Earlier this week as I was thinking about a special meal to prepare to celebrate the start of Chinese New Year and Year of the Snake this Wednesday, January 29th. My mind wandered back to my childhood ...

Podcast series from The Conversation where children ask academics questions wins gold at the British Podcast Awards.

In this video, I compare how Mandarin Chinese is spoken in textbooks with how it’s actually used in daily life. You’ll see side-by-side examples of common phrases like “Why?” and “What are you doing?” ...