Babble*mandarin to Offer Pupils Chinese As Second Language Program in Paramus
By marchtofeb Sunday, April 06, 2008, 10:52 PM EDT
(Paramus, NJ) On April 19, Babble*mandarin (babblemandarin.com) will launch its first 10-week Chinese language course for children with no or limited prior exposure to the lanugage. Classes, which will meet on Saturdays at 156 Forest Ave, Paramus (Central Unitarian Church), will emphasize the fun of learning to read, speak and write this ancient language, which has become so popular as China’s influence spreads throughout today’s world.
“Chinese is widely considered one of the most difficult languages in the world to master,’ says Ling Luo, instructor from Babble*mandarin. “American youngsters often lose interest in learning the language because it is taught in a traditional approach which is tightly structured and highly disciplined.”
“Our goal is to not only teach, but more I importantly, to keep young children stimulated and help them develop a genuine interest in the language as well as the culture.” Luo continues. “We use an active and visual teaching style that incorporates physical activities, games, dance, music & songs, pictures, costumes, crafts, movies and animated films, etc to appeal to our young learners.”
The first course, “the Magic 417”, teaches students Pinyin, a system that uses the Latin alphabet to represent sounds in standard Mandarin. And there are a total of 417 of them, hence the name of the course. After students learn Pinyin, they will be able to pronounce all Chinese characters.
To register for the course, or e-mail Ling Luo at babble.mandarin@gmail.com or phone her at 201-933-5784 or 201-916-7242. For more information, please visit babblemandarin.com.
“Chinese is widely considered one of the most difficult languages in the world to master,’ says Ling Luo, instructor from Babble*mandarin. “American youngsters often lose interest in learning the language because it is taught in a traditional approach which is tightly structured and highly disciplined.”
“Our goal is to not only teach, but more I importantly, to keep young children stimulated and help them develop a genuine interest in the language as well as the culture.” Luo continues. “We use an active and visual teaching style that incorporates physical activities, games, dance, music & songs, pictures, costumes, crafts, movies and animated films, etc to appeal to our young learners.”
The first course, “the Magic 417”, teaches students Pinyin, a system that uses the Latin alphabet to represent sounds in standard Mandarin. And there are a total of 417 of them, hence the name of the course. After students learn Pinyin, they will be able to pronounce all Chinese characters.
To register for the course, or e-mail Ling Luo at babble.mandarin@gmail.com or phone her at 201-933-5784 or 201-916-7242. For more information, please visit babblemandarin.com.
