Feb 5, 2014 · David Moser is an Associate Professor in the Foreign Languages Department at Beijing Capital Normal University. He holds a Master’s and a Ph.D. in Chinese Studies from the University of Michigan, with a major in Chinese Linguistics and Philosophy.

Oct 22, 2024 · David Moser holds a master’s degree and a PhD from the University of Michigan. He has been in Beijing for 30 years, teaching linguistics at various universities and US study abroad programs. From 2017 to 2019, he was the Associate Dean of the Yenching Academy at Peking University.

May 27, 2016 · But China was home to hundreds of spoken languages and dialects and a “fantastically hard” writing system that only a few highly educated people and officials were familiar with, according to David...

Moser is author of the book A Billion Voices: China’s Search for a Common Language (Penguin, 2016). He is currently Associate Professor in the Foreign Languages Department of Beijing Capital Normal University.

Aug 20, 2020 · American David Moser loves the Chinese language. In a comedy sketch that aired on Chinese TV in the 2000s, Moser played a foreigner auditioning for a movie. The director was satisfied with his good Chinese speaking, and asked, "What do you intend to do here in China?"

There is truth in this linguistic yarn; Chinese does deserve its reputation for heartbreaking difficulty. Those who undertake to study the language for any other reason than the sheer joy of it will always be frustrated by the abysmal ratio of effort to effect.

Arriving in China more than thirty years ago with nothing more than an interest in Chinese culture and philosophy, David Moser ended up witnessing China’s monumental evolution from a country just discovering Coca Cola to a wealthy, worldly, and confident nation.

Feb 28, 2018 · David Moser. For you fellow China geeks out there, Professor David Moser needs no introduction. He runs the CET Beijing program, is a frequent guest on the Sinica Podcast, and was appearing on Chinese television before there was an internet to censor.

Jun 14, 2019 · What are the prospects of China-US educational ties? Will a new cold war spread to campuses? David Moser (Moser), associate dean of Yenching Academy of Peking University, shared his...