I'll comment on this. I agree with 443111723. And to ChinesePod: If a customer expresses to you in feedback that they would like to hear more native Chinese pronunciation, it's best to consider why the customer wants this instead of expressing reasons why you (as a business) believe that including non-native speakers is a useful tool for the customer. Personally, I attended a Mandarin Chinese course in Taiwan, and some students struggled with their pronunciation throughout the entire course. It wasn't very helpful or useful for me to hear non-native Chinese speakers incorrectly pronounce tones or vocabulary. Jessica's Chinese is pretty good but her pronunciation is not like a native's. In Asia, people are normally very concerned about their children developing a North American accent when they speak English, so they try to hire North American teachers whenever possible. So in conclusion, many of us want to hear a language we are learning pronounced by natives - and the reasons for why this is desirable (for us) are more important than the reason of getting "exposure to how non-natives pronounce words"... Actually I think that we all have enough availability of non-native Chinese without needing to find it here on ChinesePod. I feel this is a wonderful resource and you guys are doing a great job, but when I hear Jessica slightly mispronounce something I know it right away (I have a good ear) so it's just not useful. My two cents.
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October 21, 2019 at 6:03 PMI'll comment on this. I agree with 443111723. And to ChinesePod: If a customer expresses to you in feedback that they would like to hear more native Chinese pronunciation, it's best to consider why the customer wants this instead of expressing reasons why you (as a business) believe that including non-native speakers is a useful tool for the customer. Personally, I attended a Mandarin Chinese course in Taiwan, and some students struggled with their pronunciation throughout the entire course. It wasn't very helpful or useful for me to hear non-native Chinese speakers incorrectly pronounce tones or vocabulary. Jessica's Chinese is pretty good but her pronunciation is not like a native's. In Asia, people are normally very concerned about their children developing a North American accent when they speak English, so they try to hire North American teachers whenever possible. So in conclusion, many of us want to hear a language we are learning pronounced by natives - and the reasons for why this is desirable (for us) are more important than the reason of getting "exposure to how non-natives pronounce words"... Actually I think that we all have enough availability of non-native Chinese without needing to find it here on ChinesePod. I feel this is a wonderful resource and you guys are doing a great job, but when I hear Jessica slightly mispronounce something I know it right away (I have a good ear) so it's just not useful. My two cents.