Listening is a skill in itself—one that second-language research shows is understudied and under-supported in most classes. The best listeners adopt specific strategies—cognitive, metacognitive, and socio-affective. If you’re struggling with...

Once again you’ve found your way back to the Asian market. But, today, you’re on a mission. You’re going to find someone to practice Chinese with even if it kills you. Hold on. There, that’s an opportunity for a conversation if you’ve ever seen...

Chinese reading exercises might not have the sexy swagger of, say, watching a hip Chinese sitcom or meeting up with your language buddy for a drink. But—did you know that they can improve your language learning acquisition leaps and bounds? Read...

“We can’t have any animals in any of the stories” John said as we sat down to discuss story ideas. “Not any animals at all? Why not?” I defiantly stated. “If you look at all the characters for animals, they all fall outside of the 150 characters...

Steven Kaufmann is a world renown polyglot (a person who knows and is able to use several languages) who speaks 20 languages. I had the privilege to interview him for our podcast and talk about his story of learning Chinese and his perspectives...