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#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, 8 months 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, 8 months 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, 9 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, 9 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, 10 months ago
#46 How to Learn to Read Chinese: Pinyin, Characters, Vocabulary (Part 1 of 4)
Welcome to part 1 of 4 about learning how to read Chinese. In this episode, John and Jared start at the beginning and talk about how to learn pinyin…
5 years, 10 months ago
#45 The Perils of Taking Chinese Literally
John and Jared discuss a linguistic concept that you’ve probably never heard of but is pervasive throughout all languages. This will help you underst…
5 years, 10 months ago
#44 Using Chinese at Work with Kaiser Kuo
John and Jared discuss using Chinese in the workplace and how you can use it no matter what your level. Guest interview is with Kaiser Kuo, a well k…
5 years, 11 months ago
#43 How to Level Up Your Listening Skills
In this episode, you’re going to learn how to level up your Chinese listening skills. Jared and John will be sharing tips and tricks you can use no m…
5 years, 11 months ago
#42 How to Get a Laugh in Chinese
So you think you’re funny? John and Jared discuss some of the cultural differences of Chinese humor and what it takes to get your Chinese friends rol…
6 years ago