Dreaming in Chinese : Mandarin Lessons in Life, Love, and Language (Paperback)

from Carolee888

I enjoyed thoroughly "Dreaming in Chinese" by Deborah Fallows. I was excited about reading it because she is linguist. She had already mastered several languages and is working on Chinese. Personally, I have taken and year and half of Chinese in community college, another year in a class for Chin...

from bakersfieldbarbara

Learning a language is difficult, and Chinese is one of the most difficult. When Deborah and her husband moved to China, she attempted to learn the language and to fit in with her environment. She makes the journey funny, sympathetic and demystifying and exposes the hidden joys of the Chinese peo...

from Donna828

When you dream in the language of another country, you know you have reached your destination of assimilation into a different culture. Dreaming In Chinese describes the journey that Ms. Fallows embarked on when she and her husband agreed to live in China. A book on language could easily become t...

from erin1

Dreaming in Chinese by Deborah Fallows follows the author as she tries to learn and understand a language, culture and people. Her experiences are both frustrating, confusing and fascinating. The book is less about her personal experiences and more about the history of the language and how it def...

from alchymyst

If you love learning languages and think that the best way to learn about people and culture is through language, you will love this little book. It's basically a language learner's diary. The chapters cover topics like dialects, tones, different Chinese words and expressions. Despite the fact th...