SLV | Episode 37 | Chinese Progress Check; Collecting Postage Stamps; and Building an AI tutor?

22/04/2025 35 min
SLV | Episode 37 | Chinese Progress Check; Collecting Postage Stamps; and Building an AI tutor?

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Episode 37 of the Language Vlog Podcast brings yet another language check in for the Mandarin Chinese language. This one was a bit rough and required a bit more editing than usual. Also begs the question: what is fluency? Is fluency the ability to speak at length without interruption or the ability to see, hear, and respond to anything in another language? We also discuss a little bit about collecting postage stamps as I was tasked with finding a few for someone back in Canada. I managed to pick up a few and it makes me wonder: what is worth collecting? And finally, we talk about constructing our own language tutor and whether or not it's worth the time and effort... or if we should just hire a human teacher already. The answer is probably "Both" since that would give the greatest exposure to learning the language. Transcripts here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1-sDW4HyeAH9PssJp8kE6XWQduAHOXj7n?usp=sharing   Keep in touch! Join our newsletter: https://sendfox.com/stevenslanguagevlog   Study Resources: https://buymeacoffee.com/stevenslanguagevlog   Sign up for our Chinese course by email: https://sendfox.com/lp/1kr46y   Time stamps:  00:00 Podcast Format and Recording Setup 05:00 Exam Week Reflections and Teaching Schedule 08:30 Immersive Study Strategies and the 30+30 Method 11:00 Language Progress Check: Editing, Fluency, and Grammar 18:00 Stamp Story: Going to the Post Office and Collecting Stamps 29:00 Using AI in Language Learning and Content Creation 34:30 Closing Thoughts and Contact Information

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