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You can Learn Chinese, a podcast by Jared Turner and John Pasden of Mandarin Companion. Hear Chinese learning experts discuss how to learn Mandarin!
Mandarin Blueprint is the most ambitious online Chinese learning curriculum ever attempted. Not only because it integrates pronunciation, characters, vocabulary & grammar acquisition materials, but more importantly because it teaches how to relate everything you need to know about Chinese to your personal lived experience. Everything about your past is a potential connection you can make to Mandarin, and we're experts at helping you find them. Not to mention, Chinese is a super cool language ...
Pocast made by COEUS International School Students. Coeus International School offers educational opportunities for young learners in grades K-12, with dual-language programs in English and the choice of Arabic, French, Greek, Mandarin or Spanish. The mission of Coeus International School is to educate young people to develop intellectual capacity and creativity, cultivate emotional intelligence and healthy relationships, achieve academic excellence and proficiency in world languages, value ...
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128. How to Master Any Mandarin Sound
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#56 When should you start learning characters?
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John and Jared unpack when you should start learning Chinese characters so you can find your own answer that might be later or earlier than you might think. Guest interview is with Adam DiFrisco who found the courage to make huge life changing decisions that brought him to China. Links from the episode: Learning Chinese via Twitch - Wired Speak Chi…
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Adam DiFrisco – Bilingual Tour Guide on How He Mastered Mandarin
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Check out more testimonials here, and click to learn more about The Mandarin Blueprint Method. After accidentally stumbling into a Chinese class, Adam started a Chinese language learning journey that would change his life. Adam is now the lead tour guide and marketing manager at MaxTour (https://www.maxtour.co/zh-hant/) where he leads Chinese-speak…
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127. What’s Special About Mandarin & Happy CNY!
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Gyms, GTD & Mandarin Blueprint – An Interview w/ Nathan Holiday
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Check out more testimonials here, and click to learn more about The Mandarin Blueprint Method. Nathan Holiday is the founder and CEO of “Level Method,” a program for improving the retention rate for owners of functional fitness gyms (https://www.levelmethod.com). Perhaps surprisingly, many of the underlying principles of what makes Level Method wor…
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126. Mr. T Loans His Hook Swords to Janet Jackson
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#55 Flashcards, spaced repetition software, and building proficiency
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John and Jared talk about flashcards and spaced repetition software, how they can help, their limits, and how to use them to build your Chinese skills. This guest interview is with Mandarin Blueprint cofounder Luke Neale, who felt the call of Chinese pulling him back to China, changing his life forever. Links from the episode: SRS flashcards: Pros …
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Interview with John Nomura – University Learning vs. Mandarin Blueprint
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Check out more testimonials here, and click to learn more about The Mandarin Blueprint Method. We had fun interviewing John Nomura about his experiences learning Chinese, and how The Mandarin Blueprint Method has helped him improve compared to his classes at the University of Minnesota. His primary motivation to learn is that he married a Chinese w…
欢迎光临! Welcome! You can now subscribe to the podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify, or you can subscribe by copying the following URL into your favorite podcast APP: https://www.mandarinblueprint.com/feed/podcast The Mandarin Blueprint Podcast focuses primarily on The Mandarin Blueprint Method online curriculum. Creators Luke Neale & Phil Crimmins an…
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A Pro User’s Pro Tips – Interview with Christine Anderssen
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Check out more testimonials here, and click to learn more about The Mandarin Blueprint Method. Christine Anderssen wrote an article for our blog back when she was in Level 13 of The Mandarin Blueprint Method course (check it out here: https://www.mandarinblueprint.com/christine-stumbles-upon-chinese/). Now she’s back and WOW what progress she’s mad…
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124. Analyzing Chinese vs. Acquiring Chinese
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John and Jared review a paper written by a professor who incorporated graded readers and theater into a Chinese class. You’ll discover why it was so effective at helping students learn and gather even more ways to get creative with your graded readers. Guest interview is with Denis Suslov, a Russian who moved to China when he was 17 to study Chines…
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Betting on Fluency – a Chat with Robert Toms
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Check out more testimonials here, and click to learn more about The Mandarin Blueprint Method. We had a great time chatting with Robert Toms about “The Hanzi Movie Method” because, as it turns out, he’s a stage actor! (Check out his website: https://www.robertleetoms.com/) Naturally, he was like a fish to water with a method using mnemonic metaphor…
欢迎光临! Welcome! You can now subscribe to the podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify, or you can subscribe by copying the following URL into your favorite podcast APP: https://www.mandarinblueprint.com/feed/podcast The Mandarin Blueprint Podcast focuses primarily on The Mandarin Blueprint Method online curriculum. Creators Luke Neale & Phil Crimmins an…
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Interview with Chris Young on Study Techniques, Motivation & Understanding China
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Check out more testimonials here, and click to learn more about The Mandarin Blueprint Method. Chris Young has been learning Chinese on and off for many years. Originally inspired by martial arts films, Chris would occasionally pick up books to try and decipher the language spoken (both Mandarin and Cantonese) by the characters in these movies. He’…
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#53 Reality vs. How You Think Your Chinese Sounds
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John and Jared discuss the difference between how you think your Chinese sounds vs how it really sounds. Surprise surprise, there is a difference! John takes us through an academic paper to tell you which tones you should prioritize to make yourself understood more clearly. Guest interview is with Linda Yi, creator of Panda Cub stories and a herita…
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The DRAGON Lady! Becca’s Business Benefits from Chinese
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121. The Two-headed (Friendly) Monster of Chinese Fluency
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In this special episode, John and Jared went back through all of the interviews of 2020 and pulled out the ten best stories. Get ready to laugh, reflect, and possibly shed a tear as we take a trip down memory lane. These stories show how learning Chinese can open doors in all aspects of your life, bringing unexpected and cherished connections… ...e…
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119. Gamify your learning & Who has the best Chinese?
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Brennan’s Company Asked Him to Learn Chinese
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Many members of The Mandarin Blueprint Method decided to learn Chinese for love of the language, culture, or to pursue romance. Brennan Pimpinella’s motivation, however, is far more specific. His company set him the assignment of becoming fluent and literate in Chinese so they can more easily liaise with their Chinese counterparts. Luckily for Bren…
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118. Shocking Native Mandarin Speakers
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#51 Behind-the-Scenes Making a Mandarin Companion Graded Reader
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John and Jared give you a behind the scenes look at how they choose and adapt stories for Chinese learners like you. It’s a look into how the sausage is made! If you’ve read any of the books, or do any sort of creative work, you may quite enjoy this segment. Guest interview is with Peter Braden, a Chinese History PhD researcher with some serious Ch…
欢迎光临! Welcome! You can now subscribe to the podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify, or you can subscribe by copying the following URL into your favorite podcast APP: https://www.mandarinblueprint.com/feed/podcast The Mandarin Blueprint Podcast focuses primarily on The Mandarin Blueprint Method online curriculum. Creators Luke Neale & Phil Crimmins an…
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Oscar Haglund shares his awesome progress with Mandarin Blueprint
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Check out more testimonials here, and click to learn more about The Mandarin Blueprint Method. Oscar is a software developer who found our curriculum fascinating due to its super logical structure. He wants to become proficient in Mandarin Chinese to better communicate with his wife’s family and keep up with his son’s Chinese instruction. Due to Os…
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Peter Byrd Finally Found Success In Mandarin After 20 Years Of Trying
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Check out more testimonials here, and click to learn more about The Mandarin Blueprint Method. Peter is a professional ballroom dance teacher who has been trying to learn Mandarin Chinese for 20 years, with limited success. After using the MB curriculum, this has all changed for the better. Now, he can’t wait to start conversing with his Chinese st…
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#50 What’s Holding You Back From Learning Chinese
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What are you afraid of? John and Jared discuss the most common things that could be holding you back from learning Chinese. They offer tips on how to overcome them to achieve your dreams. Guest interview is with Megan Ammirati, a 2nd generation Chinese learner and Fulbright scholar. Her story illustrates that your potential will lie fallow in the f…
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115. A New Chinese Learning Landscape
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#49 How to Learn to Read Chinese: Bridging the Gap to Native Materials (Part 4 of 4)
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Welcome to part 4 of 4 about learning how to read Chinese. This is the situation: you’ve read all the graded readers and learner content out there, and you're wondering….now what? John and Jared offer tips on how to bridge the gap to native level content.Guest interview is with Matt Sheehan, an intrepid American who landed in China to learn journal…
欢迎光临! Welcome! You can now subscribe to the podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify, or you can subscribe by copying the following URL into your favorite podcast APP: https://www.mandarinblueprint.com/feed/podcast The Mandarin Blueprint Podcast focuses primarily on The Mandarin Blueprint Method online curriculum. Creators Luke Neale & Phil Crimmins an…
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112. Two Types of Expat Life in China
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#48 How to Learn to Read Chinese: Developing Fluency Now (Part 3 of 4)
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Welcome to part 3 of 4 about learning how to read Chinese. In this episode, John and Jared discuss the concept of fluency now as opposed to some distant time in the future and how reading will get you there. Guest interview is with Olle Linge of Hacking Chinese and Chinese language enthusiast extraordinaire. He offers the Chinese learning tips that…
欢迎光临! Welcome! You can now subscribe to the podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify, or you can subscribe by copying the following URL into your favorite podcast APP: https://www.mandarinblueprint.com/feed/podcast The Mandarin Blueprint Podcast focuses primarily on The Mandarin Blueprint Method online curriculum. Creators Luke Neale & Phil Crimmins an…
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Nick Sims on Balancing Family, Career & Learning Chinese
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Check out more testimonials here, and click to learn more about The Mandarin Blueprint Method. Nick is one of the top contributors to the Mandarin Blueprint Method course, and we were thrilled to speak with him about his experience. We were hugely impressed by his commitment to several projects and responsibilities, so we’re sure you will be as ins…
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#47 How to Learn to Read Chinese: Baby Steps to Real Reading (Part 2 of 4)
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Welcome to part 2 of 4 about learning how to read Chinese. In this episode, John and Jared discuss how to get into reading at an early stage, even if you don’t have anything that is low enough for you to read! Guest interview is with Heather Turner, an entrepreneurial mother of five. She’s a qualified dental hygienist, professional baker, and most …
