This entry does not have much to it, but I realised that the only way that one can really learning something is by enjoying. OK, that may be a false presumption, but the torturing nature of the Practical Audio Visual Chinese- its poor translations, dialogue, vocab, grammar structure, makes it unbearable at times.
(there really should be no English and let the students figure out the meaning of the vocabulary or grammar for themselves)
Anyway, here is my latest computer transformation : 蘋果日報 = 國語日報 !!!
Having the pronunciation of every character, rather than constantly using Chinese Pera Kun, may force me to think of the meaning of a character by a pronunciation that I already know.
Going to bars is not really my thing lately, so I am trying to take more time to read. Children`s books are sometimes too difficult, due to the vocabulary of specific historical elements, but sometimes really boring as well. I just discovered that the passion of millions of kids and adults around the world can be used (efficiently - i hope so) for learning a language. This mostly due to motivation. Read comics.
Given my level is still quite low, it is more cost effective for me to buy second hand ones and read them at home. Going to a manga café may be a plan in the near future.
Comic books give an impression of natural language. Common grammar use in normal frequency makes it a lot easier to get how it is used and what it can mean.
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