Americanfamiliesareuprooting(根除)theirentirelivesandrelocatingtheirfamiliestoChinatogivetheirchildrenalegupinlearningMandarinasChina'sinfluencecontinuestogrowaccordingtoThe
Americanfamiliesareuprooting(根除)theirentirelivesandrelocatingtheirfamiliestoChinatogivetheirchildrenalegupinlearningMandarinasChina'sinfluencecontinuestogrowaccordingtoTheWallStreetJournal.
HighpoweredAmericancouplesreportedlymovetoChinaandenrolltheirchildreninelementaryschoolsthatteachMandarin.InstructioniscompletedintwoyearsintheseschoolsandthenthefamiliesmovebacktotheUnitedStates.
Andevenifparentsaren'tmovingtheretheyarechoosingMandarinsubmersionprogramshiringtutorsusingSkypetotalkwithteachersinBeijingandevenhiringChinesespeakingnannies.
SourcestoldTheWallStreetJournalthatprospectiveemployeeswhospeakMandarinhavealegupinthejobmarketanddotingAmericanparentsaretryingtodoeverythingtheycanpossibletogivethemthatedge.
LearningMandarinishardlyaneasytask.It'satonallanguageandthere'sno“right”waytolearnit.
ToearncertificationinMandarinittakes2200classhoursandhalfofthattimemustbespentinaMandarinspeakingcountry.Forcomparison'ssakeSpanishcanbelearnedin600to750classhours.
IronicallyinChinawhereahugeemphasisisplacedoneducation85percentofpeoplewhosehouseholdincomeismorethan$950000recentlysaidtheyplannedonsendingtheirchildrenabroadtostudy.
SoAmericansarestillplayingcatchup.
81.WhyareAmericanfamiliesuprootingtheirentirelivesandrelocatingtheirfamiliestoChina?(Nomorethan10words)
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82.WhatdohighpoweredAmericancouplesdoaccordingtothereport?
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83.WhyisitdifficultforAmericanstolearnMandarin?(Nomorethan15words)
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84.WhatshouldtheydotoearncertificationinMandarin?(Nomorethan15words)
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