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#36 How To Find The Perfect Tutor
What does a great tutor do differently? How often should they correct you? What should you do if you can’t afford a private tutor? John and I will gi…
5 years, 8 months ago
#35 Don't Be the Girl with the Name Radiohead
What is in a name? In this episode, John and Jared discuss names in Chinese and how to pick out a good one so you don’t end up with a name like the C…
5 years, 8 months ago
#34 Pronouncing Chinese Confidently
This episode kicks off interviewing Jason Schuurman, an American who has spent a third of his life immersed in Chinese culture and having a blast whi…
5 years, 8 months ago
#33 Writing Chinese: How to Build Your Skills
John and Jared discuss how you can develop mad Chinese writing skills, complete with very practical activities to build those skills, either with oth…
5 years, 9 months ago
#32 COVID-19: A Tale of Two Cities
John and Jared have an insightful discussion about the COVID-19 pandemic sweeping the globe with an on-the-ground perspective in China and the US. Jo…
5 years, 9 months ago
#31 Extensive Reading and the Path to Fluency
John and Jared talk discuss everything you wanted to know about extensive reading but were afraid to ask. After this, you’ll be able to identify why …
5 years, 10 months ago
#30 Second Language or Foreign Language: What Type of Learner Are You?
In this episode, John and Jared talk about the difference between learning Chinese as a second language vs. learning as a foreign language. At first …
5 years, 10 months ago
#29 How to Pass the HSK and AP Chinese Tests
Jared talks with Grant Brown, an expert on HSK and AP Chinese test prep. Grant tells us the key reasons people fail, and the secrets to passing. This…
5 years, 11 months ago
#28 A Method to Remember Thousands of Characters
Do you find it hard to remember characters? We all do. In this episode, John and Jared discuss a method that has delivered results time and time agai…
5 years, 11 months ago
#27 Can You Learn Chinese from a Textbook?
What can you realistically learn from a textbook? John and Jared discuss this question to help anyone understand how far a textbook can take you towa…
6 years ago