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Why Should I Learn Chinese The very first question students will ask at their first Chinese Class By Tsuhua Susan Chen June 2010 You will know the answers after finishing this class! 學學學Tsuhua Susan Chen

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Why Should I Learn Chinese

Why Should I Learn ChineseThe very first question students will ask at their first Chinese ClassBy Tsuhua Susan Chen June 2010You will know the answers after finishing this class!Tsuhua Susan Chen

Why should I Learn Chinese?Mastering Chinese will open up your window to the worldMastering Chinese will open up your window of opportunities (both for your career and education)Mastering Chinese will connect you to your families past and future There is a great tendency to learn Chinese in the USATsuhua Susan Chen

Which language is the largest natively spoken in the world?1. Spanish3. MandarinChinese2. EnglishCorrect answer: 3. Mandarin Chinese

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Mastering Chinese Will Open up Your Window to the World

Factors of Mandarin Chinese1. Countries that speak Chinese: Taiwan (Republic of China), China (Peoples Republic of China), Hong Kong, Macau, Malaysia, and Singapore. 2. Population which speaks Mandarin Chinese natively is over 1.3 Billion. That is one fifth of the worlds population. Mandarin Chinese is the most popular natively spoken language in the world. http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0775272.html, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_languages_by_number_of_native_speakers

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Why should I learn Chinese?

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Mastering Chinese Will Open up Your Window to the World

Factors of Mandarin Chinese

3. One of six official languages in the United Nations.

4. Commonly recognized as one of the most difficult languages to learn. http://pocketcultures.com/topicsoftheworld/2009/05/25/the-worlds-most-difficult-language. http://how-to-learn-any-language.com/e/languages/most-difficult-languages.html

Why should I learn Chinese?

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Mastering Chinese Will Open up Your Window to the WorldFactors of Chinese History and Culture1. History: Over five thousands years of written history; its one of the oldest civilizations in the world.2. Culture: One of the oldest cultures and also one of the most complex in the world.

Why should I learn Chinese?

National Palace Museum, Taipei, TaiwanTsuhua Susan Chen

Open Your Window to the World

Travel to Chinese-speaking territories

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Open Your Window to the WorldChinese Culture and Art

Tsuhua Susan ChenMastering Chinese Will Open up Your Window of Opportunities Business and CareerAs a bilingual speaker of Chinese and English, you will be well equipped at international business language skills. Since Mandarin Chinese is a highly demanded language, you should learn it if you want to develop your business in the fast-rising economic bodies of Chinese speaking territories. Why should I learn Chinese?

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Mastering Chinese Will Connect You to Your Families Past and Future

Why Should I learn Chinese?If you are of Chinese heritage, knowing Chinese can help:-to know your family history-to know where your family came from-to build your identity by knowing your family history-to communicate with your distant relatives or elders in your family

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Great to Learn Chinese in The World

Why should I learn Chinese

1. Americans need to learn Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Persian because these languages are important to our national security and economic viability US. Department of Education, grant of International research and studies program. http://www2.ed.gov/programs/iegpsirs/funded09/p017a090297.pdfWatch these videos, you will know many Caucasian kids learn to speak Chinese well http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_eGcbQ-cKQ

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Come and Learn Chinese TodayMandarin Chinese is one of the languages recognized as difficult to learn. It is always better to learn a second language when youre younger. Mastering Mandarin Chinese can open your window to the world, give you better chance for your future career, and a better understanding of yourself and your families roots if you are of Chinese heritage. Most importantly, you are not alone. Around you, many people have studied Mandarin Chinese for years. The question is: Why dont you Why should I learn Chinese?Tsuhua Susan Chen