tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29235839.post5546936596747399744..comments2024-02-05T05:15:04.759-08:00Comments on Wandering Scientist: We'll Pull This Story Out If She Gets a Degree in Chinese LiteratureCloudhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09317847285050447789noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29235839.post-45811911648540175262010-05-26T18:59:21.468-07:002010-05-26T18:59:21.468-07:00@Karyn- I'll try to remember to dig up the lis...@Karyn- I'll try to remember to dig up the list later and turn it into a post. In the meantime, the two things we've bought on my friend's recommendation (and liked) are the Follow Jade DVDs (not flashy, but Pumpkin really likes them, and that is how she learned her numbers) and the book Get Talking Chinese (for us- to help us learn pinyin).Cloudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09317847285050447789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29235839.post-56664129902488863702010-05-26T17:06:28.305-07:002010-05-26T17:06:28.305-07:00That is great...I can only imagine the stories our...That is great...I can only imagine the stories our kid's doctors could tell.<br /><br />Any chance you could share the list of DVD/books your friend shared? Mandarin is on my mind for my 4 1/2 year old.<br /><br />Thanks.Karynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09832563418272335982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29235839.post-51884153258740460142010-05-16T08:41:24.677-07:002010-05-16T08:41:24.677-07:00very cool! Chinese is enormously important.very cool! Chinese is enormously important.geeks in romehttp://www.geeksinrome.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29235839.post-13714474615967108432010-05-13T20:07:10.003-07:002010-05-13T20:07:10.003-07:00That's really cool! I totally want to get my g...That's really cool! I totally want to get my girl Italian lessons/classes, but haven't looked into it yet. I do have some board books and songs in Italian.<br /><br />Besides my love of the language and culture, as well as my heritage, I figure that not many people know the language, so she and I can communicate with each other without anyone around knowing what we are saying! <br /><br />She's also learned some Chinese from Kai Lan and some Spanish from Dora, Diego, one of her pre-school teachers and the nanny (who watched her for the first two years of her life and now watches the Pookie).caramamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02327695885346537321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29235839.post-19739321011887309382010-05-12T14:02:24.781-07:002010-05-12T14:02:24.781-07:00Oh, and the number 13 is usually left out when we ...Oh, and the number 13 is usually left out when we count past 10 in our household. Apparently, we're very superstitious.Cloudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09317847285050447789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29235839.post-9893492088191011912010-05-12T14:01:55.313-07:002010-05-12T14:01:55.313-07:00@Melba- please don't feel sad about using TV t...@Melba- please don't feel sad about using TV to teach language! How do you think Pumpkin learned to count to 10 in Chinese? It was on a DVD we bought her. Yes, she also practiced with her tutor- that is probably why her pronunciation is correct. But the repetition needed to actually learn it? That was from the DVD. It had to be, because I can't say the number 9 in Chinese.Cloudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09317847285050447789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29235839.post-49630725068772483842010-05-12T13:47:24.394-07:002010-05-12T13:47:24.394-07:00Rosie turns three in three weeks and I'm happy...Rosie turns three in three weeks and I'm happy to report that she can count to 10. Though sometimes she replaces 7 with 11. We'll see if she passes the big test. She won't be getting bonus marks like Pumpkin though! :)<br /><br />And, the only other words in different languages that Rosie knows are from tv. I realize as I write this how sad that is. She knows a few Sspanish words from Dora and a few Chinese words from Kai Lan. Very sad.<br /><br />I used to be fluent in French just from taking it in jr/sr high school, but then didn't use it often enough (I don't live anywhere near any part of French speaking Canada) and have completely lost it. Also very sad.Melbahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13248392923064542646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29235839.post-87347393903894248172010-05-12T13:20:01.373-07:002010-05-12T13:20:01.373-07:00That's awesome! I know too many folks around h...That's awesome! I know too many folks around here who have gone out of their way to actively pass up the opportunity for their child to learn a second language for free at a dual language public elementary school. Crazeballs! I wish I spoke another language well (instead of at a basic, poor grammar level).hushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05532820460835325762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29235839.post-59945212027292548062010-05-12T08:28:54.661-07:002010-05-12T08:28:54.661-07:00We're doing French with DS. It's Canada...We're doing French with DS. It's Canada's other official language so if he ever want to work in government at any high-level he'll need to be bi-lingual. Otherwise I would probably do Spanish because it's spoken in so many parts of the world.Jac.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29235839.post-82608706126043700642010-05-12T07:38:26.740-07:002010-05-12T07:38:26.740-07:00That's awesome! I would love to give Zoe the ...That's awesome! I would love to give Zoe the chance to learn another language early on, but we haven't figured out how to do that. I know they do some Spanish in daycare, but not much.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com