Archive for December, 2008

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Dear Language Learner,
Here at Lanauage Lyon we strive to help other with there language learning needs. We want to help you with whatever questions you may have about your language learning experience, so feel free to post a question and we will address ASAP. No matter the language we will strive to get you an [...]

Learning Chinese in Five Steps

Learn and Understand Tones
The Chinese language is centered on the usage of tones. If you do not produce the tones that are affiliated with each word correctly, then you will not be able to communicate in the language effectively. The Mandarin dialect has 5 tones, which are neutral, first, second, third, and fourth tone. [...]

The Chinese Language in Education: National Coordination of Efforts

The 21st century has been the staging area for China’s awe-inspiring economic growth and it’s manifestation as a political leader; these facts have been a major factor in why public and private sector leaders acquired an increase interest in the country’s tongue and culture. It is crucial for the United States to have an increasing [...]

Top Five Reasons to Learn Chinese

Top Five Reasons to Learn Chinese
1. 1/5 of the world’s population speaks it.
The country of China has a population consisting of over 1.3 billion people, which means that nearly one-fifth of the world’s population speaks the same language. In addition, current studies show that there will be more websites, thus information, in Chinese then [...]