Episode 41 has us looking at a few different types of Chinese food, breakfast and lunch in particular, and some vocabulary on how and what to order.

Next up, what do you do with your commute time? Do you try to use all of the time you have available for something productive, or do you simply enoy getting away from it all and deal with it once you get there?

Finally, a look at some course offerings and ideas going forward. Want to learn Chinese? Get in touch. Want to learn English? Get in touch. Want to learn better study habits or how to implement AI into your own language learning process? Get in touch.

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Time stamps:

00:00 Introduction and Episode Overview

00:36 Exploring Chinese Food in Beijing

02:08 Learning Mandarin: HSK Exam Experience

03:46 Mandarin Study Methods and Progress

07:45 Creating Chinese Content for Chinese Audience

08:32 Offering Chinese and English Lessons

14:14 YouTube Channel Updates and Upcoming Videos

21:06 Typical Chinese Breakfast Order

30:01 Using Commute Time for Language Learning

36:05 Conclusion and Contact Information

Episode 40 has us looking around the campus, what do we see and would you want to visit as a teacher, student or just an online viewer?

Responses to using AI and other LLMs in the grading and feedback process - what does the internet say?

Question: if you only had an hour to spare every day, would you rather spend your time learning a new technology or a human language?

And a Happy Mother's Day to all the hardworking Moms out there!

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Time stamps:

00:00 Introduction and Podcast Overview

00:45 Language Learning Journey

03:49 Mother's Day Reflections

07:13 YouTube Channel Updates

16:45 AI in Education Debate

25:02 Human vs. Computer Languages

30:58 Exploring Beijing's EV Scooters

35:39 Chinese History Books Discussion

44:42 Conclusion and Contact Information

In Episode 39 of the Language Vlog Podcast, we consider the relationships between teachers, AI, and classroom teaching. We posted a video on our YouTube channel which garnered a lot of attention and plenty of comments. As universities try to fill up the classroom seats, are teachers able to keep up with the demand, or should they be allowed to use modern tools such as ChatGPT, DeepSeek and other LLMs?

We also look at what goes on during the Labour Day long weekend here in Beijing (hint: for Steve, it's rather quiet). We did, however, post a video that showed a snapshot of Changping on a Friday night, a typically sleepy area but has its periods of celebration and noise.

Finally, we take a look at the words that hang above the gate of the Beijing Rose Garden, an enclosed compound in Changping that hosts some rather costly houses. Did we ever find out what the words were? No. But why not?

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Time stamps:

00:00 Introduction and Episode Overview

00:41 Labor Day Weekend in China

01:18 Public Holidays and Makeup Workdays

06:25 Teachers Using AI for Grading

14:52 Exploring the Beijing Rose Garden

29:52 Friday Night in Changping

37:26 Conclusion and Contact Information