Do you ever feel like natives speak Chinese too fast? John and Jared talk about the nuances of rate of speech in listening and how to increase your ability to listen to faster speech and even increase your own rate of speaking. Guest interview is with Susan St. Denis who during her teens got hooked on Chinese, never looked back, and became determined to pursue a career connected to China.
Links from the episode:
- Toward Better Tones in Natural Speech
- Shadowing Techniqueย | Steve Kaufmann (YouTube)
- The China Vibeย | TikTok
- China-America Student Conference
- My Teacher is a Martianย | ย Level 2 Chinese Graded Reader