Why is it important to learn Chinese? 为什么学中文很重要?

10 years ago, few people talked about China and you probably never though (at that time) that learning chinese could be a real advantage. Today everything is different. China is in the news, the chinese economy is growing and many people ask themselves: Should I learn Chinese?

Yes you should learn Chinese – but why? Here you may find 6 good reasons why learning Chinese is important.

1. The World is Changing
You have heard it before – Globalisation, Outsourcing, Free Trade. The world is changing, even if the USA and the European Union continue as important actors and the world scene, the have to compete with other countries, mas of all – China. Since China has joined the WTO – it’s growing economy, solid comercial balance and big foreign money reserves – interacting with China is more and more important – To the benefit to everybody. But how can you interact and do buisness with someone and in such a huge country like China if you don’t even understand the language?

2. Because everybody does
Okay, to be honest – not everybody is learning Chinese (apparently it’s not that easy ). But did you know, that the number of students learning Chinese is the fastest growing among all foreign languages? Quiet often demand in Chinese classes are higher that Chinese teachers available, because not only students, also many business(wo)men an employees start learning Chinese.

3. To maintain your competitiveness
In some years, many students will learn chinese, but nowadays, speaking chinese is an real advantage when it goes to find a job after earning your first university degree. If you learn chinese, you are different and you can benefit from many new opportunities – linked to the growing trade with China.

4. Manufacturing in China
China has more than 1.3 billion inhabitants, an unbelievable working force – with lower cost than in western europe and northern america. Even if China is home to millions of factories, creating goods for the whole world, many of these companies are managed by or in cooperation with foreingers. If you learn Chinese, you can faster cooperation between your local companies and chinese factories.

5. China can soon become the biggest consumer market in the world
China is not only the factory of the world, producing many of our daily goods, it’s also an fast growing market with more than a billion consumers – foreign companies rush into the Chinese market it the hope of huge benefits. By creating one marketing campaign, you can reach more people than in any other country of the world. Todays China is very different from yesterdays China. As in any other country – the young generation want to have it’s own MP3-Player, IPhone etc. This growing trade with Chinese makes it for foreign companies more and more important to have qualified employees, speaking chinese and able to comunicate with locals in China and abroad.

6. More than 1.3 billion people speak Chinese
If you learn Chinese, you can comunicate to more people than ever before. You can learn more about a fascinating culture – get in contact with people, make friends, create opportunities. Can you image a language that opens more doors than Chinese? We don’t. Enjoy learning Chinese !

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Reference Letter 推荐书 II

June 4, 2010

To Whom It May Concern:

I am writing on behalf of Hsin Hui Hsu (Phoebe), who was my private Chinese tutor for 10 months in Taipei, Taiwan. I was more than satisfied with the learning environment that Phoebe created during our lessons. Not only was she always prepared, but she also tailored our lessons to match both what I wanted as a student, and what she felt I needed to learn or work on. In addition, she was continually patient, understanding and able to explain things I didn’t understand in different ways. She struck the right balance between challenging me to improve my Chinese and giving me enough time and space to progress at my own pace. Plus, I found her to be very personable and easy to get along with and work with, which made learning Chinese with Phoebe just all the more pleasant.

I highly recommend Phoebe as a Chinese teacher and would be happy to answer any questions her teaching style and abilities.

Best regards,

Maria Kelley

Assistant Professor

NTUST


Reference Letter 推荐书 I

23.05.2010

To whom it may concern,


I highly recommend Hsin Hui Hsu (Phoebe) as a Chinese teacher to anyone who is serious about studying Chinese. Hsin Hui Hsu is an excellent and understanding teacher.

I studied under her for about sixth months. During those sixth months I learned how to read, write, and speak confidently at a high beginner level. Hsin Hui Hsu taught at a pace I was comfortable with and helped to make the learning process fun!

I am amazed at how much I learned over the sixth months I studied with her, and know if I had the opportunity to study with her more, I would. She is a great teacher, and if anyone has the opportunity to study with her, please do not pass it up.

Sincerely,

Mary Mcallister

If you have any more questions, please do not hesitate to contact me Mary












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