I [Kid] You Not: A Chinese Name Lost in Transcription
Always using one's Chinese name can sometimes lead to an undesired result in another language. What would you do in this particularly tricky case? more...
View ArticleThe transcription of the name "China" in Chinese characters
There's a joke going around in mainland China about the best way to transcribe the name of the country in Chinese characters. Each line is redolent of some social issue: more...
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Waigo App is a Pair of Eyes That Helps You Get a Bellyful of Chinese Food
Much of the Waigo magic is done by optical character recognition (OCR) so that the app can understand Chinese food and menu items that would otherwise leave you baffled. more...
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Chinese Is Easy – 5 Reasons Why Learning Chinese Is Not As Hard As You Think
Many people seem to think that Chinese is thé most difficult language in the world. “C´est du chinois” say the French, when referring to something completely incomprehensible. We are here to tell you...
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Raising a Child in China: Learning Languages
Raising children of mixed heritage usually means learning another language, and my kids are working on English and Chinese simultaneously. Here's what I've learned. more...
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Interview with Dr Anton Lustig, who has spent more than 20 years living with...
Few in the world know as much about the Jingpo people (景颇族) as Dr Anton Lustig. The Dutchman has been alternately visiting, working and living with the Jingpo in Yunnan for more than 20 years. He is...
View ArticleTibetan Language
Did you know that Dhungker Language School is a prime choice in Lhasa for people wanting to learn the Tibetan language? Check out this article to learn more.... more...
View ArticleDr. Paul Pimsleur: Profile of a Language Learner
Paul Pimsluer the man, the myth....the unavoidable Adsense advertisement. Learn about what you are clicking on... more »LanguagePimsluerlanguagemethodPLAB
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Combatting "Expat Illiteracy" with Apps
Read my interview with Aaron, developer of the nommoc app, designed to combat the phenomenon of expat illiteracy in China. more »LanguagelanguagechineseappsiOSiphoneipadappletech
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Tibetan 101: The Basics of The Tibetan Language
The Tibetan script was created early 7th Century AD from the great Tibetan king, Songtsem Gampo (569-649AD), the first Emperor of Tibet. He sent one of his ministers to India to gather information on...
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Why you need goals to learn Chinese efficiently
Learning without goals might seem like a reasonable choice at first, but after a closer look, it isn't such a good idea. First, it's hard to imagine not having any goal at all, so setting goals is more...
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China Not Mad for Mandarin
With Mandarin ranking as the most important language for world business after English, stories of American parents enrolling their children in bilingual schools or even uprooting their families from...
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Top 8 Surprising Reasons Why YOU Should Learn A Language
There are so many reasons to learn a language so we’ve made it that much easier by compiling our top 8 surprising reasons that will leave you asking why you haven’t already started learning a new...
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Wikipedia China Becomes Front Line for Views on Language and Culture
The Chinese-language version of Wikipedia has become more than an online encyclopedia: it is a battlefield for editors from China, Taiwan and Hong Kong in a region charged with political, ideological...
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Yunnan establishes minority language database
A law aimed at preserving minority culture in Yunnan has led to the creation of a facility developed solely for the recording and transcription of the province's diverse languages. The project,...
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10 Funny English Signs Made in Taiwan
Taiwanese people are highly educated folk with 39% of the population holding degrees in higher education and a 97.8% literacy rate. Unfortunately, though English is taught from preschool through...
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Beijing told Yunnan's cultural heritage "vanishing"
The languages and cultures of many Yunnan minorities are eroding quickly. Some in the province are petitioning Beijing to establish a cultural protection fund to help reverse the trend. more »China...
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Chinese is Easy! Ep1 - Chinese Tones
Chinese is not as hard as you may think! In 4 short videos we will tell you why. First up: Chinese Tones. Want to know more? http://bit.ly/1gdpenn Produced b... more »Languagechinese...
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Chinese is Easy! Ep2 - Chinese Grammar
Learning Chinese is not as hard as you may think. In 4 short videos we will tell you why. Today's topic: Chinese Grammar. Want to know more? http://bit.ly/1g ... more...
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400 Million People in China Can’t Speak The National Language
Sure, many Chinese can read Chinese characters, but not everybody speaks the national language. more »China Newsputonghualanguageassimilationculturedialectregionalismthe nanfang
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