An introductory course in modern spoken and written Chinese, stressing oral-aural facility and the integration of the four language skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Five hours of ...

I've been studying Chinese — one of the hardest languages for English speakers to learn — for over a decade Though you can't learn Chinese with apps alone, technology can be a great tool for language ...

With the rapid growth of China’s economy, as well as its burgeoning cultural and international influences, the Chinese language is in high demand in the United States and other Western countries.

First grader Olivia Young stood in front of her classmates at San Francisco's Starr King Elementary as she read her story out loud, the words written in Chinese characters above a hand-drawn picture ...

Master Chinese language and culture, and pair it with another major for global career opportunities in today’s dynamic economy. Overview for Chinese Option - Applied Modern Language and Culture BS The ...

The BA in Chinese emphasizes knowledge and awareness of the Chinese language, including Chinese literary history and the cultural contexts in which particular works were written. Students gain ...

From its opening in 2010, Wellesley Chinese Language School has grown significantly, boasting an enrollment of about 180 students compared to the 75 students at its founding. The school focuses mainly ...

What's the best language for learning math? Hint: You're not reading it. As the WSJ's Sue Shellenbarger reports: Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Turkish use simpler number words and express math ...

“Foreign Languages Fade in Class Except Chinese” (news article, Jan. 21) rightly suggests that American schools are recognizing and addressing a new responsibility to prepare our children for the 21st ...

Few things in Chinese culture are more widely misunderstood outside of China than the Chinese language. The Chinese write very differently from us and indeed from all other literate societies in today ...

When I was a teenager growing up in international schools across Asia, my father urged me to take up Chinese as an elective. If I asked why taking up Chinese would help me, he always answered: ...