《An_Introduction_to_Learning_The_Chinese_Language》.pdf

An Introduction to Learning The Chinese Language Edited by Avril Canute /chinese/premium/ Contents Introduction Chapter 1 Some Simple Facts Regarding the Chinese Language Chapter 2 Ways to Learn the Chinese Language Chapter 3 How to Learn Chinese Chapter 4 Easy Ways to learn Chinese Chapter 5 Some Basic Skills Required for Learning Chinese Chapter 6 How to Go About Learning Chinese online Chapter 7 Some Techniques Which May Assist You When Learning to Speak Chinese Conclusion Introduction For many years now, the world has been insisting that everyone should speak English. But across the world, countries have provided their young with initiatives to learn other languages also. Yet in recent months, Americans have now come to realize that there is now a need for people to able to speak languages that are more specialized. Certainly the fact is that one language which many schools are now considering including within their curriculums, not just in the USA, but around the world, is Chinese. Presently, 1.3 billion people speak Chinese around the world, and of this, 885 million speak Mandarin (the official language of China), which also happens to be the most dominant dialect. Currently in the USA, only 24,000 students (Grades 7 through to 12) are actually studying this language, but their numbers are growing steadily. However, the biggest problem that