Learn Chinese Insights Podcast Episode 008: Rob Kilpatrick

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