As with all the languages I’ve learned, my passion for the language, and all that surrounds it, was key to success in learning Mandarin. But lots of reading and listening helped me achieve my goals.
0:00 - Why Steve started learning Chinese.
1:25 - Learning Chinese while living in a non-Chinese speaking environment.
3:15 - Steve's motivation to reach fluency in Mandarin Chinese.
4:53 - Fascinating history of China.
6:46 - The books Steve used to learn Chinese.
8:57 - How Steve learned the Chinese characters.
9:14 - How Steve learned the Chinese tones.
11:24 - Learning Chinese today is a lot easier!
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