Unlike the English language, which uses the Roman alphabet, Mandarin does not have an alphabet. Mandarin characters have developed over approximately 4,000 years. But Mandarin characters aren't ...

Unlike the English language, which uses the Roman alphabet, Mandarin does not have an alphabet. Mandarin characters have developed over approximately 4,000 years. But Mandarin characters aren't ...

this series promotes a deeper understanding of the Mandarin language and culture. Written by practising teachers, this suite includes a coursebook with 2 audio CDs, a digital coursebook, a teacher's ...

The promotion of Mandarin over other languages has sparked ... supervision to “ensure that the national common spoken and written language is used as the official language of government agencies ...