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You don't have to learn Chinese characters to learn Chinese! Hanyu pinyin allows you to read and write Chinese using roman characters.

Chinese is a useful language for travelers and business people. There are many routes to take when learning, but which is best?

Better to get a Chinese phrasebook than this. Not for seriously studying Chinese.

With so many online educational programs, www.activechinese.com makes learning the Chinese language easy by being interactive.

There's an interesting history to how Chinese writing came about.

For any students looking to learn Mandarin Chinese for fun, business or other reasons, this is the site for you.

The whole project has to be retranslated from Chinese to Chinese. Confuse, you would better be.

Looking at Chinese culture as it is depicted in Bound Feet, Western Dress: A Memoir from the perspective of one raised in America in the late twentieth century, Yu-i's experience of gender as a social construction may at first glance appear to be a wholly negative one.

The language of business is changing, adopting an Oriental flair. Learn more about how the Chinese language has become indispensable for doing business overseas.

If you grew up in a multicultural city such as New York, you've probably been exposed to more than 50 languages in a given year. But which one of them is the hardest to learn? Many say English for all of the different rules.

Here are websites to help you learn almost any language for free.

Minnesota Education Commissioner Alice Seagren believes if "our students are going to succeed in a more globally competitive environment, it's essential that they learn a second language," including Chinese.

How to learn a foreign language, when immersion techniques are not available.

For many, many reasons, the same Chinese last names have been romanized differently. Here's a key for some of the most common Chinese last names you'll ever see.

Helping your kids and yourself learn a foreign language is easier today than ever before.

Chinese New Year always calls for big celebrations in a lot of places where there are Chinese communities around the globe. In the United States, San Francisco, California has one of the most festivities to commemorate the Chinese New Year.

Chinglish is the ungainly - and endlessly humorous - spontaneous interpretation of the English language as written by some Chinese language speakers.

For Hundreds of years Chinese women have been prohibited from reading or writing, but what men don't know doesn't hurt anyone. Does it?

Mandarin Chinese is part of the corporate world. It is well past the time for individuals in the corporate world to learn international languages so they can keep up without relying on official and unofficial interpreters.

Learn a foreign language "Before You Know It," using this free program.

Based on ancient Chinese statistics, a Chinese pregnancy calendar predicts the gender of an unborn child. Using the mother's age and the date of the baby's conception, the calendar can tell if a baby will be a boy or a girl.

Easy and intermediate craft levels for Chinese paper lanterns. Use as decorations or invitations to a Chinese New Year party this February.

Anna May Wong, a third-generation Chinese-American, managed to have a substantial acting career despite racism that prevented her from taking roles opposite Caucasian leading men

If you know anything about China, you know that the country is very diverse, not only culturally but linguistically as well. Although Mandarin and Cantonese are both forms of the Chinese language, they are as different as Spanish and Russian.

Chinese New Years Celebrations to enjoy while in Seattle

While it is true that most business people in the People's Republic of China speak fluent English, the fact is that you will establish much more credibility - as well as rapport - when you can demonstrate some willingness to speak the language of the country.

Chinese take-out food is popular because it's quick and easy to prepare. You can either pay a little more, or take a little extra time, to do it at home.

Maybe 15 days of partying is a little too much of a good thing. Don't worry. Celebrating the Chinese New Year is more about how you feel...

Got time to waste? Here are 101 web sites to surf where you can waste all your free time.

Effective techniques for learning a foreign language. The author discusses his personal experience teaching and learning a foreign language.

It's a decent romantic comedy and it did have some good moments, but I can't recommend that you seek it out because the story unfolds like a pilot from a light dramatic television series.

Philadelphia, PA is full of exciting events for celebraing Chinese New Year: The Year of the Rat.

This stitch is meant for someone who already crochets, and wants to learn a new stitch. If you are new to crocheting, this stitch may seem complicated to you.

It used to be easier to tell reproductions of Antique Chinese furniture from the real thing. Not anymore! Here's a guide to up your learning curve.

When living in China, it's a good idea to make local friends there. This is done through necessity, but also by having local Chinese friends, you can really get in touch with Chinese culture.

You will be able to teach others how to communicate effectively by learning a new language. The possibilities are endless when it comes to learning new languages. The benefits of speaking a new language are even greater.

Regardless of the crowd, the atmosphere is always laid-back and friendly. The drumming instructors encourage audience participation, so expect to work together to create the sound.

When is Chinese New Year held? Why are red packets containing money given out? What is the significance of certain food dishes that are eaten, and the lion and dragon dances? This list will help parents and educators who want to learn more about this festival.

In 1996, Peter Hessler completed an intensive training course in Chinese language and moved to Fuling, China. River Town: Two Years On The Yangtze, is the story of his two-year experience living and teaching English in Fuling, China.

As a student researching the cultural differences between Eastern Asia and the Western world, I wanted to figure out if it were possible to adopt a Zen Buddhist lifestyle in America, a country of completely different values.

Learning a new language is often very difficult, but it doesn't have to be. For the most part people merely need to learn how to study.

Is there a course you've always wanted to take, but haven't been able to, due to time or money? Now you can take 1400 college courses all for free on your own time.

Envisioned as a libretto rather than a play with spoken lines.

Orlando is a frequent travel destination for families young and old. While Disney World is a spectacle you'll want to see, there are other areas you won't want to miss during your stay in the City Beautiful.

A close look at the first film in The Matrix trilogy, and why it is so important to film goers everywhere.

Satire is more readily used to influence Americans. Use the lessons as a guide to teach satire and allow students to benefit from the variety of satire available today.

Language is a medium of domination-the Brittish conquered the world with English, Americans are the super powers of the world and they use American English. China does not want to be left out on this language thing!

This article discusses about first hand information on a wholistic approach on how to quit smoking without having to spend a single cent. 6 years without craving for cigarettes in 2008 and still going strong.

This article criticizes John Searle's Chinese Room argument, pointing out flaws in it before addressing Searle's possible defenses to those flaws, and then criticizing Searle's possible defenses.

Chinese baby names are among the most beautiful, and most misunderstood, in the world. This article will help you understand the process behind selecting an appropriate Chinese baby name.