One year until World Expo 2010 Shanghai
May 24, 2009 – 4:59 pm
There’s a little less than year time until the World Expo 2010, which will take place in the Chinese megacity Shanghai. The doors open at May 1 until October 31, 2010.
This is an good opportunity for You to start learning Chinese. The Chinese language will have more importance in the near term future and being able to speak this East Asian language will open a whole new world for You and a whole new market for Your business.
Long term readers of my blog already have some ideas where to start learning Chinese, but I won’t get tired to repeat myself about this important topic and I think this moment is the right moment to remind You to get started to learn Chinese. Right now is the ideal moment to apply for a summer course.
Summer is coming, soon the summer courses in China start again and You can get a good start easily. Learning Chinese in China is a great advantage as Your surroundings will give You an extra motivational boost, also hearing the language every day pumps Your skill quickly.
Step one: Choose the right school for You. Check the Chinese-Forums.com language schools in China board to find the right school or university for You.
Step two: Apply.
You may be a fan of the Chinese government, or You may hate it. But either way, China is a beautiful country with a lot of ancient temples and buildings, green parks and modern parts as well. The food is great there and so are the people and the possibilities to have a great party there. For the more economically minded, China’s GDP per capita is not that high, but there are so many Chinese people there, so it doesn’t matter. With the World Expo Shanghai 2010 China is getting it’s foot into the world wide economic elite. It’s not a mistake to be part of it and learning Chinese is the first step.
If You are looking for online resources, check out Chinese-Forums.com to find a active community directed at the Chinese learner. Sign up with Chinesepod to get podcast lessons on Your computer. The beginner lessons are for free, but the investment for an subscription account, which gives You access to the intermediate and advanced material is well worth its money. This should get You started.
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