Why Learn Chinese?
It gives them a broader world view.
Learning foreign language helps children increase their sensitivity to and understanding of the language, values, customs, and traditions of others, fostering a sense of humanity, friendship, and diversity awareness.
It gives their brain a boost.
Research into the effects of bilingualism on children suggests that exposure to more than one language is an excellent way of flexing brain muscles and building them up. Studies have shown that bilingual children have a significantly larger density of gray matter in their brains. Grey matter is responsible for memory, speech, sensory perception, emotions, decision-making, and self-control.
It helps them learn math.
Language learning has been linked to increased mental flexibility and problem solving ability, leading to enhanced math skills.
It improves their literacy skills.
Bilingual children have better awareness of language, which gives them an advantage in learning to read.
Bilingual children have enhanced attention skills and are better at multitasking.
Learning foreign language helps children increase their sensitivity to and understanding of the language, values, customs, and traditions of others, fostering a sense of humanity, friendship, and diversity awareness.
One fifth of the planet speaks Chinese. Mandarin Chinese is the mother tongue of over 873 million people, making it the most widely spoken first language in the world.
China is one of the world’s oldest and richest continuous cultures, over 5000 years old.
China is the second largest economy in the world and one of the largest trading partners of the United States.
