How would a scientist learn Mandarin?
June 7, 2008
There are many reasons to learn Chinese (Manadarin) !
First, Chinese is the language of Nearly 1/4 of the World’s Population. Speakers of Chinese not only live in China, Taiwan, and Singapore, but also spread throughout Southeast Asia, North America, and Europe, where large Chinese communities congregate.
Second, learning Chinese is an extraordinary and agreeable experience through which you can immerse yourself in a different culture.
Third, traditional Chinese culture, from Confucianism and Chan Buddhism to martial arts and Chinese cuisine, has an enormous influence on East and Southeast Asian nations.
Last, but not least, the People’s Republic of China currently boasts the fastest growing economy in the world and is widely regarded as the potentially biggest global market in the twenty-first century. Proficient speakers of Mandarin Chinese will find jobs in various fields such as business, government, international relations, information technology, tourism, education, translation and much, much more.
Of all foreign languages at American universities and colleges, Chinese shows the highest proportional increase in enrollment.
Try this apporach!
You sit in the park. Watching the way the maple leaves rock back and forth in the air as they fall to the ground. In the distance the deep grumble of the train comes in ever-lower waves. Nearer, you make out the sound of a young voice singing the words to a song you’ve heard hundreds of times. But the fact that this kid, not even ten, knows the song by heart surprises you.
Do you know most people know a couple thousand songs they never, ever tried to learn. The human mind processes sound without any effort to do so.
The amazing way we’re all equipped to learn from sound.
The Pimsleur Approach to learning language:
“As kids we learn to speak before we write, thus, Dr. Pimsleur’s research proves that we assimilate language naturally through our auditory system. This should be the first step in order to learn a new language.
Classical schooling does the opposite. It teaches you through theory, books, verb drills, and complicated grammar. It is difficult for you to assimilate. Your brain is pre-wired to learn a new language through your verbal interactions (auditory and speech systems) in a natural and “organic” way.
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