Interesting piece on Singaporeans who get good grades in mandarin but can’t speak it well

[skinnylatte@hachyderm.io]

Interesting piece on Singaporeans who get good grades in mandarin but can’t speak it well

I have the opposite problem! My grades were not great but I speak 3-4 Chinese languages, including mandarin

Mandarin as it was taught in our schools was not fun or useful

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/today/voices/scored-a1-o-level-chinese-struggle-speak-4687166

#Singapore #TootSea #Languages #Chinese #Mandarin

[tuban_muzuru@ohai.social]

@skinnylatte

What do you think could have made learning Mandarin more fun / useful ?

[skinnylatte@hachyderm.io]

@tuban_muzuru not focus so much on rote learning. A lot of mandarin studies is based on memorization and testing and is extremely boring