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Learn Chinese Insights Chinese Track
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Weekly interviews with people who learned Mandarin Chinese as a second language. Find out why they learned it, what approach they took, and more importantly what they are doing with the Chinese they have learned.
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Why many language teachers fail at teaching Mandarin Chinese
Watch on youtube American Jenna Cody details how she learned Mandarin Chinese and Taiwanese, while living in Taiwan and why she feels many teachers and language schools fail at teaching Mandarin Chinese. Listen to find out: What brought her to Asia How she initially learned Chinese in China How she resumed learning Chinese in Taiwan […]
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Learn Chinese Insights Podcast Episode 048: Ron
Watch on YouTube In this interview, Ron Hanson from New Zealand details the steps he took to learn Mandarin Chinese to allow him to research topics to write on for his magazine: www.whitefungus.com Listen to find out: What brought him to Taiwan How he first started learning Chinese Why he decided to learn Chinese characters […]
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Learn Chinese Insights Podcast Episode 047: Anthony
Watch on Youtube In this podcast episode, Canadian Anthony Van Dyck details the steps he took to self teach himself Mandarin Chinese, which enabled him to branch out from teaching English and climb the corporate ladder all the way to COO of an energy company in Taiwan. Listen to find out: What brought him to […]
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Learn Chinese Insights Podcast Episode 046: Karen
In this episode, I interview Karen Chung, an American who has lived in Taiwan for 40 years. Watch on YouTube Listen to find out: What brought her to Taiwan What Taiwan was like in the 70s Why studying in university is not enough to learn Chinese What mistakes she made in Chinese early on Why […]
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Learn Chinese Insights Podcast Episode 045: Adam
Interview with Adam Bell, an American, on his journey studying Mandarin Chinese, working and parenting in Taiwan.
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Learn Chinese Insights Podcast Episode 044: Jamie
Watch on youtube In this episode, I interview Jamie Rufe, an American now living in Taiwan. Jamie tells us: – What brought him to Taiwan – Why he started learning Mandarin Chinese – What career opportunities being able to speak Chinese got him – The one habit that was instrumental to his Chinese progress – […]