After watching the video “OMG! Meiyu” Introduces China to American Slang, Idioms
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After watching the video “OMG! Meiyu” Introduces China to American Slang, Idioms and Jay-Z… which examines a new approach to learning a foreign language, one that focuses not so much on traditional instruction and memorization, but instead involves relating to students on their level using a combination of spoken and unspoken language. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6hE5XzqfhQ Answer the following questions Discuss the importance of language as part of culture. What are the main forms of language? How can knowledge of a foreign language improve an individual’s understanding of a foreign culture? Why has “OMG! Meiyu” been so successful in China? Why do you think people have responded so well to the program? Do you think it holds the same appeal for older Chinese as it does for younger students? Why or why not? How is Jessica Beinecke’s approach to teaching a foreign language different from traditional classroom programs? What are the benefits of her approach? What advantages could it give to a Chinese business person working in the United States? Some argue that because English is becoming the language of business, it is no longer important for English speakers in business to learn foreign languages. Do you agree? As an English speaker, why might you consider learning Chinese Mandarin?
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English is the only global language, It is certainly not important for english speakers to learn any other language, but to understand foreign country very well one need to go very deep and know the langauage very well, Speaking in local dialect will certainly give you much more advantage and respect among locals.
Language is very important aspect of culture, That is how we communicate no one can discount the importance of language,
China is a country with most english learners today, They are trying to learn english in a large way, They know very well that if once china become global power they would need millions of english speakers to sustain the economy and also complete foreign trips easily
The scale of problem is huge, Average chinese passport holders today are unable to fill the immigration forms of other countries so airlines are offering them immigration forms that are in chinese,
The great hurdle for China to become global power is ofcourse english, The entire world has no interest or patience to learn mandarin, By the way Mandarin is the second most difficult language in world.