Episodes

  • Language in the Wild to a Beat "Rattle Snake"

    Language in the Wild to a Beat "Rattle Snake"
    Mar 28 2023
    响尾蛇！xiǎngwěishé！ Rattlesnake！ to a beat...
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    11 mins
  • Language in the Wild Learning Tips - Listening to Full Speed Authentic Chinese!

    Language in the Wild Learning Tips - Listening to Full Speed Authentic Chinese!
    Mar 28 2023
    This is a full-on native Chinese podcast. Let's explore some learning tips.
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    56 mins
  • Language in the Wild to a Beat! "Tent"

    Language in the Wild to a Beat! "Tent"
    Mar 20 2023
    These are unique audio flashcards to earworm the sounds and meaning of new words into your brain. We take a new word; in this case "tent," and created a musical rhythm from recordings of the different sounds of a tent. Then we repeat the word to the beat. It is unique (maybe even annoying lol:) but it will stick in your head. This should help you learn the word but also get a better sense of how the tones and rhythm of spoken Chinese should flow.
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    9 mins
  • Language in the Wild Learning Tips: Survival Skills for 100% Chinese environment

    Language in the Wild Learning Tips: Survival Skills for 100% Chinese environment
    Mar 20 2023

    Mandarin Institute and STARTALK present 野外中文学习秘籍播客！Welcome to the learning tips podcast. Our first episode discusses some essential listening and speaking skills for surviving and communicating in a 100% new language environment. We talk about listening strategies. Specifically, not getting stuck on the words you don't know, listening for patterns and frequently repeated words; and listening with your eyes (and other senses) for "context clues." What do you do if you want to say something you don't know how to say in Chinese??? Big fun word: Circumlocution. In simpler terms, talking around something. This is a skill that advanced-level speakers of foreign languages have ready to go and is essential for surviving in a 100% target language environment.
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    34 mins
  • Supporting Each Other in Chinese and Activities Galore!

    Supporting Each Other in Chinese and Activities Galore!
    May 16 2023
    In this episode discuss supporting each other as we learn and grow in our different Chinese abilities and do some rapid fire information on several different activities.
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    25 mins
  • Rock Climbing 攀岩！

    Rock Climbing 攀岩！
    May 9 2023
    Some information about rock climbing at camp!
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    27 mins
  • Wild Animals

    Wild Animals
    May 9 2023
    About the Wild Animals around the ranch and some safety considerations.
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    50 mins
  • WILD ANIMALS!

    WILD ANIMALS!
    May 9 2023
    About the wild animals around the ranch and some safety considerations.
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    50 mins