Can we become language partners?

This is my forth day of registering on italki. Firstly, I want to introduce myself to u; I'm a Chinese girl and studying administration in university. My college is in Nanjing and I could be your guide if u wish to visit here. I'm improving my English and I can teach u mandarin in exchange. I like the words a friend on italki said:"By learning languages we change the way we think, and therefore, the world." If u are interested in mandarin, we can be good language partners.My skype address:cherry_0524,and my qq number:756657482. Well I'll appreciate if you use qq because Chinese are used to qq, haha. What's the most important: Respect is the foundation

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If you are studying Chinese and you can speak English. Please find me. I can be very patient for you.

Is it good for children to begin learning a foreign language at primary school ?

In recent years, due to globalization learning foreign languages has become a tendency. Many educational specialist as well as parents suppose that primary school is better environment for children to begin learning a foreign language than in secondary school. This policy has been adopted by some educational authorities, individual schools bringing either pros and cons.
The significant advantage of learning a foreign language is that the younger children are quick. Because, children are very curious about new things and good at mimicking. Furthermore, they are not afraid to make mistakes whilst practicing a new language. Thus the more they practice the more improvement they will get. On the other hand, if adults easily fall into the pattern of their native language, learning a new foreign language  is hard. Children, however are still learning their native language, therefore they do not have an established patterns to fall back on. As a result, new material is a lot easier for them to learn.
Efficiency of learning a new language however not only depends on children themselves but also on others factors such as teachers and teaching methods. Most of elementary teachers are generalist leading to teaching methods would be lack of proficiency. And if children have not gained fundamental foreign language basically, then they won't be flexible enough to cope with variety levels of that language in higher schools.
Thus, beside encouraging children to study a foreign language at young ages, educational specialist, schools, and parents should take care of material resources ( books, tv programs, etc.) as well as suitable teaching methods. Otherwise, children hardly achieve goals in learning new languages in schools afterwards.

My name is Julieth.

I'm so interested to learn English. I keep on searching for friends that can help me learning it.
I'll help you learning Spanish!!!!

The Meaning of Travelling

I love travelling. I'm planning on a 9-day trip to Yunnan province at the end of this month. Though, I'm out of paid vacation days. I've reserved the round-trip flight ticket and the hotel, Shangri-La. This is one of my favorite destinations that are near to heaven. Singapore is a small country. So, when I talk about travelling, my Singaporean friend thinks that I'm talking about going to abroad. I'm so proud of the abundance of Chinese tourism resources. No long journey is needed to appreciate gorgeous sceneries. I have travelled to Jiuzhaigou, Sichuan province in April. Jiuzhaigou has the clearest water I've ever seen. I went to Xi'an, Shanxi province this year as well. It's a food paradise. I think the meaning of travelling is broadening of mind, meeting different people from different areas, learning varied cultural traditions. I've never travelled abroad yet. My dream is to travel around the world.

Hi for my first note

I'm passionate about being a hyperpoligot. I love learning new languages. Also, how other cultures think, feel and express.