Thursday, July 30, 2009

china is exporting mandarin

I have a myriad of thoughts about this . . . some good, some bad.

HT: On the Eastward Journey
Jul 30, 2009 5:42:00 PM | language, video

5 Comments

MzEllen

Hi - I usually read in GoogleReader, but wanted to comment.

My sister's kids attend a school district that (at some point in the academic career) must study both Mandarin Chinese and violin.

Posted by: MzEllen | Thursday, July 30, 2009 at 10:56 PM

Leslie

Wow, that's interesting.

Posted by: Leslie | Friday, July 31, 2009 at 02:26 AM

@ngie

Hello Amanda. Language learning is fascinating to me.

Thanks for the comment over on my blog.

Posted by: @ngie | Tuesday, August 04, 2009 at 08:43 PM

gracee

Unlike many of the Chinese/Taiwanese parents here in CA, we haven't signed up (nor plan to) my kids for Chinese school. It's just priorities-- do we want family time or put them through 2-4 hours of classroom work on a Saturday?? We pick family time! However, sometimes though I wonder if we're doing them a disservice?

Posted by: gracee | Wednesday, August 05, 2009 at 03:40 AM

London Caller

So what are the pros and cons?
If it is just a matter of "simplified Chinese v traditional Chinese", I don't really see it as an issue. It's really a personal choice, I think. Much like some people prefer American English to British English - for the obvious practical values over 'aesthetics'.

Posted by: London Caller | Thursday, August 06, 2009 at 05:18 AM

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