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Chris Lonsdale (entrepreneur)

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Chris Lonsdale
Lonsdale in 2016
Born (1963-11-18) 18 November 1963 (age 61)
Christchurch, New Zealand
Alma materUniversity of Canterbury
Occupation(s)Entrepreneur, life coach, author, philanthropist, media proprietor
Years active1980–present
Known forFounder of Chris Lonsdale and associate, Founding Kung Fu English, Writing The Third Ear : Learn any language in 6 months
Websitechrislonsdale.com

Chris Lonsdale is a 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 Kung fu English learning system and is also the author of The Third Ear.

Lonsdale graduated from the University of Canterbury in 1980 with first-class honors.[3] He was accepted to Harvard University to do a PhD in hypnosis, however he ultimately decided to explore China as it began opening to the world.

After graduation, he moved to China.[4]

While in Sichuan he translated the book 少林寺民间故事 (Tales of the Shaolin Monastery).[5]

In 1984, Lonsdale moved to Hong Kong, where he learned Cantonese. He authored a book, The Third Ear.[6]

Early life

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Childhood and family

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Lonsdale was born in New Zealand.[7]

Career

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Chris Lonsdale & Associates LTD.

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Lonsdale during the 80's

Based out of Hong Kong, and operating in the Asia Pacific and Mainland China, Lonsdales’ practice is focused on catalyzing breakthrough performance for leaders and senior teams. He has worked on more than 20 projects that have led to breakthrough results for his clients, including Coca-Cola's Olympics Project for the Beijing 2008 Olympics.[8]

Tales of the Shaolin Monastery; A Book which was translated by Lonsdale from Chinese.

Kung Fu English

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In 2010, Lonsdale created the Kung Fu English learning system.[9]

In a TEDx talk, How to learn any language in 6 months, he shared his pedagogy for the process of second language acquisition applying Cognitive Science and NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming). As of September, 2024 it has over 34 million views.

References

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  1. ^ "龙飞虎讲英语自学法-自学成才-搜狐教育". learning.sohu.com. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  2. ^ "hktdc.com - Hong Kong Means Business". www.hktdc.com. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Graduate Search - Alumni Association | University of Canterbury". The University of Canterbury. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Chris Lonsdale". South China Morning Post. 8 November 2019. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  5. ^ Jeffs, Angela (21 January 2006). "DNAm, 'Third Ear' offer change and learning". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  6. ^ "Third Ear - You Can Learn Any Language - Chris Lonsdale - Book Review". 200words-a-day.com. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  7. ^ "Educator condemns Western media's hypocritical reporting|HK-Macao|chinadaily.com.cn". www.chinadaily.com.cn. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  8. ^ "Coca-Cola to Present Beijing 2008 Olympic Torch Relay As Olympic Flame Travels Global Journey of Harmony". The Coca-Cola Company. 26 April 2007. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  9. ^ "hktdc.com - Hong Kong Means Business". www.hktdc.com. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
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