Comments on: How I learnt Chinese, part 6: Graduate program in Taiwan https://www.hackingchinese.com/i-learnt-chinese-part-6-graduate-program-taiwan/ A better way of learning Mandarin Thu, 14 Dec 2023 11:47:01 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Olle Linge https://www.hackingchinese.com/i-learnt-chinese-part-6-graduate-program-taiwan/#comment-10959 Mon, 22 Aug 2016 07:04:13 +0000 http://www.hackingchinese.com/?p=8474#comment-10959 In reply to Jason B..

There are of course several factors. First, I enjoy writing about these things and think that I can make valuable contributions by doing so. Without that, it would be impossible. However, I do this for a living (partly at least), so I also do it because I need to pay rent, bills and food. Mundane, but true. 🙂

]]> By: Jason B. https://www.hackingchinese.com/i-learnt-chinese-part-6-graduate-program-taiwan/#comment-10804 Wed, 17 Aug 2016 15:42:59 +0000 http://www.hackingchinese.com/?p=8474#comment-10804 So, I’m curious: What kinds of motivation have been driving you to continue to produce all of the great content on Hacking Chinese, mandarin.About.com, and the Skritter blog? That’s a lot of high-quality content, so I imagine there must have been some pretty strong motivation behind it.

]]> By: Olle Linge https://www.hackingchinese.com/i-learnt-chinese-part-6-graduate-program-taiwan/#comment-10732 Tue, 16 Aug 2016 08:17:04 +0000 http://www.hackingchinese.com/?p=8474#comment-10732 In reply to Chris Coulouris.

Hi Chris,

Glad you find the blog interesting/useful! Regarding your first question, teaching in Sweden requires a licence, which requires credits and experience in the Swedish system, so no degree from abroad will be sufficient on its own. However, it’s often possible to convert degrees and credits, and then apply for a licence. However, since I have enough credits in Sweden already, I have never really needed to do this. Regarding your second question, I haven’s seen any such research, but I haven’t been looking for it either. It might be worthwhile to start by looking at research on non-native teachers in general first.

Best wishes,

Olle

]]> By: Chris Coulouris https://www.hackingchinese.com/i-learnt-chinese-part-6-graduate-program-taiwan/#comment-10726 Tue, 16 Aug 2016 01:12:14 +0000 http://www.hackingchinese.com/?p=8474#comment-10726 Dear Olle,
I discovered Hacking Chinese last year and it is fantastic resource, one I wish I had when I first started learning Chinese. Your second to last paragraph should be a mantra for every student who embarks on the journey of learning Chinese as an adult. When I first started learning Chinese in Qingdao I was very frustrating by the teaching methods. Your article about what a student won’t get from learning in the classroom summarized my experience perfectly.
I’d like to ask you two questions. First, is your degree from Taiwan recognized by schools and other institutions in Sweden. In the United States degrees from China are not recognized but I am not sure if degrees from Taiwan are. My second question is, do you know if there has been any research done regarding students who learn Chinese from native speakers and students who learn Chinese from non-native speakers and their ability to replicate and distinguish tones?

Best wishes,

Chris Coulouris

PS- When I go back to the States your book will be my first Amazon purchase!

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