In this week's podcast, I post our live q&a from our Discord server covering how to fix your Chinese tones: imlearningmandarin.com/2024/10/23/liv…

In this episode, we’re diving into one of the most challenging parts of learning Mandarin: mastering tricky tone pairs. I’ll walk you through four of the most commonly mispronounced tone combinations and explain how to get them right. imlearningmandarin.com/2024/10/31/75-…

Read our interview with journalism alumnus Mischa, who is building communities of Chinese Mandarin language learners through his blog, imlearningmandarin.com, using the skills and experiences he developed whilst studying with us: ow.ly/wygP50UUZmt

Join me at Asia's hottest language conference, Asiaglot, on March 22-23 @ Taipei Main Station Conference hall! To get a third off the price go to Asiaglot.com select the ‘Early Bird Weekend Ticket’ option, & apply code IMLEARNINGMANDARIN800 at checkout before March 10!

Join me for the Asiaglot 2024 conference in Taipei March 22-23! Going to be giving a talk on immersion learning. Will be my first time in Taiwan, I’m really looking forward to it! More information ⬇️ Looking to immerse yourself in languages and connect with fellow enthusiasts?

. Matt vs Japan is joining us at Asiaglot 2025 @ Taipei Main Station on March 22-23. To get a third off the price go to Asiaglot.com select the ‘Early Bird Weekend Ticket’ option, & apply code IMLEARNINGMANDARIN800 Offer ends on Monday.

Good weekend in Taiwan attending the AsiaGlot Language Learning conference. Energizing to meet dozens of other serious language learners (mostly Chinese and some Japanese as well). Now back to Kunming for more class and standup. First-ever paid standup sets this week

Last week, I attended the very first Asiaglot, a multilingual conference bringing together language lovers from around the world. It was one of the best weekends I’ve had in the language-learning world, & I’ve shared my experience here imlearningmandarin.com/2025/03/30/my-…

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Fun times this week sampling delicious local food for Taiwanese broadcaster Taiwan Plus. Video coming soon! 😃

As the CCRC comes under increasing pressure following several high-profile miscarriages of justice & Lucy Letby. Here's a feature I wrote 13 years ago on the case of Susan May, wrongly convicted of murdering her aunt and a tragic victim of CCRC inaction. web.archive.org/web/2013080908…

One year. A full-time job. A young daughter. How much Mandarin can a busy dad realistically learn? Watch Lewys’s full journey and results here: youtube.com/watch?v=Io0UWF…

1 year ago, Chris Foley set a goal to give his wedding speech in Mandarin. Twelve months later he delivered a flawless, joke-filled speech - even dropping in some Sichuan dialect - and was able to chat away with his wife's family. Mission accomplished! youtube.com/watch?v=XtJxxe…

I filmed this video last year, sampling Taiwanese food at markets and chatting in Mandarin for TV channel TaiwanPlus in Taipei, and it’s just been posted on YouTube. Was fun to film and got to try some interesting stuff! Check it out here youtube.com/watch?v=JTUcbT…