The Chinese write very differently from us and indeed from all other ... by a massive effort at literacy training and an intensive campaign to promote Mandarin, the standard dialect, as the national ...

Whilst still focusing on speaking and listening skills, at this level, learners will practise writing Chinese characters more extensively. - Beginners I: No prior Mandarin knowledge is required. - ...

The rising educational preference for Mandarin at the expense ... Starting about 10 years ago, writing in vernacular Cantonese, in addition to standard Chinese, began appearing in public in ...

The First Step in your School's Mandarin Chinese Journey Ideal for schools yet to incorporate Chinese and China-related content into their curriculum, this club serves as a perfect preliminary step to ...

To practise speaking: Show or draw the number written in Mandarin writing, the children will say the number. Have the children practise writing the Mandarin numbers: initially write in the air ...

“We can be the interconnection between foreigners and mainlanders,” she explained, adding that learning Mandarin was also a way to understand more about Chinese cultures. “Learning more ...

The Minor and the Certificate in Modern Chinese Language and Culture programs aim to provide a level of language competency — speaking, understanding, reading and writing — in Mandarin Chinese. In ...