At the very least, the child will gain a new perspective on life. And this is already quite a lot!
China's rapidly growing economy and its influence on geopolitics have increased the popularity of Chinese culture and the Chinese language in Russia. This ancient Eastern language is more and more often chosen as the second additional language for studying in the universities not only in the Siberian region, but also in Central Russia.
Future translators as well as other specialists understand that knowledge of Chinese language is a definite advantage for employment. Already now specialists with knowledge of Chinese are in demand at industrial enterprises of Siberia, where there are many Chinese factories. Accordingly, there is a need for translators, lawyers, and economists with knowledge of the language.
China and Russia are also developing relations in the energy sector, which means that specialists with the appropriate knowledge are needed there as well.
Universities in both countries sign cooperation agreements, and students have a chance to go to the other country for an internship and immerse themselves in the culture for six months or a year.
And this is also a very rewarding experience. And if you want your child to have a substantial baggage of knowledge and an advantage over peers in the future, then you should already think about how to instill in him an interest in the Eastern language.
In addition to career advantages, learning Chinese involves a lot of other bonuses. Elena Ivanova, founder of the "Poliglotiki" network of international language centers, told "Letidor" about them.
Scientists have established that the Chinese language develops the right hemisphere of the brain, which means that you or your child begin to think differently, much wider than before, react faster, switch to the conversation easier, etc.
Remember the saying, "That's Chinese literacy"? That's what they say about something incredibly complicated and hard to understand. But if you and your child can master this literacy, your horizons will expand considerably.
Logical Thinking
Chinese word formation is based on clear rules, mastering which will give the child the key to the language.
Here's an example. The word "integration" is made up of the words "one," "complex," and "transformation"-that is, we assemble the word: such a change that combines into one complex.
Even if you haven't had time to learn the word itself, but understand the components of the word, consider the key to language in your pocket.
Visual thinking and observation
As we know, the Chinese language consists of hieroglyphs, a unique sound-letter system. A character is basically a symbol and an image, which has its own history. It reflects everyday life, nature, cultural realities and traditions. And when children study these symbols, they come into contact with the history of that ancient state. Children, especially young children, begin to see different creatures, animals, people in hieroglyphs and then guess the meaning of the hieroglyph, which means they guess the word.
A child learns to perceive the world in a different way, to see something new and unexplored in familiar objects.
And this is an important quality for any creative person.
The ability to apply unconventional approaches to different situations is almost the main quality for a successful person.
Effort and self-discipline
Learning to write hieroglyphs is not so easy. It takes a long time to learn how to accurately display the sticks and squiggles. The slightest mistake in the character can change the character and therefore its meaning.
Writing hieroglyphs develops not only fine motor skills. This process teaches you to concentrate on a single task, not to get distracted, to pay attention to details - the most important qualities of a businessman.
Musical Abilities
Although characters remain an indispensable part of the Chinese language, in 1958 China officially introduced the Putonghua alphabet (to make it easier for foreigners to learn the language, and to bring many regional dialects under a common denominator). The alphabet of the Chinese language is peculiar. To record phonemes 25 Latin letters and 5 diacritics are used to indicate the acoustic correlate of the corresponding vocal cord pattern.
One phoneme can be pronounced with five different shades in sound. And therein lies the main difficulty in learning Chinese.
The student's vocal cords will become so tired that they may become hoarse at first.
The ability to correctly pronounce the sound of the same letter, which determines the meaning of the entire phrase, is essential to understanding the Chinese language.
A Chinese person may not understand a student just because he or she mispronounced a phrase. By developing your articulation abilities, working on pronunciation, the melody of your voice, you or your child develop musicality at the same time.
Cultural Development
You can't study a language without studying the culture of the people who speak it. The people's history, philosophy, and culture are already embedded in the hieroglyphs. What is left to do is to examine, recognize and assimilate them.
That is why one becomes more attentive while learning a language. And, as you know, attentive people have a more interesting life. They learn to compare different linguistic and cultural features, to see what they have not seen before, not only in a foreign culture, but also in their own.
It develops tolerance, ethics, and, of course, broadens the outlook.
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