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Learning Chinese, Understanding China. Jabin T. Jacob, PhD Assistant Editor, China Report Institute of Chinese Studies , Delhi www.icsin.org 8 July 2011. 1. Many Kinds of Chinese 2. The Experience of Learning Chinese 3. Learning Chinese as a Foreign Language 4. China and its Provinces - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Learning Chinese, Understanding China
Jabin T. Jacob, PhDAssistant Editor, China Report
Institute of Chinese Studies, Delhiwww.icsin.org
8 July 2011
1. Many Kinds of Chinese2. The Experience of Learning
Chinese3. Learning Chinese as a Foreign
Language4. China and its Provinces
5. Sino-Indian Border Areas
1. Many Kinds of Chinese学习中文 , 了解中国 - 學習中文 , 了解中國
郑嘉宾 - 鄭嘉賓there’s 2 kinds of
written Chinesethere’s several more
kinds of spoken Chinese
Diversity in Unity
2. The Experience of Learning Chinese
being an Indian in Taiwan or ChinaArab, Spanish, Marshall Islands?!Indian Englishhuǒguō - 火锅toilet papergirls, girlfriends, marriageuncles, aunts and neighbours
3. Learning Chinese as a Foreign Language
fántǐzì - 繁体字 longer history smaller classroomsother foreignersclasses in Chinese 2 hrs/day, 5
days/weeklistening, writing,
reading, comprehension
Practice makes Perfect
8-10 hours hw /day language exchangedormitoriesrestaurantsthe streetspublic transporttechnologynight marketslandlord
Important Resources(don’t forget to read the stuff in English!)
Global Times http://www.globaltimes.cn/China Digital Times
http://chinadigitaltimes.net/China Media Project http://cmp.hku.hk/China Brief
http://www.jamestown.org/programs/chinabrief/
China Leadership Monitor http://www.hoover.org/publications/china-leadership-monitor
4. China and its Provincesunitary, single-party systemBeijing vs. provinceshierarchy of provinces
1949-1978 location, size leaders in Politb, PLA
post-1978 world trade, FDI education provincial diaspora
influence exercised1949-1978
budgets tenure of leaders openness to the outside
post-1978 preferential policies location of major events
5. Sino-Indian Border Areas
Tibet, Xinjiang – Ladakh
Tibet, Xinjiang – Ladakh
Aksai Chintrade routespilgrimage
Problemseconomic concernsillegal tradeenvironmental
concerns
Tibet - SikkimNathu Lareopened in 2006halfway between Lhasa
and Kolkatta – Tibet’s shortest distance to the world.
connect to Qinghai-Tibet Railway (QTR)
bus service between Gangtok and Lhasa
Problems poor infrastructuredeliberate obstructionoutdated regulationsJelep La – better
alternative
Tibet Autonomous Region
several traditional routes Stilwell Road
Problemsdispute at its most
severeTawangpoor Indian
infrastructurepossible confrontation
over water resources
Tibet - Arunachal – Myanmar - Yunnan
Tibet - Arunachal
The Great Wall didn’t Work
谢谢 !
www.icsin.org
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