“This podcast is unlike any other I’ve found. It doesn’t teach Chinese, it highlights experiences and resources and ideas that help you succeed, however you are learning.
Learning Chinese can feel like training for an ultra marathon; challenging at so many levels, often done largely on your own.
There are points of real struggle that most people experience - whether it’s the first wide eyed look at characters, or the quicksand at the intermediate level.
“You Can Learn Chinese” can help.
Each episode has regular segments, including my favorite part, an interview with someone that brings a new perspective on this endeavor. Hearing how other people have overcome the challenges I’m still facing is priceless.
I often find something new to try, but also I find so much motivation in hearing about the experiences people have had.
The hosts are fantastic - they also produce one of the most helpful Chinese learning resources out there - Mandarin Companion Graded Readers. Jared is great, and John Pasden is, well, John Pasden… (Sinosplice, The Grammar Wiki, years at ChinesePod, etc. He also runs AllSet Learning, an amazing resource for 1 on 1 tutoring and the Grammar Wiki in level - curated book form.)
Few people know more about the many ways to learn Chinese; these guys are fun, motivating and they know their stuff.”
.none.. via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
11/23/21