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| Vegemighty Groupie United StatesRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 4487 days ago 45 posts - 67 votes  Speaks: English* Studies: Mandarin | Message 1 of 3 10 February 2013 at 9:26am | IP Logged |
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I recently found this article which may be of interest to some of you about a 1917 book written by a Canadian missionary in western china.
Its an insightful look at the daily linguistic and cultural challenges that faced western missionaries. And whats even better is the entire book onlineentire book online for the curious. Much of the advice is still relevant. No matter how much technology we gain, there is no substitute for the basics. 6 persons have voted this message useful | |
| Duke100782 Bilingual Diglot Senior Member Philippines https://talktagalog.Registered users can see my Skype Name Joined 4487 days ago 172 posts - 240 votes Speaks: English*, Tagalog* Studies: Spanish, Mandarin | Message 2 of 3 17 February 2013 at 3:27pm | IP Logged |
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Super great! I'm assigned to a foreign mission in Chongqing right now (which is a two and
a half hour fast train ride away from Chengdu) so this book pulls some heart strings. I've browsed through the start of the book. Quaint in a fun and ticklish way and an absolutely wonderful read so far! I love it. Thanks a lot Vegemighty. 2 persons have voted this message useful | |
| zhanglong Senior Member United States Joined 4928 days ago 322 posts - 427 votes Studies: Mandarin, Cantonese | Message 3 of 3 25 February 2013 at 10:34am | IP Logged |
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It's a lovely article and quite nice to look at. I love reading about what Westerners in China have been able to accomplish, especially without benefit of internet access, MP3 files, and Anki. :)
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