Every year we have students that begin to slack off on their writing practice. However, even in mainland China, there are some of the opinion that humans will no longer be writing in a few years. We'll all be typing away on a computer or using speech recognition to get the job done. It's going to be a whole lot more interesting for sneaky teens trying to use secret codes in messages while parents are unaware. But seriously, do you really have to learn to write?

You might be surprised to hear this but... once you've gotten the hang of it, you'll write in Chinese character just as fast as you would in the English alphabet.

Every year we have students that begin to slack off on their writing practice. However, even in mainland China, there are some of the opinion that humans will no longer be writing in a few years. We'll all be typing away on a computer or using speech recognition to get the job done. It's going to be a whole lot more interesting for sneaky teens trying to use secret codes in messages while parents are unaware. But seriously, do you really have to learn to write?

Every year we have students that begin to slack off on their writing practice. However, even in mainland China, there are some of the opinion that humans will no longer be writing in a few years. We'll all be typing away on a computer or using speech recognition to get the job done. It's going to be a whole lot more interesting for sneaky teens trying to use secret codes in messages while parents are unaware. But seriously, do you really have to learn to write?

Around the globe, people celebrate international Women's Day every March 8th. It's supposed to be a day in which we celebrate the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women globally. According to the International Women's Day website, the first official #IWD gathering was in 1911 and was supported by over a million attendees. However, the very first instance of what led up to a Women's Day was more of a grand protest in 1857, on March 8th, by a group of working women in New York that had had enough of their less than ideal work conditions such as 12-hour work shifts on top of low pay. Not only was a protest organized but a women's coalition wasalsoestablished.

     Did you know there are different types of calendars used all over the world? Well, some are actually obsolete due to modern academia. In the US, we follow the Gregorian calendar. It's 365.2425 days and we celebrate our new year during the first day of the first month, which is January 1st. However, in China, S. Korea, Vietnam and Japan, the lunar calendar dictates the course of a year. Due to ancient customs and traditions, the lunar new year allows for specific holidays and farming practices to commemorate the good old days a bit more accurately.

     When it comes to learning to read in Chinese, we really think you should start the process with ㄅㄆㄇㄈ. This will give you a leg up on pronunciation when you need to present your reading skills by presenting them orally for discussion or debate. However, as an adult, it should also be learned alongside 拼音so that you will be able to communicate through typing on the computer that you already own.

      That being said, children probably benefit more from first learning to read with BoPoMoFo solely, and then progressing to pinyin down the line if they choose at a later date. Yes. You can definitely type using BoPoMoFo. It's not exactly right, but we assume adults wouldn't want to learn a new typing system in addition to this language.