Chinese listening skills:
It's all in the tone!
Chinese listening is so difficult because it has difficult pronunciation as well as particular tones associated with each word. If you want to understand native speakers then you have to master the tone first. Secondly Chinese has a lot of synonyms, homonyms, and many other words which are difficult to understand and learn. So before speaking and listening you have to do a lot of homework. Just like any other language Chinese also has different accents which are spoken in different areas of the country so understanding each accent may prove difficult for you.
So, to improve your Chinese listening skills you should work a lot. For this, you have to make an appropriate plan and decide a time limit for improving yourself. Here are some ways which you can follow while making your plans and executing them:
Gotta have some goals baby!
First of all, set your listening goals and try to achieve them. If you are a beginner then start listening to small words and then go to bigger sentences. Listen to those words repeatedly which you find difficult to understand. Try to understand the words as soon as you listen to them. This will help in increasing your listening speed and also you will be able to interpret the language of native speakers.
And for this, you should choose appropriate materials which can help you step by step. Step by step learning is the key to achieve bigger goals. A perfect solution to get appropriate materials is to arrange audios and videos of people doing conversation in Chinese. These conversations should have a slow speed so that the listener can interpret them effectively. After this, there is a need to increase the difficulty level so that you can be proficient in listening. Listening proficiency will make you able to speak and become fluent.
But how do I get all the material though?
The next question is where to get the material? Don’t worry! Our expert team at Multibhashi has as many audios and videos as you want to improve your reasoning for getting these just you have to enroll yourself in our language learning course!
Moreover, doing all the things to learn a new language is not easy to do alone. High-level motivation is required to continue all the practices and that’s why you need some people who can become challengers and motivators for you! Again, our experts play a big role to motivate language learners by increasing the level of difficulties and keeping them involved in learning.
Our trainers prepare the trainees for all the situations which can be faced in real life. They provide the required environment and also help learners to achieve their goals.
At last, learning a language is all about your determination and need. So decide your goal, plan your language learning program, and go ahead with listening to Chinese!
Also read- 6 Basic Chinese Phrases for Surviving Any Situation!