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Reply to "S/O what''s the point of studying Mandarin?"
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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’d say it looks a lot more impressive on the college app than French or Spanish. It’s harder, therefore more of an accomplishment.[/quote] It is going to look worse when your kid has trouble getting a 5 on the AP test in Chinese because so many students of Chinese heritage take Mandarin and score a 5. Almost 11,000 students who are exposed to Mandarin at home took the AP Mandarin test (and their average score was 4.43) vs. almost 1200 other students without exposure to Chinese at home (and their average score was 3.28). I don't think people realize how many kids of Chinese descent live in California. Those American kids who speak Mandarin well are the ones who will get any jobs requiring speaking fluent English and Mandarin.[/quote]
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