If you are chinese, would colleges prefer you take a language other than chinese or can you still take chinese
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Colleges probably don't care what language you take.  If you're interested in learning Chinese, then take the Chinese class.\nPersonally, I would take Chinese.
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In the universities and state and city colleges . . . it can be . . . if the students are in a process in obtaining their business degrees.\n\nI know a little Chinese . . . of various dialects because of my company's manufacturing plants in China.  It helps to speak the language . . . even though I think I butcher it at times . . . lol.\n\nAre you an accredited educator?  If so, apply at the university to see if there is any openings . . .
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Hmmm I can speak of french as I'm french. It's said to be a quite hard language and it really is, lots of exceptions in grammar, many problems of tenses. Well it's also known as a beautiful language and maybe it comes from the fact it's difficult.\nSpanish is close to french I think complexity is quite the same or slightly easier (I've learned it for 3 years). It's a nice language that sounds good, like there's sun in their language :)\nChinese is much more simple regarding tenses and grammar (my girlfriend is chinese) but one very hard thing is they have sounds we don't, they make difference between two sounds just from the tone where we don't really hear any difference, I think it's a question of habit. Of course the writing is also harder, there's a way to write with normal letters too...\n\nRegarding usefulness I think chinese is a language that will be interesting in the few next years as China is opening more, french can be interesting too and I think french can provide a better population coverage than spanish if you choose between those two...\n\nSo good luck in your learning and I hope I provided interesting inofmrations to guide you in your choice :)
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Depends on what you want to study.\n\nFor mandarin, Tsinghua University, Peking (aka Beijing) University, BLCU (Beijing Language and Culture University) are some great options. They tend to be on the more expensive range but still cheaper than universities in western countries.\n\nSome of the 'Ivy League' universities in China include: Tsinghua, Peking, Fudan, Zhejiang, Nanjing University. But it really depends on what you are interested in studying.
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Try to go to China and stay there for a period of time, which I think is the best way to learn spoken Chinese. Make sure your Chinese teacher speaks standard Chinese - Mandarin or Putonghua unless you really want to learn Cantonese or other dialects.
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no, spoken, they are completely different. \nhowever, if you can read chinese characters, you may be able to decipher some words (written) in either language but only vaguely,,,,,
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Chinese.  1 billion+ people know how to speak it.  Many koreans and japanese, instead of taking English as their second language, are now taking Chinese.  China's economy is booming, and so currently is a great place for business.\n\nbut then again Wikipedia says:\n"Some assert that, after English, Spanish can now be considered the second most important language in the world (probably replacing even French), due to its increased usage in the United States, the high birth rate in most of the countries where it is official, the growing economies of the Spanish-speaking world, its influence on the global music market, and simply due to the broad number of areas on the Earth's surface that the language is spoken in."\n\nMe...I speak Chinese at home, English at school, and am taking AP Spanish right now.  =)
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I hope your kidding.\nIf your not you may want to pick up English as a second language.
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I think HK still keeps English as one of its official languages.  The other one is of course Chinese.
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Mandarin is more practical and easier to learn for caucasians...but I strongly recommend cantonese too! mostly bcoz I SPEAK CANTONESE! lol! there're many interesting slangs and cool stuff to do in Hong Kong! :p
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The organization giving the scholarships will decide.  However, as a general rule of thumb 25% is acceptable.  The major qualifier will be racial identification.  They will ask you questions about how you identify with your asian race.  How does your chinese background influence your personal life?  How do you contribute to your chinese community?  If you don't identify with being Chinese then that will be a major negative.
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Learn English, Chinese and Spanish.
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This depends a lot on the people involved. If you look at older Taiwanese politicians, they might convert to Japanese (the Japanese had control over Taiwan for 50 years, and Japanese was the only language taught in schools during that time). But when you have younger people, they might want to talk in English rather that any of their own mother tongues. My Taiwanese friend explained it once, saying it's either a show of respect for the other person - you don't want to put the other one at a disadvantage by using your own language and the other one being the only one to convert to a different one. Or it can be a clever ploy to put the other person ill at ease when it is known that one of the two people involved can't speak English as well. \nFor the record, Japanese is a very popular language among Chinese speakers, and when the two nationalities meet in a cordial, relaxing way (like tourists) the Chinese speaker might want to convert to Japanese to practice his/her own Japanese skills. That I've seen plenty of times, living in Taiwan.
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From an article I wrote:\n\nWhy Learning Chinese is a Smart Business Move\n\nBy Matthew Worley\n\n \n\nTop 10 Reasons\n\n \n\nLike most Westerners, just a few years ago you might not have been thinking very much about China.  However, these days China is all over the news.  You, like more and more people, may be wondering, “Should I be learning Chinese?”  The answer is a resounding "Yes".  The following are the top 10 reasons why learning Chinese is a smart business move for the young professional or career-minded person.\n\n \n\nBecause the world is changing \n \n\nYou've heard it before.  Globalization.  Outsourcing.  Opening of free trade.  The US, while still important, must now share the stage with other countries, primarily China.  With China's admittance to the WTO, a large trade balance in its favor, and its booming economy, the need to interact with China is apparent.\n\n \n\nBecause everyone else is doing it \n \n\nOK, so not everyone else is learning Chinese.  But did you know that Chinese is the fastest-growing language studied in the US?  Enrollment in college Chinese language courses is at an all-time high.  Recently a bipartisan bill was introduced in Congress to provide Chinese language classes even for high school students.  Other countries are even more advanced in this regard.\n\n \n\nTo stay competitive \n \n\nIn a few short years, these myriads of workers fresh out of college will be hitting the work force with Chinese speaking skills.  By learning Chinese now, you set yourself apart as a proactive person.  Not only will you position yourself to compete with the new entrants, you can also take advantage of increased opportunities that arise as trade with China grows.\n\n \n\n \n\nGlobal supply chains \n \n\nBut your company has its factories in the US, you say.  But will it always have?  What about the subcomponents or raw materials?  Even US-based manufacturing firms are discovering that to maintain competitive cost structures, they often must deal with global supply chains and sourcing.  Of course, the largest provider of the subcomponents and raw materials is China.\n\n \n\nManufacturing \n \n\nChina has 1.3 billion people, a workforce that is good at labor-intensive jobs, and lower costs.  Enough said.  But these factories often have foreign management, consultants, accountants, etc.  And these factories also have to deal with the other end of the global supply chain.  By learning Chinese, you can help provide the links between these factories and American companies.\n\n \n\nBecause the Chinese market is the largest consumer market in the world \n \n\nIt's not just about manufacturing and outsourcing any more.  Today, Western companies are looking at the Chinese economy as potentially the most profitable market in the world.  According to the Department of Commerce, more than 16,000 American companies sell products in China.  The China of today is not the China of yesterday. In China, urban teenagers are seen walking with an MP3 player in one hand and a cell phone in the other, just as in America.  The Chinese are hungry for consumer goods -- foreign goods to boot.  Western companies need professionals with Chinese speaking skills to build links with Chinese companies, form partnerships with Chinese companies, and market, brand, and sell products to the Chinese.\n\n \n\n \n\nBecause your career may depend on it \n \n\nSo we already know that a) outsourcing to China is growing and b) there are already many young professionals in the pipeline learning Chinese.  Suppose you are a manager having to make the unfortunate decision about whose job to cut: what are you going to do?  Are you going to cut the person with the keys to potentially the most lucrative market in the world, the one who showed foresight and proactivity by going to learn how to speak Chinese to begin with?  No, I don't think so.  That person is too valuable.  Learning Chinese can only help your career and giv
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Trust me, it is. China is growing and mandarin can get you through with many people. I've studied Mandarin before, but then again, I am Chinese and speak Cantonese, so it would be so much easier for me to get the hold of the langauge, anyway, we were forced to learn it at school.
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There are many different "dialects" such as Mandarin (the national language AKA "putonghua"), Cantonese, Hakka, Shanghainese, Minnan, and the list goes on and on. Cantonese is spoken in Hong Kong and a couple provinces in China. All education in all Chinese regions, including Taiwan, is done in Mandarin. Mandarin is the only language you will want to learn for business in China. I live in China and speak fluent Mandarin.\n\nIn fact you can check back on my website from time to time as I plan to have Mandarin lessons one day soon.\n\nwww.culturev.com\n\nI found a few sites for you below.\n\nZai Jian! (see you later)
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It depends on what your native language is.  If you speak english, the easiest languages to learn are going to be french, spanish or italian.  That's because all of these languages derived from latin so they have form, structure, and even many words in common (or notably similar).  However, if your native language was vietnamese it would probably be easier for you to learn chinese than italian.