Archive for February, 2010

Happy Lantern Festival

Friday, February 26th, 2010

The Lantern Festival is also known as the Shang Yuan Festival. It’s on the fifteenth day of the first month in the lunar calendar. It’s the last day of the Spring Festival celebration. Photo: http://izsak02.com/Korea/LotusLanternFestival8.jpg Taiwan Celebrates the Lantern Festival Lantern Festival Taiwan Lantern Festival 2007 Taiwan Lantern Festival

Music will help language learning

Monday, February 22nd, 2010

I always love to teach my students Chinese through songs for many reasons. Now I get some support for my teaching method. Please read this article for the details:Research finds brain link for words, music ability; finding may lead to better stroke care, Some quotes from this article: *music education can help children with developmental [...]

Will Americans Really Learn Chinese?

Monday, February 8th, 2010

This is an article for you to think about. There were more than 100 responses for this topic. Some of them are quiet interesting. What do you think? Will Americans Really Learn Chinese?