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Time：第 82 次例會，2010年6月19日（週六）下午2:30 ~5:30點
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Agenda
14:30~15:40 Introductions+Topic Discussion
15:40~15:45 Change Group+Break
15:45~16:50 Article Discussion
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Topic Discussion:
Learning Mandarin
False Eastern Promise
The craze for teaching Chinese may be a misguided fad
Source: http://www.lonelyplanet.com/thorntree/thread.jspa?threadID=1515832
Questions and discussions:
1. In your opinion, which is the most dominant language on planet Earth? (English, Chinese, …, or binary?)
2. To the best of your knowledge, what may be the most difficult language to learn? And why?
3. *The article argues that learning Mandarin is a waste of time.
*For most non-native speakers, a knowledge of Mandarin is less likely to result in a better career.
*The vast majority of Westerners who travel to China to study Mandarin give up, go home and forget what they have
learned.
Do you think the writer is neutral and objective? What’s your say on the matter?
4. Why is there a craze for teaching Chinese? Is it going away anytime soon?
5. Why do we have so many different languages in the world? Do you think different languages will hamper international communication or something else?
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