Andrew Methven – Founder of Slow Chinese 每周漫闻

In this video, we’ll learn about Andrew Methven’s “Slow Chinese 每周漫闻.” You can sign up for the Slow Chinese newsletter at www.slowchinese.net

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Andrew and Phil discuss:

• Using real-world language to acquire new words

• Going deep into the news to learn modern words & slang

• Andrew’s story of Mandarin acquisition, including travel through mainland China and living in Taiwan

• How he went from beginner level to advanced via Immersion and a language partner

• How he stayed motivated during the long journey from intermediate to advanced

• Inspiration coming directly from the language

• What Andrew means by “Everything is hidden in the language.”

• Which parts of advanced Chinese are easy to learn and which aren’t

• An example of a Slow Chinese newsletter and why it can help drum up interest in the language

• How everyone’s language acquisition becomes more and more individualized the more advanced they get

• Censorship’s effect on the news and why it doesn’t mean you should ignore the Chinese news

• The memetic evolution of Chinese culture that is directly embedded in the language

• Why there is still interest debate going on in China that is NOT censored

• The lifelong nature of Chinese acquisition (“20 years of learning Chinese and I never saw that word”)

• Andrew’s advice on sticking with the language learning process

…and more!

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