This course is designed for participants who are interested in learning basic Chinese language skills, daily culture and business aspects. Participants will be introduced to Pinyin pronunciation ...

It doesn't haven't to be as daunting as it seems. The idea of learning Chinese likely strikes fear in your heart — or just completely mystifies you. And understandably so. It’s not an easy language to ...

As China’s roles and influence in the world have increased and China has become a global leader, the importance of being proficient in the Mandarin Chinese language and culture is widely recognized.

According to the U.S. Department of State's Foreign Service Institute, Chinese is a Class III language—the most difficult to master—and requires 2,200 hours of rigorous study to gain general ...

Few things in Chinese culture are more widely misunderstood outside of China than the Chinese language. The Chinese write very differently from us and indeed from all other literate societies in today ...

“Yi, er, san . . .” A Chinese language student counts each stroke while writing the Chinese character for “big”, 大. This seems like a simple process, but new evidence suggests that studying Chinese ...