Yàn Zhōu on Clubhouse

Bio

PhD candidate at UCLA
She/her

Mandarin teacher | Linguist | Conversation Analyst

Random CH room: Mandarin Office Hours @ 6pm PST
Open to Mandarin learners at all levels.

Talk to me about: language, culture, interaction, education, PhD experience in the U.S., and random California/China related stuff.

Currently researching on speech act in conversation and journalist-politician communication in mainland China.

What I do when I’m not writing my dissertation: cooking, coffee, audiobook, workout, reality show, hiking, cycling, K-drama, J-animation

Recently reading: Michael Tomasello 2018 Becoming Human: A Theory of Ontogeny. (Call for a reading group-PM on Twitter)

I speak Wu dialect 宁波话, Mandarin 中文, English, and a little Japanese

I’m a foodie but I exercise most days in the week! 🍙🍣🥟🌮🍤🥘🥥🥑🏋️‍♀️🚴‍♀️

Love sunsets 🌅 and festivals 🎄 :)
Favorite CH club/room: Lullaby Club