Chinese Teacher Interviews 005 | Upper-Intermediate & Advanced Chinese Podcast

🎙 In this episode, I interview a Chinese teacher who has spent 15 years teaching Chinese across different regions, from Bangkok to Taipei.

Angela graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language, and her journey reflects the many possible paths within the Chinese teaching profession.

From choosing her major at university, to teaching Chinese in Thailand, and now teaching foreign learners in Taipei, her career offers valuable insights into:
• long-term career development in Chinese teaching
• differences between teaching Chinese in Thailand and Taiwan
• salary realities and low-price competition in the industry
• teaching children vs. adult learners
• simplified vs. traditional Chinese
• who TCSOL is really suitable for
• how students can prepare while still in university
• reflections after 15 years in the field

This episode is an honest, grounded conversation about *choices, reality, and sustainability* in the Chinese teaching profession.

The interview is conducted in natural, unscripted Mandarin, making it ideal for advanced learners who want meaningful, real-world listening practice.

✨ Who Is This Video For?

✅ Upper-intermediate & advanced Chinese learners
✅ Learners interested in real-life Chinese teaching experiences
✅ TCSOL students and graduates
✅ Teachers considering long-term career paths
✅ Viewers who enjoy thoughtful, reflective conversations

📌 Why This Episode Helps Your Chinese

✅ Natural Mandarin used in professional and reflective contexts
✅ Vocabulary related to education, careers, and teaching abroad
✅ Authentic sentence patterns beyond textbooks
✅ Long-form listening for immersive input
✅ Great for shadowing and repeated listening

🎧 How to Use This Episode

• Turn on Chinese subtitles
• Listen once for the main story
• Listen again and focus on useful expressions
• Repeat sentences that resonate with you
• Relax and let the language sink in

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⏱ Time Stamps

00:02 Self-introduction
00:13 Why did you choose TCSOL as your major?
01:55 How did you go to Bangkok to teach Chinese after graduation?
03:52 Finding Chinese teaching jobs in Thailand independently
05:27 Salary in Thailand & thoughts on low-price competition
09:07 Differences between teaching in Bangkok and Taipei
12:22 Transition from teaching children to adult learners
13:57 Who is TCSOL really suitable for?
15:54 How should current students prepare for the industry?
17:28 Thoughts on complaints about the major
19:34 If you could choose again, would you still choose this path?
21:32 Advice for younger students


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