【Oliver的英音时刻—02】English speakers learn Mandarin Chinese | 外国人学中文

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In the return of slightly shorter episodes, recorded by just one of us, Oliver discusses why English speakers find learning Chinese so difficult and the challenge of learning this subject in the UK where we don't have access to as many Chinese language learning resources.

「Show Notes」

1. What linguistic challenges are there for English speakers wanting to learn Chinese?
2. What could the UK benefit from in terms of better resources to learn Chinese?
3. Is the difficulty in language the biggest barrier to learning Chinese or lack of cultural understanding?
4. Why do non-English speaking countries perform better at language learning compared to those learning Chinese in the UK?
5. How can we improve the number of children wanting to learn Chinese in the UK?

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HD1038198e

2023.7.05

Oliver好贴心，还特意放慢语速哈哈哈

罗雅

2023.7.05

喜欢这一期！

Reday

2023.7.05

来了！

NancyGalager

2026.4.02

Yeah, I totally agree. At present, there are plenty of English textbooks for kids out there, but most of them are at a much lower level compared to what kids in English-speaking countries use. That’s definitely a bottleneck. Also, learning a language doesn’t necessarily mean you have to be in a country where it’s spoken—you just need to try and create the language environment for yourself. For learners of Chinese, or Mandarin, the materials and resources are pretty limited. That’s because native Chinese speakers typically learn through everyday conversations from an early age, then move on to teachers reading aloud in class and students repeating, and later to character recognition and sentence construction. The materials used are often novels, essays by various authors, or poetry—whether by ancient Chinese poets or foreign writers—all of which are worth analyzing for the deeper emotions and writing techniques behind them. Also, in the nine years of compulsory education, we don’t just study our own history—we also learn world history (if you’re curious why world history is included, I can explain that separately in another reply). Learning about the development paths and cultural backgrounds of different countries really helps lay a foundation for foreign language learning. In contrast, kids in other countries tend to have a more relaxed academic schedule and atmosphere before college, while we—aside from necessary rest and occasional planned downtime—dedicate most of our time to studying various subjects.（and so do i,I really think there’s a huge market abroad for all kinds of Chinese learning resources—it’s been waiting impatiently for a long time now.）

_endlessrain

2025.1.24

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2023.7.04

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