Popular Post murrayjames Posted July 5, 2019 at 06:47 AM Popular Post Report Share Posted July 5, 2019 at 06:47 AM Recently I did an interview with @Phil Crimmins, the co-founder of Mandarin Blueprint. Phil is an old friend and drummer I used to perform with around Sichuan. He invited me on his podcast to speak about my experience learning Mandarin and making music in China. The podcast covers many topics, including: definitions of language fluency and proficiency; reasons to learn (and not to learn) a foreign language; similarities between language and music; the benefits of patience; moving past the “intermediate plateau”; immersion/environmental factors; language learning and empathy; my experience teaching at a Chinese music conservatory; aural reading and reading speed; reading Chinese literature; concision as an indicator of language ability; my upcoming role at NYU Shanghai; and more. Chinese Forums gets mentioned a few times as well! The podcast can be watched/listened to on the Mandarin Blueprint website: https://www.mandarinblueprint.com/podcast/35-mastering-mandarin-music-with-murray-james/ It’s also on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0mg2sBhEtA 11 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomsima Posted July 5, 2019 at 11:40 AM Report Share Posted July 5, 2019 at 11:40 AM Really great hearing about all your experiences, great perspective on patience and time required for studying Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abcdefg Posted July 5, 2019 at 11:51 PM Report Share Posted July 5, 2019 at 11:51 PM Good quote at about 8:15 (Youtube version.) Quote "When you can do more things with the language, then interesting stuff will happen to you." Well said and I agree. Language has opened lots of doors for me here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murrayjames Posted July 6, 2019 at 09:41 AM Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2019 at 09:41 AM Thanks all! Glad many of you found the conversation interesting/helpful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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