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[quote=Anonymous]Is she really learning anything from language school? If you are only going once a week, she's learning worksheet type stuff like practicing writing characters, reading boring stories, and doing culture dances. She doesn't like it and and she doesn't have close friends. She has already "tuned out". In my opinion, she's already got the basics on tones and pronunciation, and she probably already can speak it without translating in her head. The biggest hurdle has been crossed. As long as you speak to her at home she will retain it. She can easily become fluent in it later. I went to language class and hated it, parents took me out. I learned nothing. They spoke a different dialect at home. I can speak that much better. An alternative is to hire a private tutor or private tutor with a smaller group of children of the same age. My son does this now and it is more fun for him as it's more like a playgroup setting and there is no homework.[/quote]
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