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#26 End of Year Special
In this special episode, John and Jared go over the top 10 YCLC podcasts of the year, highlighting their favorite episodes and why. If you’re new to …
6 years ago
#25 Christmas in China
圣诞节快乐! This is our special Christmas episode! John and Jared discuss Christmas is like in China, Christmas words in Chinese, and they even have a “na…
6 years, 1 month ago
#24 The 4 Types of Tone Mistakes
Tones are definitely one of the challenging aspects of Chinese. In this episode, John and Jared discuss the 4 types of mistakes learners make with to…
6 years, 1 month ago
#23 Pinyin Over Characters: the Crippling Crutch
John and Jared discuss the all too common situation of pinyin over Chinese characters, something Jared sometimes refer to as the “crippling crutch”. …
6 years, 2 months ago
#22 Going from "Learning to Read" to "Reading to Learn"
John and Jared discuss some of the latest research about how we learn to read in Chinese. This episode is packed with insights that will change the w…
6 years, 2 months ago
#21 How Important is Chinese Culture When Learning Chinese?
In this episode, John and I talk about the connection between culture and language. Just how important is a grasp of the culture to learn Chinese? In…
6 years, 2 months ago
#20 Confessions of a Chinese Language Teacher
For this special episode, we are joined by Diane Neubauer as a special guest co-host. Diane is a Chinese teacher who first learned Chinese in college…
6 years, 3 months ago
#19 How to Find Your Motivation
Why are you studying Chinese? It seems that everyone has a different reason, but your reason is critical to your success in learning Chinese. Jared a…
6 years, 3 months ago
#18 The Controversy Between Simplified and Traditional Characters Explained
How did we get two systems of Chinese characters? John and Jared discuss why we have simplified and traditional characters, how it all came about, an…
6 years, 4 months ago
#17 Bridging the Gap to Higher Levels
There comes a point in every learners language development when there is a gap between their current level and the next level up. It’s a more pronoun…
6 years, 4 months ago