http://childhoodspeech.com/2008/11/childhood-speaks/ Parenting A Multilingual Kid In A Multicultural Society Mon, 05 Dec 2011 11:39:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://childhoodspeech.com/2008/11/childhood-speaks/comment-page-1/#comment-192 Sudam Panigrahi Mon, 09 Feb 2009 10:41:09 +0000 http://childhoodspeech.com/?p=184#comment-192 Prodigy indeed and precocious as well. Thanks Prodigy indeed and precocious as well. Thanks

]]> http://childhoodspeech.com/2008/11/childhood-speaks/comment-page-1/#comment-151 » Chinese Names Incorporated - Success With Languages Sun, 25 Jan 2009 02:56:38 +0000 http://childhoodspeech.com/?p=184#comment-151 [...] Conversely, many non-Chinese who are studying Mandarin, married to Chinese or have interest in learning the language, have the urge or need to translate their names to Chinese writing. At kindergarten, my teacher had already given me a Chinese name which I continued to use for more than 16 years throughout my education. The name was inscribed in awards and certificates whereever it was related to Chinese, like the Chinese Chamber of Commerce Singapore. My Mandarin name was also used in a newspaper article. [...] [...] Conversely, many non-Chinese who are studying Mandarin, married to Chinese or have interest in learning the language, have the urge or need to translate their names to Chinese writing. At kindergarten, my teacher had already given me a Chinese name which I continued to use for more than 16 years throughout my education. The name was inscribed in awards and certificates whereever it was related to Chinese, like the Chinese Chamber of Commerce Singapore. My Mandarin name was also used in a newspaper article. [...]

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