Why study Chinese?

Chinese language

Although, this is not the most important, Chinese is definitely one of the ancient, influential and with over 1.3 billion speakers this is also the most spoken language in the world. Chinese language is also considered a difficult language to learn mainly because of its pronunciation, which sounds like a series of almost identical monosyllables with a great variety of intonations, and its writing that looks like hieroglyphs very difficult to interpret.

Move to China

Do you know what the best way to learn Chinese is? If so you would probably reply that one should go to China for a period of time to learn Chinese correctly, but it is not the most advisable for beginning students. However, if you have an intermediate level of Chinese language, there is widespread agreement that the fastest and best way for them to continue improving their studies is definitely to spend a substantial period of time in any Chinese-speaking region having constant contact with native speakers. However, living in China is not guarantee to improve your language skills, all will depend on you, if you have desired to learn Chinese and you put great effort, be sure that you will learn it in a short time.

Reasons to learn Chinese

But, why learn Chinese? The following is a list with some important reasons to learn Chinese.

• Learning Chinese will help you to understand Chinese culture, one of the most amazing and ancient cultures in the world.
• If you are looking for a better job, be sure that Chinese language will open many doors in different industries like the business insurance industry.
• Access to information. Many important publications, books and researches are written in Chinese language. 
• You will be able to know not only China, but also other regions where Chinese enjoy official status, like Brunei, Indonesia, Thailand, Taiwan, Singapore and Mongolia.
• Currently, China boasts the second largest economy in the world, so learning Chinese will help you to take advantage of this huge economic shift.

While it is true that for many people learning Chinese is not attractive, you should keep in mind that many of the most important things that are happening in the world are related to the Chinese language, so if you want to be aware of all these events, learning Chinese will help you with that.  

Remember that there are many institutions that offer specialized courses to learn Chinese in China, all that you have to do is choose one of them that suits your needs.