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Reply to " Yu Ying - Do/Can Non-Native Kids Actually SPEAK Chinese?"
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[quote=Anonymous]In many of these posts criticizing YY, there seems to be an undercurrent of elitism or snobbery directed at the non-native YY students and their families. Almost as if it's laughable that these families would even attempt to learn Chinese because they will never be able to speak better than an average native-speaking toddler, without any recognition of how difficult it can be for many Westerners to learn Chinese. Look, YY is by no means perfect and could be doing more to better the students' speaking skills and attract more Chinese-speaking families. I think a lot of these points are very valid. But the tone of some of these posts makes it seem as though the Chinese community isn't very welcoming to non-natives who are legitimately interested in learning Chinese language and culture. I hope I'm wrong, and I hope that it's more about criticisms of the actual school rather than the students and families themselves. [/quote]
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