Language Learning

Since starting this blog, I've mostly posted random items that happened to interest me. From now on I'm going to be focusing a lot more on Chinese-English translation and localization.

Since the blog will be focused, it would be best to just have one RSS feed, so the RSS feed will now be at http://www.east-west-connect.com/rss.xml.

I want to kiss you… err… I mean, I want to ask you a question. Did you know that “kiss” and “ask” are pronounced exactly the same in Mandarin Chinese except for the tones? Did you know you have been mispronouncing the family name “Wang” all these years? Whether you have a month to learn basic Chinese pronunciation, or only a minute, here are some quick learning tips. Read more...

Problem 1: Kids don’t often have the drive to learn a language
Problem 2: Adults have great troubles with the pronunciation of any second language.
One part of the solution: Teach kids the pronunciation of many languages Read more...

Welcome to East-West-Connect.com.  This blog will be a place for me (Tait) to contribute my insights, ideas and ramblings.
 
I'm involved in so many projects that anybody that asks me the simple question "what do you do" often ends up confused to say the least.  So, I thought about it a little and realized this: most of what I do involves "connecting" Chinese people and English-speaking people, and that's what East-West-Connect.com will be about.  My interests, projects and ideas for the future give us an indication of what this blog will be about: Read more...