More Mandarin classes in public schools
Chinese-language instruction is becoming more popular in urban schools across the country where educators hope to offer a global perspective to students in low-income areas and students who sti may be...
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Tiger Moms vs. Rintoo the Tiger
Amidst all the debate over Tiger Moms, I found this third episode in Ni Hao, Kai-Lan: Kai-Lan’s Carnival amusing and illuminating. In it, Rintoo the Tiger wants to be the “best skater in the world” but...
View ArticleBabies “neurologically commit” to language as early as 10 months
Yesterday’s New York Times summarized the latest research in babies’ acquisition of more than one language: [T]he researchers found that at 6 months, the monolingual infants could discriminate between...
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Book+CD Review: Chinese and English Nursery Rhymes
We’ve shared our enthusiasm for Speak and Sing Chinese with Mei Mei, but while Mei Mei wins top points for enthusiasm, her production values leave a bit to be desired. Also, CD liner notes just don’t...
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Book Review: Gordon & Li Li series
There are surprisingly few bilingual Chinese-English children’s books for sale on Amazon, and even fewer that are appropriate for a family whose command of Chinese is, shall we say, uneven. The Gordon...
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新年快乐 (happy new year!)
Happy year of the dragon y’all! The moon is setting on Gene’s year (rabbit) and rising on Rachel’s (dragon). All in all this last year’s been a great one for me, so I hope this one will be just as...
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DIY Bilingual Board Books
Just because mainstream publishers haven’t caught up with the demand for bilingual Chinese-English children’s books doesn’t mean you don’t have options. Do it yourself and you can choose from the best...
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Bilingual Chinese-English apps for iPad, part 1
There just aren’t a lot of bilingual English-Chinese books that an American parent can easily get a hold of. We’ve mined out most of what’s available on Amazon and have about 5-6 books to show for it....
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