159 Episodes

  1. #59 Bridging to Breakthrough and Abigail Washburn

    Published: 4/5/2021
  2. #58 Will Chinese become the next global language?

    Published: 3/22/2021
  3. #57 What’s in a Chinese surname?

    Published: 3/8/2021
  4. #56 When should you start learning characters?

    Published: 2/22/2021
  5. #55 Flashcards, spaced repetition software, and building proficiency

    Published: 2/8/2021
  6. #54 Putting the Drama into Chinese Class

    Published: 1/25/2021
  7. #53 Reality vs. How You Think Your Chinese Sounds

    Published: 1/11/2021
  8. #52 Top 10 Stories of 2020

    Published: 12/28/2020
  9. #51 Behind-the-Scenes Making a Mandarin Companion Graded Reader

    Published: 12/14/2020
  10. #50 What’s Holding You Back From Learning Chinese

    Published: 11/30/2020
  11. #49 How to Learn to Read Chinese: Bridging the Gap to Native Materials (Part 4 of 4)

    Published: 11/16/2020
  12. #48 How to Learn to Read Chinese: Developing Fluency Now (Part 3 of 4)

    Published: 11/2/2020
  13. #47 How to Learn to Read Chinese: Baby Steps to Real Reading (Part 2 of 4)

    Published: 10/19/2020
  14. #46 How to Learn to Read Chinese: Pinyin, Characters, Vocabulary (Part 1 of 4)

    Published: 10/5/2020
  15. #45 The Perils of Taking Chinese Literally

    Published: 9/21/2020
  16. #44 Using Chinese at Work with Kaiser Kuo

    Published: 9/7/2020
  17. #43 How to Level Up Your Listening Skills

    Published: 8/24/2020
  18. #42 How to Get a Laugh in Chinese

    Published: 8/10/2020
  19. #41 How to Use Translation to Learn Chinese

    Published: 7/27/2020
  20. #40 How to Set Goals for Learning Chinese

    Published: 7/13/2020

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Learn HOW to learn Chinese with hosts Jared Turner and John Pasden. You will learn tips, strategies, and insights so you can supercharge your language learning. You will also be inspired by guest interviews with people from all over the world who have learned Chinese. Both Jared and John both learned Chinese, lived in China for many years, and have worked with learners all over the world and understand the unique challenges that Chinese learners face. They stay at the forefront of language learning research and methods and bring that to listeners everywhere.