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#41 How to Use Translation to Learn Chinese
John & Jared discuss the role of translation in the language learning journey. When you encounter a text with many unfamiliar characters, should you …
6 years ago
#40 How to Set Goals for Learning Chinese
John and Jared discuss how to set language learning goals, with concrete ideas on how to break them down into achievable chunks and avoiding the trap…
6 years, 1 month ago
#39 The Future of Learning Chinese
In this special episode, guest interview is with expert Chinese teacher trainer and innovator, Terry Waltz. She’s a renegade in the Chinese language …
6 years, 1 month ago
#38 How Much Mandarin Do You Need To Speak?
John and Jared break down what it’s going to take if you want to get conversational in Chinese both in terms of the number of words and which ones ar…
6 years, 2 months ago
#37 Chinese Homestay Censorship Vampires
Guest interview is with John Gordon, a longtime resident of Beijing who went from English education to starring in a Children’s TV show in China. His…
6 years, 2 months ago
#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…
6 years, 3 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…
6 years, 3 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…
6 years, 4 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…
6 years, 4 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…
6 years, 4 months ago