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| Title | Interview: Why You Should Learn Chinese |
| Body | From http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,2019179,00.html#ixzz10le7GV7A Why You Should Learn Chinese By Kayla Webley September 15, 2010 Deborah Fallows and her husband, the Atlantic's James Fallows, are no strangers to life in a foreign country. Over the course of their careers they've upped sticks and moved to foreign lands, from Africa to Southeast Asia. But even their many years as expatriates could not have prepared them for what they would experience throughout their three years living in a country as overwhelming and chaotic as China. In her book, Dreaming in Chinese: Mandarin Lessons in Life, Love, and Language, Fallows, who holds a Ph.D. in linguistics from Harvard University, details the struggles and triumphs she had while learning one of the world's most difficult languages. She spoke to TIME about what her study of Mandarin taught her about life in China, the country's dizzying transformation and the value of learning languages. Read the full interview: http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,2019179,00.html#ixzz11K8X53Ig |
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