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...speakers in Standard Modern Chinese pronunciation. As a Spanish teacher, my favorite moments were when my students had a moment of realization: that they can say their "r" like a native speaker, that conjugating verbs is something they can do, or that learning a language is more fun than they thought it would be. Recently, I completed a Master's degree at Fudan University in Shanghai, China. I graduated cum laude from Dartmouth College with a...