In this episode, we chat with <a href='https://www.instagram.com/maddyloveslanguages/'>Maddy Norris</a> - a fellow language lover here in Australia and long-time Language Chats listener! Maddy is a <a href='https://www.naati.com.au/'>NAATI</a>-certified Mandarin Chinese to English translator and has also spent time learning a number of other languages including Japanese, Korean and French. She tells us a bit about her experience of studying languages in Australia at school and university, working as a translator and her language learning ambitions that lie ahead. 
Can you relate to some of Maddy’s experiences? Would you love to work with a language that you’re learning? <a href='https://flower-magnolia-58p6.squarespace.com/contact-us'>Let us know!</a> 
Episode Links 
<ul><li><a href='https://www.instagram.com/maddyloveslanguages/'>@maddyloveslanguages</a> - Maddy’s Instagram profile</li>
<li><a href='https://www.cae.edu.au/course_category/all-languages/korean/'>Korean courses at the Centre of Adult Education, Melbourne</a></li>
<li><a href='https://www.afmelbourne.com.au/french-courses-learn-french/'>French courses at the Alliance Française de Melbourne</a></li>
<li><a href='https://www.facebook.com/languagelovers.au/'>Language Lovers AU Community</a> - Facebook group</li>
<li><a href='https://player.whooshkaa.com/shows/www.languagelovers.com.au'>Language Lovers </a></li>
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Language Chats

From being the only student at school studying Chinese to certified translator: A chat with Maddy Norris

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