This week we talk to Von, an American who grew up around Mandarin Chinese via martial arts and later intentionally slid into learning to read the language as well. Von thought the first 4 of the 5 years he studied Chinese were easy because he viewed it similar to the frequent practice of any new skill. But then the grammatical difficulty, script changes, and genre differences kicked in and the \u201cbrain burn\u201d began.\u200bBut that has not stopped his progress at all. He studies usually in intensive two week increments of about 6 hours a day and then pauses until the desire to learn returns (usually a few weeks later). His patience, persistence and contextualization of the language are ideal characteristics for what I wish were called the \u201cSlow Language Learning Movement.\u201d In a world where people strive to learn a language in 30 days, his views are refreshing and his approach is inspiring. Come along and listen to how he wants to use language to \u201cspeak the story of what he wants to say."More info: https://www.stephfuccio.com/geopatslanguage/29 (https://www.stephfuccio.com/geopatslanguage/13) Support this podcast
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