Rob Kilpatrick teaches English in Taiwan, where he's lived in the past 11 years.

Listen to this podcast to find out:

What made him choose Taiwan over other countries
What gave him his initial motivation to learn Chinese
How he was able to integrate the Chinese he was learning in class into his day to day life
The benefit of having local Chinese friends to learn the language and culture
The benefits of living in Taiwan in general
The benefits of learning Chinese in a classroom environment
What can be done on your own to improve your Chinese
Why he thinks learning characters from the beginning is important
The importance of having local Chinese friends

Learn Chinese Insights Podcast Episode 008: Rob Kilpatrick

Insights from non native Chinese speakers on how they learned Mandarin and what they are doing with it now.

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Learn Chinese Insights Podcast Episode 008: Rob Kilpatrick

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