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Will the successful Olympics in Beijing encourage more people to study Chinese?
Posted by simonager under Cactus Languages Abroad, Learning a language
It is quite likely that there has been a increase in interest in all things Chinese, including the Mandarin language, since the Olympics in Beijing.
There certainly has been a massive increase in interest in learning Chinese in recent years. This is due to a number of reason, including the rapid growth of the Chinese economy, [...]
The Influence of the Olympics on Chinese as a Language
Posted by Sarah under Cactus Languages Abroad, Cactus Tailormade, Learning a language
Will the successful Olympics in Beijing encourage more people to study Chinese?
It is quite likely that there has been a increase in interest in all things Chinese, including the Mandarin language, since the Olympics in Beijing.
There certainly has been a massive increase in interest in learning Chinese in recent years. This is due to a [...]
Chinese recommended in San Francisco due to booming trade with China
Posted by augusta under Language Courses New York
Now that Cactus is up and running stateside there’s the opportunity for our American counterparts to learn languages with us. As the following news post indicates, there’s definitely a need to learn a new language across the country, with Chinese recommended in San Francisco due to booming trade with China just a short hop [...]
Tags: america, beijing, chinese, language, olympics, san francisco
Great Wall of China
Posted by Brian under Cactus Languages Abroad
Just seen these amazing photos of the Great Wall of China on the Gadling website: http://www.gadling.com/photos/the-real-and-forbidden-great-wall/619825/ and recommend you take a look.
Just 2 minutes browsing the photos is a powerful visual comment on the Republic of China, and what it stands for past and present.
The link above is to one particular photo that I enjoyed. The [...]
Mandarin Chinese: A History of the Language
Posted by Sarah under Cactus Languages Abroad
Mandarin speaker Simon Ager looks at the making Mandarin Chinese
Mandarin Chinese is a member of the Chinese branch of the Sino-Tibetan language family. It is closely related to the varieties of Chinese spoken in soutern China, such as Cantonese and Shanghainese, though mutually unitelligible with them.
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