Category: Learning
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Comparisons Between the 5 Paragraph Essay and Baguwen (8-Legged Essay)
If you grew up in America and went to a public school, you likely learned how to write the famous five paragraph essay. What is the five paragraph essay? It’s composed of a paragraph for the introduction and your thesis statement, three paragraphs for evidence to support your thesis statement, and finally a paragraph for…
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My Path to Learning Classical Chinese
My path to learning Classical Chinese, also known as literary Chinese, is one that has been going on for several years. Growing up going to Chinese school every week, I’d say I can read the average Chinese book published nowadays without any major problems. Reading books that are written in Classical Chinese, however, is a…
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10 Steps to Learning Chinese Philosophy
How to learn Chinese philosophy? This seems like a daunting task at first glance. However, it need not be so difficult if you have a good approach to learning it. I will give some recommendations and provide some of my own experiences on how I approached learning Chinese philosophy that I hope will be helpful…