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Julie Jin
- Aug 13, 2018
- 2 min
Pilot: Some Finnish first graders get chance to learn Chinese
As Finnish schoolkids increasingly start learning foreign languages earlier, a handful of Helsinki youngters have been given the chance to l
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Julie Jin
- Aug 2, 2018
- 1 min
UAE to run Chinese language classes in 100 schools next year
The Ministry of Education of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) announced recently that it will begin Chinese classes in 100 schools next year, as well as rolling out further measures to encourage students to learn the language. Chuang Haiou, founder of the Dubai Chinese Language Institute, told reporters from Gulf News that there were 100 UAE students learning Mandarin during the first half of 2018, compared to 60 students in 2017. As for the phenomenon that Mandarin is fast gai
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Li Yan
- Jul 31, 2018
- 2 min
UK parents keen for children to learn Chinese
Skill likely to prove increasingly valuable in the future. Parents in the United Kingdom are increasingly showing an interest in their children learning Chinese at school, ahead of other more common language options. According to a survey of 2,200 parents carried out by eco-friendly building company Modular Classrooms, 30 percent said they would like their children to learn to speak Chinese, “perhaps thanks to the growing economic power of the East”. The survey also found tha
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Julie Jin
- Jul 27, 2018
- 1 min
Old, new customs to celebrate China's Spring Festival
The Spring Festival, better known as Chinese Lunar New Year among foreigners, is the most important festival in China and has in recent year
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Julie Jin
- Jul 22, 2018
- 1 min
More than a quarter of Scottish parents prefer children to learn Chinese over other languages
Results of a new report show that 27 per cent of parents in Scotland are in favour of opting for the Chinese language for future prospects. Scottish parents would prefer their children to learn Chinese over Spanish, French or German. Results of a new report show that 27 per cent of mums, dads and guardians in Scotland are in favour of opting for the Chinese language for future prospects. The survey was conducted by Modular Classrooms, who were keen to find out what language i
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Julie Jin
- Jul 10, 2018
- 2 min
Why do so many people try to learn Chinese?
When one sets out to learn a language, different considerations run through one’s head, and for just about all of those considerations, China ticks a box: How many people in the world speak this language? Mandarin Chinese is spoken by more people in the world than any other language, so in terms of the sheer number of people, Mandarin is an obvious choice. How important is the deeper understanding of the particular country or region that language proficiency will bolster? In
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Julie Jin
- Jun 29, 2018
- 2 min
ABC kids’ Mandarin learning: Patience and persistence matter greatly
A family, particularly the parents, needs patience and persistence with their America-born Chinese (ABC) kids in overcoming linguistic and cultural hurdles when learning Mandarin, Ya-Ning Hsu, a professor, researcher and scholar at Teachers College Columbia University, told a seminar this weekend at Columbia University. For ABC, Mandarin learning is a long and enduring mission, in which anxiety plays a negative role and rushing to the goal can produce nothing good, said Hsu.
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Kaiser Kuo
- Jun 12, 2018
- 2 min
Why do so many people try to learn Chinese?
When one sets out to learn a language, different considerations run through one’s head, and for just about all of those considerations, China ticks a box: How many people in the world speak this language? Mandarin Chinese is spoken by more people in the world than any other language, so in terms of the sheer number of people, Mandarin is an obvious choice. How important is the deeper understanding of the particular country or region that language proficiency will bolster? In
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Julie Jin
- May 26, 2018
- 3 min
More young Indians learning Chinese as growing ties boost job opportunities
Many young Indians are now choosing to learn Chinese to access a bigger pool of job opportunities in Chinese-funded enterprises, as more and more Chinese enterprises go to the country to do business. "After joining Air China, my life has undergone a huge change. No one at home had ever selected this kind of work before," Heena Nakhwa told Xinhua.
Nakhwa, 26, works for China's national carrier Air China. Her Chinese name is Yi Na. "Now, I have become financially stable, more
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Julie Jin
- Apr 22, 2018
- 2 min
German university students compete for winner of Chinese proficiency
DUSSELDORF, April 21 (Xinhua) -- Twenty students from 13 German colleges joined a Chinese proficiency competition for foreign college students on Saturday in Dusseldorf, a city in western Germany. The competition, hosted by the Confucius Institute Headquarters in China, is the German regional final and is also a preliminary competition of the "Chinese Bridge", a contest for foreign college students on their mastery of the Chinese language, to be held in China. The competition
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Julie Jin
- Feb 21, 2018
- 4 min
Chinese New Year Greeting
There are multiple blessings and greetings for Chinese New Year. But there are variations even for the most basic “Happy New Year!”
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Julie Jin
- Feb 8, 2018
- 2 min
When is Chinese New Year and which Chinese zodiac sign am I?
Across the UK there will be all kinds of celebrations – the best of which you can find here – and millions of gifts will be given across the
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By KEITH TSE
- Feb 8, 2018
- 7 min
Learning Chinese: myths and misconceptions
Learning Chinese: myths and misconceptions
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Julie Jin
- Jan 11, 2018
- 3 min
When is Chinese New Year 2018 and which animal will it be?
Unlike our end of year festivities, which include a midnight countdown, Chinese New Year is a movable celebration - taking place on a different date each year. The New Year festival is centuries old and features several myths and customs. Chinese New Year is celebrated in countries around the world, and Liverpool - home to Europe's largest Chinese population - will see projections, music and lighting to tell the story of the city’s incredible Chinese cultural heritage as well
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Samantha Boh
- Dec 21, 2017
- 2 min
NUS research on infants shows they are able to differentiate between foreign words better
third language for children
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Deborah D.K. Ruuskanen
- Nov 21, 2017
- 7 min
Bilingual and Multilingual
Answers provided by Deborah D.K. Ruuskanen, Professor of English Linguistics at the University of Vaasa, Finland, and mother of three bilingual children. Question: Can my new baby learn two or more languages at home?
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Julie Jin
- Nov 8, 2017
- 1 min
Mandarin is now rapidly becoming a global language
Mandarin is now rapidly becoming a global language
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Julie Jin
- Oct 27, 2017
- 1 min
UK to see 400,000 people learn Mandarin by 2020
A new feature article in the UK's Financial Times newspaper is putting a spotlight on Chinese language learning in Britain. The FT feature is suggesting an increasing number of people in the UK are starting to take an interest in learning Mandarin, suggesting the momentum is being driven - in part - by financial considerations, as China is one of the UK's main trading partners. The UK government hopes to have 400,000 students enrolled in Mandarin courses by 2020. Chinese miss
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