Hello all! I have learnt Hakka Chinese from scratch as an adult. This blog post will go over how I did it and what methods I used. These methods only work currently with the following pre-requisite: Ability to read / write Traditional Chinese and to use a Traditional Chinese input keyboard method i.e. Cangjie Knowledge…
Identity & Heritage
Why do I want to learn Welsh, Cornish, or British Sign Language?
Journey of 3 british languages Right now, I can speak four languages: English and three Chinese dialects—Cantonese, Mandarin, and Hakka. I feel this is really good. I think that if I were to learn other languages, I would focus on ones I could actually use. Because I don’t like going abroad, the languages I would…
13 reasons why you should start learning a foreign language, today!
As a BBC, language learning was not just a way to have fun, but a way to connect to my heritage and identity. If you are also a heritage learner, the following points don’t just offer a way to find enjoyment but also a way to explore who you are and your heritage or identity….
The Heritage Language Quest: My Journey
What is a heritage language? As a BBC, heritage language isn’t just a language, but as a way of exploring your own identity and culture, as someone who feels in between two cultures. Here’s how heritage languages are defined and also my own unique experience and journey of learning these languages is written below. What…
My Mission Statement:
A mission is a particular word, it can be a formal word but a mission statement in my case is asking myself why I blog and other questions, to figure out my “mission” in blogging. I will answer these below in a question-and-answer format for the first half of this blog. The second half will…
