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#56 When should you start learning characters?
John and Jared unpack when you should start learning Chinese characters so you can find your own answer that might be later or earlier than you might…
4 years, 10 months ago
#55 Flashcards, spaced repetition software, and building proficiency
John and Jared talk about flashcards and spaced repetition software, how they can help, their limits, and how to use them to build your Chinese skill…
4 years, 11 months ago
#54 Putting the Drama into Chinese Class
Review of a paper written by a professor who incorporated graded readers and theater into a Chinese class. Interview with Denis Suslov from Russia.
4 years, 11 months ago
#53 Reality vs. How You Think Your Chinese Sounds
John and Jared discuss the difference between how you think your Chinese sounds vs how it really sounds. Surprise surprise, there is a difference! Jo…
5 years ago
#52 Top 10 Stories of 2020
In this special episode, John and Jared went back through all of the interviews of 2020 and pulled out the ten best stories. Get ready to laugh, refl…
5 years ago
#51 Behind-the-Scenes Making a Mandarin Companion Graded Reader
John and Jared give you a behind the scenes look at how they choose and adapt stories for Chinese learners like you. It’s a look into how the sausage…
5 years, 1 month ago
#50 What’s Holding You Back From Learning Chinese
What are you afraid of? John and Jared discuss the most common things that could be holding you back from learning Chinese. They offer tips on how to…
5 years, 1 month ago
#49 How to Learn to Read Chinese: Bridging the Gap to Native Materials (Part 4 of 4)
Welcome to part 4 of 4 about learning how to read Chinese. This is the situation: you’ve read all the graded readers and learner content out there, a…
5 years, 2 months ago
#48 How to Learn to Read Chinese: Developing Fluency Now (Part 3 of 4)
Welcome to part 3 of 4 about learning how to read Chinese. In this episode, John and Jared discuss the concept of fluency now as opposed to some dist…
5 years, 2 months ago
#47 How to Learn to Read Chinese: Baby Steps to Real Reading (Part 2 of 4)
Welcome to part 2 of 4 about learning how to read Chinese. In this episode, John and Jared discuss how to get into reading at an early stage, even if…
5 years, 3 months ago