Will Americans Learn Chinese? – China Rants

sun-zoo.com — As an American who speaks Chinese and a high school Chinese teacher, it was with some interest that I read the NYT’s most recent Room For Debate blog entry. With the caveat that, if my experience when I was asked to write something for RfD was any indication, the editors are looking from specific things from the people who write their perspectives, lets jump in.

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chengdu 2 years 9 hours ago

It is thus only natural that, with China’s dramatic rise in economic and political presence, Americans are now interested in learning Chinese. Chinese instruction is no passing fad, what with 1.3 billion people to talk to.

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