Joseph Dennison


Joseph Dennison, EALC B.A., Chinese, 2011

I came to college to learn Chinese, and -- ask anyone who is even slightly familiar with it -- and they will tell you it doesn't come from innate ability or fancy teaching methods; it comes from hard work and self-discipline.

"I came to college to learn Chinese, and -- ask anyone who is even slightly familiar with it -- and they will tell you it doesn't come from innate ability or fancy teaching methods; it comes from hard work and self-discipline.  If it wasn't for Deborah Peterson [instructor of Intermediate Chinese]  I would have never become the student I am today; I would not be in Beijing studying at Beijing University."