Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Top image: Rice / Zachary Tang On 15 June, local musician Gentle Bones responded in English to a Mandarin host at the Singapore ...

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This post was updated May 1 at 10:52 p.m. While most students share gossip in their native languages and with their dearest friends, Leo Kitaen has a different approach. Instead, Kitaen, a first-year ...

With China’s growing power and influence on the global stage, efforts are burgeoning to promote teaching the official Chinese language in U.S. schools. And while those activities are getting help from ...

There are a dozen terms native Chinese speakers use to describe what English speakers refer to as the “Chinese language.” Each of those terms has its own cultural and sometimes political affiliation.

Very often, such stories suggest that increased attention to English is the major cause of the deterioration of Chinese language skills. Indeed, this anxious refrain recurs frequently enough that many ...

A group of Jewish Mandarin speakers in New York has formed “Mazel Tofu,” a growing community that meets over kosher Chinese food to connect through language, culture, and shared experiences.