Deep Dive: How to improve reading speed and comprehension in Chinese
RTM+ Deep Dives are exclusive one-hour webinars designed to tackle key challenges faced by intermediate to advanced Mandarin learners.
In this Deep Dive we answer the question:
How to improve reading speed and comprehension in Chinese
How will it help you?
This Deep Dive will help you:
✅ Learn tactics to break challenging Chinese texts down so you can get through them with ease
✅ Understand how to "prep the page" so you tackle the most difficult parts BEFORE you start reading
✅ Improve your reading speed, and comprehension so you can read texts which feel "above your level"
Who is it for?
This Deep Dive is for you if you:
✅ Have been learning Chinese for at least 5 years, define yourself as an "upper intermediate" or "advanced" learner.
✅ Are equivalent to HSK5-6, or graduated in Chinese language from university
✅ Know enough characters to read a short news article without too much trouble
✅ Need to read Chinese news as part of your job
Your presenters
Andrew Methven is the author and creator of RealTime Mandarin. Andrew starting writing RTM in 2021 to keep his language skills up-to-date, and keep him sane, during Covid. Every week he shares what he learns with an audience of nearly 11,000 China watchers and Mandarin enthusiasts. Andrew started learning Mandarin over 22 years ago when travelling in China, and then living for several years in Taiwan. He returned to London to take an MA in Chinese translation and linguistics in 2006. Since then Andrew has had a career in business, as an interpreter and advisor to Chinese and international corporates on market entry, international expansion, and investments.
Zoe Qian is the editor of RealTime Mandarin and a conference interpreter. Born and raised in Mainland China, she has also lived in Singapore, the UK, and the US. Currently, she is based in Bonn, Germany. She is both an insider and an outsider when it comes to China - observing and learning about China from outside while facilitating the communication from inside. Zoe also speaks German and Japanese. She enjoys learning the rhythm, the melody, and the way of life that each language carries