<p>Measuring your Chinese progress is a double-edged sword: it can keep you motivated, but it can also tempt you to chase numbers that don’t reflect real progress.</p><p>#learnchinese #progress #motivation #measure #benchmark</p><p>Link to article on Hacking Chinese: Effective progress or experience points? The double-edged sword of measuring your Chinese learning: <a href="https://www.hackingchinese.com/measurable-progress-is-a-double-edged-sword/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.hackingchinese.com/measurable-progress-is-a-double-edged-sword/</a></p><p>Benchmarking progress in Chinese to stay motivated: <a href="https://www.hackingchinese.com/benchmarking-progress" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.hackingchinese.com/benchmarking-progress</a></p><p>How to get past the intermediate Chinese learning plateau: <a href="https://www.hackingchinese.com/how-to-get-past-the-intermediate-chinese-learning-plateau" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.hackingchinese.com/how-to-get-past-the-intermediate-chinese-learning-plateau</a></p><p>6 benefits of learning Chinese through sports: <a href="https://www.hackingchinese.com/practising-sports-to-learn-chinese" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.hackingchinese.com/practising-sports-to-learn-chinese</a></p><p>Spaced repetition software: What it is and how to use it to learn Chinese: <a href="https://www.hackingchinese.com/an-introduction-to-spaced-repetition-software" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.hackingchinese.com/an-introduction-to-spaced-repetition-software</a></p><p>Duolingo CEO Luis von Ahn wants you addicted to learning: <a href="https://www.theverge.com/24267841/luis-von-ahn-duolingo-owl-language-learning-gamification-generative-ai-android-decoder" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.theverge.com/24267841/luis-von-ahn-duolingo-owl-language-learning-gamification-generative-ai-android-decoder</a></p><p>The importance of counting what counts when learning Chinese: <a href="https://www.hackingchinese.com/about-the-importance-of-coutning-what-counts" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.hackingchinese.com/about-the-importance-of-coutning-what-counts</a></p><p>Using HSK as a roadmap to learning Chinese: Pros and cons: <a href="https://www.hackingchinese.com/using-the-hsk-as-a-roadmap-to-learning-chinese" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.hackingchinese.com/using-the-hsk-as-a-roadmap-to-learning-chinese</a></p><p>The CEFR Levels: <a href="https://www.coe.int/en/web/common-european-framework-reference-languages/level-descriptions" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.coe.int/en/web/common-european-framework-reference-languages/level-descriptions</a></p><p>CEFR self-assessment grid: <a href="https://rm.coe.int/CoERMPublicCommonSearchServices/DisplayDCTMContent?documentId=090000168045bb52" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://rm.coe.int/CoERMPublicCommonSearchServices/DisplayDCTMContent?documentId=090000168045bb52</a></p><p>CEFR companion volume: <a href="https://www.coe.int/en/web/common-european-framework-reference-languages/cefr-companion-volume-and-its-language-versions" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.coe.int/en/web/common-european-framework-reference-languages/cefr-companion-volume-and-its-language-versions</a></p><p>6 challenges students face when learning to read Chinese and how to overcome them: <a href="https://www.hackingchinese.com/6-challenges-students-face-when-learning-to-read-chinese-and-how-to-overcome-them" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.hackingchinese.com/6-challenges-students-face-when-learning-to-read-chinese-and-how-to-overcome-them</a></p><p>Seeing through the illusion of advanced Chinese learning: <a href="https://www.hackingchinese.com/the-illusion-of-advanced-learning-and-what-to-do-about-it" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.hackingchinese.com/the-illusion-of-advanced-learning-and-what-to-do-about-it</a></p><p>How long have you studied Chinese? 290 years or 58 992 hours! <a href="https://www.hackingchinese.com/how-long-have-you-studied-chinese-290-years-or-58-992-hours" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.hackingchinese.com/how-long-have-you-studied-chinese-290-years-or-58-992-hours</a></p><p>Approaches to reading in Chinese: <a href="https://www.hackingchinese.com/approaches-to-reading-in-chinese" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.hackingchinese.com/approaches-to-reading-in-chinese</a></p><p>More information and inspiration about learning and teaching Chinese can be found at <a href="https://www.hackingchinese.com" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.hackingchinese.com</a></p><p>Music: "Traxis 1 ~ F. Benjamin" by Traxis, 2020 - Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution (3.0)</p>