Being located in the Eastern part of Asia, China is well known for being the most populated country on the Earth. With more than 1.4 billion inhabitants, this country has another important element which makes it so distinct from the others-the language. Knowing the fact that it has many dialects, with Mandarin being the most spoken one, Chinese has big chances to become a language used worldwide.
Some reasons which are proving my point are:
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Their strong, rising economy.
Over the past 50 years, their economy is in a continuous rise, due to the switch from the communist economy to the capitalist one(but their ruling is still socialist).At the moment, in the market place, China has the popularity of being on the first place, with having a huge importance in the world trade. -
One of the greatest software engineers.
Another area which knows a great development is definitely the IT one-where many protectionists are performing at a high rate, building the name of ‘’IT GIANTS’’ To sum up, technology and economy are two of the biggest domains in the labor market. China has a very important and high place in these structures. If you know the Chinese language, you have an advantage in the working place-more options to choose, more collaborations, and also a bigger salary. - An actual fact that is very well known is the spread of Chinese people on the globe. Immigrating from the Mainland China during the 70s until the present , due to restrictions made by the CCP(Chinese Communist Party) or simply for having a different life. Their neighbor countries have Chinese as a second language(for example, Thailand or SK).But also USA and Canada have welcomed many immigrants and adopting them in the melting pot of their culture. Due to their fluctuant immigrations, the popularity of the language has increased, determining and motivating both sides to learn the languages spoken. They have come in the Europe as well, where their language increased in popularity with having Chinese teachers who teach the language(an example is the Confucius classes from many cities in Romanian universities, including Ovidius University from Constanta)
- Neuronal meanings-due to their tonal language and various characters, a person who knows Chinese has better cognitive abilities than one who doesn’t. For example, knowing and recognizing the four tones increases your interpretation of sounds, the multitude of characters develops the capacity of reading and interpretating a vast number of symbols. Nevertheless, it stimulates your brain hemispheres into working simultaneously, which is known for improving creative skills, enhancing problem-solving skills and emotional intelligence.
To conclude, the numerous benefits in the career, educational and intelligence paths make Chinese language to be considered a language for the future.
Author:
CRCE – Ancuta Motoi
