VOICE: Why is this American capable of teaching ancient Chinese literature in China?|Chengdu Plus

[@tonyeclau]

Sophia is such a dedicated person. A gift to China, and I suppose China is a gift to Sophia.

[@rocketman1553]

Well said 👏👏👍👍

[@georwoogle]

Really amazing! Chinese history, art, and culture are complex and hard to master. You are superb!

[@y_w_40]

向康老师致敬！康老师的中文名字也非常文雅，实属名实相副。 多一些不同文化背景的相互学习和交流，多一些相互理解与相互欣赏，这本应是人间正道！相信康老师在这方面的贡献一定会为世界的美好添一份重要的力量。 真心祝愿康老师事业有成，同时也充分享受在中国的生活！也再次祝愿康老师桃李满天下！

[@davidyuan222]

I have to say she is very professional with profound ancient Chinese culture, and very astonished with she got Ph.D. degree from a Chinese university.

[@trinitrang2932]

Why do I keep finding beautiful channels on China ! 🥰subscribed!

[@kayapi5321]

I can’t imagine how you got a PhD in "Ancient Chinese Literature". Even as a Chinese, it is very difficult.

[@hkleehk1]

She knows a lot about ”山海經“作者郭璞，whom I don't, not even a single line of his verse.

[@hkleehk1]

@@ilonailona28 You bet, ilona.Total immersion in this bilingual program lifelong.Born & literally educated in my birth city HK, lyrics of school song by Edmund Blunden, a contemporary poet buried at Poets' Corner of Westminster Abbey, London. Sophia is excellent, so much to tap from her, for lighting fires among young Chinese after the late Dr. John Fairbank费正清博士，a genuine sinologist,真正的中国通。 Thx for your kind words.

[@hkleehk1]

@@ilonailona28 剛從路上回家，帶去閲讀的是北大XYZ, 許淵冲先生的英譯100首詩詞，全部押韻，商務版1985，敢説空前絕後。

[@hkleehk1]

@@ilonailona28 康老师热爱中国文化，美国人中之凤凰；大中华中，林大鸟也多，栖迟海外的坏鸟，亦复不少，数典忘祖，令人沮丧。

[@hkleehk1]

@@ilonailona28 广东状元，鬼才伦文叙的百鸟归巢诗： 天生一只又一只， 三四五六七八只。 凤凰何少鸟何多， 啄尽人间千百石。 Reality check 的残酷现实，香港汉奸的量产，和年纪幼小的破健力士记录。 Sophia is extremely few & far between.

[@rogernguyen1273]

You will be a good Ambassador for chinese culture !

[@광동아재廣東大叔]

I'm Korean and did my master's at Beijing University back in 1999, majoring in Chinese linguistics. I came across another vid introducing her a few days ago. From what I understand about ancient Chinese literature, nothing what she taught in class seemed like it. It rather seemed to be an English conversation class. 跟她一样本人在华常住至今，可以百分之百用国语和广东话讲解我的专业领域。除非能看到她用汉语而不说一句英语讲解古代文学我才能相信真正实力。不然只不过是一个对外宣传工具罢了。 大家想想看，金发美国妞在我们这里任教🤣🤣多么有吸引力啊！ 我太了解中国！

[@billyao4786]

I am pretty much agree with you but I think the blonde hair American teacher will become less populated in short. Perhaps the students go to attend her class are actually more interested in learning and practising English rather than Accient Chinese Culture. 我也有个韩国70后的大叔朋友哈哈。韩国ou ba 很好玩，很有趣。

[@stevenwong8821]

What she teaches in her other video I would not even say is primary school stuff but English conversation kindergarten stuff. Never mind ancient Chinese literature. I wonder how did she get her PhD in Chinese ancient literature.

[@天天天真-f7y]

Dude knows th rule

[@loongsiu4766]

牛逼，住广州?

[@광동아재廣東大叔]

@@loongsiu4766 睇你個名好似廣東人噉。冇錯，我住喺廣州番禺已有20幾年嘞。

[@long-johnsilver2188]

she is needed to teach us here in the US. Americans don't know enough Chinese history & culture.

[@MrGerardkho]

I am Chinese by blood but born outside of China but can speak a bit of mandarin. I am trying to learn more about Chinese culture ( I know the basics ) and am fascinated by her story. What an achievement. I think the depth required for a PhD is very difficult even for one born into it.

[@noahweber5606]

Sophia is such a role model for me. I have just started my master’s in Taiwan!

[@wongwong790]

但願更多這樣的外國人，能夠欣賞，包容中國文化，為我們發揚，不再開口閉口都民主自由，人權，煩得要命，虚偽得死人。

[@jennyohara4011]

Fantastic effort Sophie

[@1proudytfan]

She's brilliant

[@mizzypoo4827]

The way she speaks is slow & thoughtful, looks like she already picked up the certain mannerisms of Chinese people & its culture. She's a rare Westerner teaching Chinese Culture back to Chinese students.. I doubt if there is a Chinese Teacher in the world teaching Western 'Culture' to western students..?

[@tsuikr]

In Taiwan, there is a Russian professor teaching Chinese history and archeology, and a Chinese professor who once taught American politics in the US.

[@ALIEN_857]

A Westerner stole the concept of Yin-Yang from I-Ching classics to develop the first computer. Only Chinese who don't value the metaphysics of ancient Chinese literature will lose out in technological advancement. There in ancient Chinese metaphysical literature contains much secrets.

[@parisqs]

The moment I hear Genshin music, my DNA moves.

[@alanjyu]

Does she teach ancient Chinese literature or Chinese art? Those are two completely different subject matter? I imagine that, to teach ancient Chinese literature, you have to have a strong grasp on old and middle Chinese, which requires years of experience beyond all of the time required just to learn the modern chinese.

[@jascforfun7576]

According to a prior Chengdu plus video, she teaches Chinese literature and culture. I think is video is meant to be a follow up. kzbin.info/www/bejne/jaXdoZuFh5loorM

[@paliraslinlas4733]

应该是艺术，文言文我们大部分人都很难理解

[@scottloar]

@@paliraslinlas4733 就是，與文學毫無關。

[@zlong598]

You are incredible!

[@jacobrocks7]

Amazing ! I'm Chinese and confused about my culture..

[@shahanazpervin6596]

It is everywhere I am indian but I don't know much about our own culture it's hilarious ☺️😆😆

[@andtam008]

It's like hire a Chinese to teach Shakespeare.

[@MegaRanjee]

Nothing is impossible when you have the will. 😉

[@cacritic28]

There are many ethnic Chinese in USA who are professors and even heads of departments of English language and literature in American colleges and universities. Might also be true in other English speaking countries like UK and Australia. Not so strange or unusual!

[@morrisongao852]

优秀

[@xwj8245]

I respect each careers, but I cannot understand the contemporary art. Maybe I should learn more ancient Chinese literature! Thanks for your guidance! Respect!

[@meusisto]

That thing is not art, just random objects displayed for people to see.

[@dreambig5098]

What’s that emotional soundtrack at the end wanna know

[@MichelAngelaRavenscroft13a]

Super

[@fbj4467]

Less stable(4:21)? can't understand.

[@hatilee6638]

Chinese literature is now being taught by Western and English literature is now being taught by the Indians.

[@aaron801004]

Nice name and Nice People

[@gadgetgasspoll]

1:51 it's a rock

[@TennisGvy]

Not even a good looking rock

[@melzac5844]

看了這位老師兩部影片的介紹，我會說她的課比較是偏向用一種異域的角度看中華文化美學，不是著重在實際的語言教程（課名亂取的吧）。也算是一種讓學生轉以另一種思考和觀察的角度學習，感覺上是一個文化藝術或哲學課。但老師的中文語文能力就不得而知了....因為她課堂上中英文交錯使用，不是正規語言老師會做的事。看另一部影片介紹老師的一天行程，覺得好像觀光局廣告片....

[@xsoireg]

From which Chengdu museum are those artworks?

[@isince1985]

外来和尚好念经

[@pptskills]

付了很多钱给外国人教我们英语就算了，现在还要请他们来教我们古汉语。

[@alenguo813]

原神BGM，免費的就是好用。

[@diyart816]

看了兩集, 沒覺得她在中國文學上有多厲害. 連中文都沒說幾句.

[@bangchu3579]

BGM 是原神的🌝

[@gderek8858]

cradle not craddle

[@番茄红-z5o]

这个老师可以多来点！

[@xsoireg]

您也可以

[@benbow7998]

I think she is a con, I haven’t seen her talk about literature, she uses reverse physiology when ask a question

[@georgewilder7423]

Jealousy is a terrible disease. I feel sorry for you.

[@rogernguyen1273]

Ben is a troll !

[@shogun2heroicvictories15]

As much as I tried to watch the vid, the fact you used Genshin Impact OST in the background made it too hard to concentrate for a player.

[@limedwardster]

有些外国人的学问特别好,,比中国人的华人更好。

[@冠雕]

此人厉害 英联邦系的吗 能不能把古诗铭功会稽岭 骋望琅琊台翻译一下 找了多人都不会翻译 如果不是英系 翻译成荷兰的 德语 法语也行

[@victoire1716]

1978年出生？16年毕业的时候38了，为啥对待中国人就是35岁，外国人网看一面？还主动邀请留校任教？对外国人那么好，对自己人苛刻的要死，你要么都放开，要么一视同仁

[@键盘侠-c5q]

外国人教中国人学中文，感觉怪怪的。🤣

[@ireneauyeung4395]

我女兒在大學時副修普通話中文是洋人講師,他能說流利普通話和廣東話. 在那兒?澳洲悉尼大學. 大三時她讀的是紅楼夢．文言文classical Chinese. 漢語拼音,繁簡均可! 我跟她whatsapp 是用中文甚至廣東話中文．

[@omni3670]

Haha.....a lot of nonsense is going on with contemporary modern art! Contemporary modern art is essentially what you dare or dare not. It has nothing to do aesthetics nor meaning. Just the artist's inner struggle for order and sanity. Often the cry of a lost soul hehehe

[@tyan4380]

each to their own

[@xiaoxiawang6829]

课上得并不好 很花 实际内容很少

[@lehang8911]

这都是我们中国人媚外 的德性

[@shijuncheng4996]

我看了她的上一集，没觉得她是在教古汉语。

[@billyao4786]

同感

[@feivlovev6877]

她在课堂上想教授的更多是宏观上的古中华文化的变迁或者说传承轨迹，可以理解为她想为中华文化的含义进行一个系统的栓释，你理解的是教古汉语汉字所表达的含义和每个字词句组的内涵，不是一个概念！不知道是她偏题还是你对她的课堂教学内容理解错误，且看还有没有下一集了：）

[@feivlovev6877]

如果是你想的那样，我也觉得她教不好，我估计她字都认不全，我更偏向于四川大学给她开的这门课，就是归纳解释中华文化的，老美宏观层面上确实比华人更大气，环境造成的，我们的学生还在为分数而努力的时候，别人的娃子都在操心恐龙复活后该怎么拿着激光炮干霸王龙了：）

[@leelee272]

同感。如果换个会说汉语的海外华人，待遇就不一样了。马来西亚华人从中国硕博毕业的多了去，但他们却没有这样好的运气，一个个还是回马来西亚了。也许中国当局喜欢这种白人崇华的假象吧。

[@fatelyyu3764]

@@leelee272 哈哈哈 她只是一个例子 而且她博士毕业的时候那时候还蛮缺老师的

[@africasteel1515]

对这位老师没有成见，但这所学生聘用老外教中文完全是一种噱头，纯粹浪费国家资源

[@meray6811]

能得到博士学位至少说明他在古汉语某一领域有一定建树了

[@wangjianwei168]

交流与包容本就是中国文化。

[@陳全聯]

格物致知？！

[@joejoe7588]

lol this genshin music

[@wric01]

大部分中国民族过不了没利益而行这关. 清华也是美国开的。时代变了人人有饭吃该有点为民族来留下一点功绩。

[@hatilee6638]

This man is not a Chinese, he look more like a Japanese.

[@jascforfun7576]

By the numerous hateful comments you've made, I can't figure out whether you are a anti-Western Chinese troll, or a NED/CIA troll, posting anti-Western hate to stir up Chinese nationalism to create Cold War 2.0. I'm guessing the later, care to enlighten?

[@键盘侠-c5q]

日本人黄头发？这明显就不是亚洲人

[@psl7360]

How do you know by looking at the video. Please show us how you deduce it if not don't make a fool in front of so many smarter people here.

[@pooi-hoongchan8680]

I think all this are too much rationalising.

[@xxmm]

其實你在教中國古漢語？還是中國古文化？

[@jorgeher3233]

表面功夫而已，秀的成份过多！

[@何俊德-p8e]

牛逼