Global Times Tongue Twister Contest for ForeignersThe Contest is an event for non-Chinese speaking contestants who enjoy the use of Chinese language and the fun of tongue twisters, held by Global Times, co-organised by Commercial Press and Chinese Universe. Read more here. 1. What is Tongue Twister Contest? Chinese Tongue Twister Contest for Foreigners is…

By Jeff Bissell and Kevin Chang Whether it be an immersion or other setting, it is imperative to select teachers with the basic qualifications to be effective in the classroom. For more commonly taught languages in the United States (for example, French and Spanish), the teacher pool is a combination of native or heritage speakers…

From Stanford University: November 28, 2012 Chinese typewriter anticipated predictive text, finds Stanford historian By reorganizing the typewriter’s characters into ready-made clusters of commonly used words, Mao-era Chinese typists solved problems that cell phones only came to recently. BY MAX MCCLURE To use a Chinese typewriter, the typist moves a character-selection lever over a tray…

Founding Principal of Alice Fong Yu, one of San Francisco’s  four Cantonese immersion programs, wins  National Education Award SAN FRANCISCO — In honor of her exceptional work as a principal, Liana Szeto received the Terrel H. Bell Award for Outstanding School Leadership from the U.S. Department of Education on November 13, 2012. Principals nominated for…

Learning A Language Makes The Brain Bigger Randy Astaiza | Oct. 15, 2012, 11:55 AM | 6,471 | 4 AP By peering into students’ brains, a recent study, published in the journal NeuroImage, found that learning languages can help bulk up the brain. The researchers, from Lund University, compared the brains of students from the Swedish Armed Forces Interpreter Academy, who…

BILL CURRY AND SEAN SILCOFF OTTAWA — The Globe and Mail Published Wednesday, Oct. 17 2012, 4:00 AM EDT Last updated Wednesday, Oct. 17 2012, 4:45 AM EDT The voice of Canada’s CEOs is urging parents to enroll their kids in Asian language classes to match them with the growing appetite of employers for multilingual workers. John Manley, the…

POSTED:   10/22/2012 12:01:00 AM MDT UPDATED:   10/22/2012 07:50:58 PM MDT By Nancy Lofholm The Denver Post Fifth-grader Lucy Miller, 11, works on speaking Mandarin Chinese during class at Erie Elementary School. More than 60 schools in Colorado are offering Mandarin classes to help students get a foundation in international business. (RJ Sangosti, The Denver…