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This is so much the portrait of my (no longer so) little swimmer when she started out.
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Kids are like sponges. The best time to learn a second language is while they are mastering the first language, so, you should start introducing the second language at 3-4 years old. And never stop after that. At that age, the simple words will come first, and then as they learn more complicated words, the spanish follows right along with it.
thanks..I am also building up a little distance on running again too finally…if only I wasn't a horrible swimmer.
Hablan ingles tus padres?
Quien te ayuda con tu tarea de ingles?
Usa la red?
… add accents
This is too many to do, I am doing your homework for you?
I’m a Christian. I homeschooled my children. Though I don’t think Arabic should be mandatory for any child in this country, I do think more young children should have the opportunity to learn Chinese, Japanese, and Arabic, since it’s easier to learn languages when one is young. Spanish and German are the easiest languages for speakers of English to learn, and I doubt if too many parents would choose for their children to learn the harder languages I’ve mentioned. However, our intelligence agencies need more people who are proficient in these languages and cultures. Even civilian adults can get a better picture of other cultures and what is really happening if they don’t need a translation for what they see on TV. My husband, a Serb, has seen newscasts where translators for Serbian politicians were not being accurate. What about Christian missions? Do we win those who speak Arabic languages by speaking to them in English? We can keep waiting until adults sign up to study these languages, but it’s harder for adults. So I believe children should have as much opportunity to study the less popular languages as they do to study Spanish, French, and German. I do think every child should be required to learn another language, starting in grade school, with parental input on which language it will be. With such programs as Rosetta Stone available, perhaps native speaking teachers would not be necessary. . I also think all non-English speaking grade school children should be required to study English as their foreign language, as well as American history and culture.
There are many, many Chinese dialects/languages. If your dictionary does not specify, it is Mandarin. The only other dialect/languages I've seen are Cantonese, and they always clearly specify that.
Most of the China-born Chinese people I know (as opposed to American-born) speak Mandarin in some capacity, even if it is very broken.
Also, from what my Mandarin teacher told me, the symbols are the same… so when in doubt, you could always write things down!
I am Chinese and I agree with you completely and whole-heartedly. We really do not need a bunch of greedy go-getter climbing all over us making a fool out of themselves learning Chinese .. We are making a fool of ourselves without your help already learning English ..
There's nothing uglier than the greedy single-minded-ness of learning Chinese for commercial gain .. almost as ugly as us Chinese staring at the ample bosom of western ladies ..