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Luc Stemshorn said...

Way to go Mike!

You know who else loves languages? Perfect people.

They speak them. Perfectly.

Michael Alexis said...

Hey guys!

Thanks so much for voting and for all the great comments. I just stumbled on some interesting statistics I thought you might be interested in. It seems that world-wide, Canada has the 4th highest incidence of both Mandarin (preceded by China, Taiwan, USA) and Japanese (Japan, USA, Brazil) speakers. The 2006 numbers for Mandarin were just under 850,000 - which means learning languages is not only critical for foreign relations, but so important for building local communities too!

If you have some time over the holidays, why not brush up on some fun and practical vocab? Via www.letshelpyou.org, we can definitely introduce you to a supportive learning community and maybe even a language partner. Or, if you prefer to learn alone, email me at michael.alexis@hotmail.com - and I'll help introduce you to some great resources.

Best wishes for the happiest of holidays,
Michael

Annie Zhang said...

I decided to bypass my inherent distrust of sites that want my email address to vote for you! Good job and good luck!!

Liz said...

Hi Michael, I'm Liz from Suzhou, China. I love languages, because it is a bridge of communication that leads you to the world, it helps you get to know people from different countries and make friends with them, so I think learning language is very interesting and important!

I really like your idea, I'm glad to see that you are working on building relationship between Canada and Asia, and promoting our cultures and languages in Canada, I do appreciate it! I think it's time for us to do something that makes Asian people know Canada more and more!

Great work!

Liz.

Roxsane said...

This is a wonderful video. My 5 year old son really enjoyed it, as he's very interested in the sounds of other languages at this stage of his life. My 3 year old daughter thinks Ming is beautiful. Great work!

Anita Adams said...

Hey Mike,
This is an amazing project! Great idea, this is definately an area that we need to make a priority. Especially with the population trends. Great work!

justin said...

great work!

meix said...

Hello this is Mei,
I was born in mainland China, studied in Canada and now working in Hong Kong S.A.R.
Fortunately, I never had too much difficulty living in any of these places because I realized the importance of language when I was a teen and started learning English and Cantonese right away. Being multilingual gives us great advantages such as getting better chances at job or school interviews, and being able to make friends from all over the world. Language is the essential tool what connects humans as a whole. Not knowing how to use this tool would be like having eyes but cannot see, and having voices but cannot be heard. So it's really great that Mike and Ming decided to make this wonderful video that reminds us what a significant role language plays in our lives. It's also very thoughtful of them to suggest different learning plans for different age groups. I hope they could continue making more of these videos and provide us with more cool tips on language-learning strategies.
PS: Mike, didn't know your mandarin is so awesomely fluently now~ keep up the good work!

Charis said...

Hello. I am from Cyprus and having the opportunity to study abroad in Swiss and UK, I couldn't agree less with Michael and Ming about the importance in learning languages. The methods they created for kids, teenagers, college students and adults are well thought. I hope that more people will get this opportunity and learn foreign languages and understand the importance (somehow people believe that they will never use any other language besides English). My mother language is Greek and when I hear a foreigner trying to speak my language I appreciate it more. Well done guys!!!

David Green said...

Hey Mike, great video!! I am glad for subtitles, otherwise I would have no clue, except for the english part of couse. This is a great message...easy to understand no matter what language you speak.

Dave

Dury said...

I agree...looking at the growth of Asia...it makes me think how we need to catch up.
And building relationships with Asia will help with that :)

marie said...

@@ ahhh...I always knew Michael is gracious with full of volunteer spirit to help others but didn't quite realize his Chinese is THIS GOOD..I can't help but to be envious of him and his bright future, which I can easily imagine
- from the Korean buddy

Richard said...

i am Richard from Shanghai. i like studying English,but i have little confidence in my oral English. So i need to work hard and seize more opportunities to learn it.

Ashley said...

Marvellous~ May be this is what we need. Hope your Chinese is getting better and better.

Vivek said...

I am Vivek , a student from India at UBC. As an international student I realize the importance of being multilingual in building strong relationships. Michael's idea is great. I am confident his chinese fluency reflects his dedication and commitment in building strong relationship between Canada and the east. Wish you all the best.

Roxsane said...

What a great plan. That is exactly what is needed for these age groups. Kids have such short attention spans that if its not fun they wont do it. Teens need to think what they are learning is cool, college students only take classes they have to and that are going to be a practical benefit and adults lives are so complicated and they are so set in their ways that it needs t be simple to be effective and available.

Good work!