Sometimes when I tell people that I teach Chinese history they will ask, “Can you speak Chinese?” Answer: yes; that’s one of the skills required to get a job like the one I have. But sometimes they will ask, “Are you fluent in Chinese?” And that question always gives me pause. It depends on what… Continue reading Fluency or bust!
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Geeking out on language
The thing that hooked me on studying China was the language. When I started taking Chinese in my first year of college, it blew my mind—tones, characters, the whole package was such a marvelously different way to convey meaning than anything I’d encountered before. I still love the challenge of Chinese; the more I learn,… Continue reading Geeking out on language