Anyone can learn a language, but in this episode, John and I are going to talk about five qualities of good language learners. Call them qualities, call them attitudes — these adjustments will help maximize your learning results.

Guest interview is with Zachary Gidwitz, who despite having a Chinese teacher tell him to give up, later progressed to a level that opened up job opportunities with one of China’s largest ecommerce giants. 

Links from the episode:

• YCLC #7 The Myth of Learning Chinese Like a Child
• Tolerance of Ambiguity and Use of Second Language Strategies
• Sherlock Holmes and a Scandal in Shanghai (Mandarin Companion’s next book!)
• The Six | Documentary about 6 Chinese survivors of the Titanic

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