Chris Lonsdale (entrepreneur)

Christopher John Lonsdale (born 18 November 1958) is a New Zealand psychologist, linguist and educator.[1] His adopted Chinese name, Dragon Tiger, is 龙飞虎 (Traditional Chinese: 龍飛虎; pinyin: lóng fēi hǔ).[2] Lonsdale created the Kungfu English learning system[3][4] and is also the author of The Third Ear.

Chris Lonsdale
Born (1958-11-18) 18 November 1958
Christchurch, New Zealand
Alma materUniversity of Canterbury
OccupationEntrepreneur, Coach, Author

Lonsdale graduated from the University of Canterbury in 1980 with first-class honours.[5] After graduation, he moved to China to study Mandarin Chinese at the Beijing Language and Culture University, and martial arts at the Beijing Sport University.[6] He has also participated in qigong movements in China.[7]

In 1984, Lonsdale moved to Hong Kong, where he learned Cantonese. His book, The Third Ear, is based on his personal experience of learning foreign languages and his training in psychology.[8]


References

Citations
  1. 王, 燕. "龙飞虎简介". Sohu.com. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
  2. "龙飞虎讲功夫英语". Third Ear Publishing Ltd. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
  3. Newey, Guy. "Smartphones drive language learning innovation". AFP. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
  4. "Now You're Talking!". Hong Kong Trade Development Council. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
  5. "Graduate Search". University of Canterbury - Christchurch, New Zealand. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
  6. O'Neill, Mark. "Gone Native". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
  7. "气功热：魔幻现实主义在中国".
  8. McGuire, Paul. "The Third Ear by Chris Lonsdale". The Asian Review of Books. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
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