To me, when I compare my listening of this recording versus everyday English language, I feel that English flows more naturally into my ears. Whereas any other language I do not speak, not just in this recording, makes me “think” a lot harder about what is being said. #hwa4 #yingelishiparty

trying to understand what this listening experience would be like for someone who spoke both languages and truly cannot grasp how different that must be from my experience #hwa4 #yingelishiparty

At this point my brain switches to nonsense mode because I cannot seem to hear the English translation let alone the Chinese translation.

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#hwa4 #genrepessure i just mentioned to my friends that i feel like i get manic pixie dream girl-ed by guys a lot. i have a bit of an unconventional and tempestuous personality, which i think some people almost want to subdue because it isn't easy to deal with. i might press on this with ways that

I was trying to make sense of the two very different styles coming at me all at once and trying to deconstruct them all but it came to a point where I asked the question "Why?". Why try and look at them as two indistinct constructs merging as opposed to expression #hwa4 #whatlisteningmakes

lol slowed down did NOT have a similar effect...would not recommend #hwa4 #yingelishiparty

Looking at the English side, I feel like a speaker. Looking at the Chinese side at the same time makes me feel like a stranger. This is something I have never experienced before. #hwa4 #yingelishiparty

I sped the video up and instantly heard every english word clear as day. It is insane what mere pauses and spacing between syllabus does to sentences. the translated version becomes immediately lost and the music is clearly distorted but yet something familiar arises. #hwa4 #yingelishiparty

#hwa4 #wherethingsslip ontological slippage is when categories start to blur, things don't necessarily behave the way they "should", causing confusion about their Realness. Translation is a slippage, as there is a blur between what was actually said and how it is interpreted.

But yingelishi really made me look at my perspective of language first hand by placing me right where the combination of english and mandarin are taking place. First it gave me a little impression of what it could looklike blending them together but I still wasn't convinced #hwa4 #whatlisteningmakes

The instruments in the background seem to help her hold different pitches, which helps me follow her better. Without them, I think I would get lost in the sounds of the instruments.

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they really lost me during the "Travel" segment. My brain just melted into the instrumental and refused to search for the english #hwa4 #yingelishiparty

Yingelishi really made me reflect on what things blend together and what really is language. When I think of language I typically think it's designed, sometimes intentionally and unintentionally, to lock different people with different culturesfrom having deep conversations #hwa4 #whatlisteningmakes

during the 'gratitude' segment i focused on just reading the translated version and had to tune out the english undertones that kept pulling my attention. the simplicity of the english compared to the translations is crazy, a new and complex story embedded in three words #hwa4 #yingelishiparty

I think feeling is what’s being translated here, not meaning or sound. I understand most of the words, but the feeling is stronger. I can feel the sadness and calm in how they’re being sung.

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The police station is flowing quite swell. It feels peaceful and calming as the pitches as well as the singer are completely one despite the seemingly chinese traditional instrumentation over the english. Truly making me wonder what is language #hwa4 #yingelishiparty

Tragedy is definitely striking because what the heck is this sound that is coming my way. I feel like this English type of hip hop beat mixing with the singing is the ultimate clash. It's really just jumbling my brain #hwa4 #yingelishiparty

To me, this seems more like a prayer than a lesson on learning English. The slow chanting and the way every word is sung feels calm and spiritual, not like a classroom. In which students are trying to learn something.

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'open your eyes' was clear as day, it sounded like perfect english and i am short circuiting trying to understand how it could possible be translated into such a complex and wildly different story. #hwa4 #yingelishiparty

Yingleshi acted one me as a listener by evoking curiosity in me. It encouraged me to play around with combinations of listening and reading. Going from reading the poems to only listening, it was a journey. #hwa4 #whatlisteningmakes