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Popularity of English language is a 'new threat' to China – General

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According to Huang Youyi, CPCC member and director of the China International Publishing Group, the Chinese language is facing a new invasion: by the English language. Huang feels that no good can come of the popular use of English words and acronyms (such as GDP and CEO) in published Chinese articles and everyday conversations. He told China Daily:

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China Gets ESL Material via Mobile Phone, Thanks to Pearson, Nokia – General

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Publishing group Pearson and phone maker Nokia (News - Alert) know a good opportunity when they see it. They're partnering to sell English-language learning materials to mobile phone users in China, the country with more English learners than in any other country, according to Reuters.

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Ok, So I learned Chinese…Now why can’t I find a job??? – Warnings

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The simple fact is, mastery of Chinese, no matter how good you are, is NOT a golden ticket to employment in the United States. That is, of course, unless your career goals are purely linguistic in nature (i.e. Chinese teacher, interpreter, or translator).

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Confessions of a Chinese Language Student – Learning Chinese

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If you ask me for a “beizi” and there is a cup 杯子 bēizi and a blanket 被子 bèizi on the table, I won’t know which one to give you. When I’m sick, I ask my friends to bring me soup 汤 tāng, but they always bring me candy 糖 táng instead and then tell me I should eat something healthier.

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Xinjiang and the Cultural Revolution: Wang Gang's "English" – Literature

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First published in 2004, English (英格力士) by Wang Gang (王刚) has become an unexpected bestseller in China and has won numerous awards including the 2005 "Best Novel of the Year" from the prestigious People's Literature Publishing House. Now it has been translated and released in English to allow even more readers to experience life in Xinjiang during the Cultural Revolution.

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New Pinyin Input Firefox Extension – Tech-Web

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The Pinyin Input Tool is an extension for Firefox. After installing it, a blue 拼 (pin) button will be in status bar at the bottom of your browser. You can use it to convert pinyin text with numbers into pinyin text with tone marks. Just type in some pinyin with numbers in to any plain text field on any browser page, highlight it and click the button.

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A Chinese Al-Jazeera - Five Reasons this is a Good Thing – China News

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1. China Needs to Care About What the World Thinks. 2. If You Build It, They May Not Care. 3. Propaganda Fails. 4. The Audience is King. 5. Being Heard Means Looking Good. If you are not certain that China coming to these conclusions is necessarily a good thing for the rest of the world, consider the following...

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How China Saved My Life – China Rants

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I thank God for my new life in China everyday. It’s funny, but most of the things about China that used to drive me crazy, I now embrace with an appreciation and a gratitude I never thought possible. It’s not that life in China has changed all that much in the time that I’ve been here, but the way I look at things today has—entirely.

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Chinese use right side of brain more frequently than Westerners – Learning Chinese

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After a series of studies on how Chinese people perceive tones in the language, a research team from the Life Sciences College at China Science and Technology University - led by Professor Chen Lin - recently suggested that people speaking Chinese use the right side of their brain more frequently than Westerners who speak English and that Chinese should pay more attention to the potential developm

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My Student Mary - A Lonely Peasant Girl From Rural China – Learning Chinese

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Her name is Mary. She is only 19 years old but already she has many grey hairs. On Thursday mornings in my freshmen oral English class, she always sits alone in the back of the room. No one ever talks to her; she appears to have no friends.

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