Chinese Language for Kids - Press Release
aha!Chinese Opens the Gate to the World of Chinese Language for Kids With Award Winning Learning Kit
“Let’s Go Guang! Chinese for Children” Receives Prestigious Dr. Toy’s 10 Best Educational and 100 Best Children’s Products Awards
MILL VALLEY, CA--(Marketwire - October 20, 2009) - Want your kids to get ahead by learning
Chinese, a foreign language the Federal Government has recognized as the
"critical language" to learn? aha!Chinese, Inc. (www.ahachinese.com) an
educational products company, has launched their premier Mandarin Chinese
series "Let's Go Guang! Chinese for Children" to help you do just
that.
The "Let's Go Guang! Chinese for Children" learning kit was
developed by Karen Wu Audi and Janet Lin Lawson with a team of linguists,
educators, award winning animators, designers, composers, and kids.
Uninspired by the choice of Chinese language materials they could find, the
two bi-coastal Chinese-American moms struck out to create their own product
to teach Chinese to their children. After three years of research and
development, they are now thrilled that it has received the coveted Dr.
Toy's 10 Best Educational Products and 100 Best Children's Products Awards
for 2009!
"Let's Go Guang!" takes a
novel approach to teaching the Chinese language for kids and proves that learning the language
can be both effortless and fun. The aha!Chinese approach simulates
a native immersion environment by 1) introducing vocabulary through
interesting stories in a life-like context, 2) consistently repeating
commonly spoken words and phrases, 3) using a variety of different mutually
reinforcing teaching materials to master the lessons, and 4) keeping it
fun! aha!Chinese co-founder Janet Lin Lawson said, "The most gratifying
part of this project has been to watch the reaction on children's faces to
the stories and then to hear these children, most of whom have no prior
exposure to the language, begin speaking Chinese words and phrases from the
story on their own."
Additionally "Let's Go
Guang!" is a versatile product that can be used at home, at school, or
in after school enrichment programs. Parents do not need to know the
language and can actually learn alongside their kids because English and
Chinese are integrated into the program.
"Meet Guang, the Chinese
Dragon," is the first of the multimedia educational series that
features the adventures of a young sister and brother team, Ling and Kai,
and their friend, Guang, a lovable dragon. In addition to the animated
story, each volume includes live footage showcasing different aspects of
the rich and textured culture of China. This beginner level learning kit
includes a DVD, storybook, audio CD, flashcards, and Parent/Educator
Guide. "Let's Go Guang! Chinese for Children" is now available at
www.ahachinese.com.
aha!Chinese, Inc. will be attending the 2009 ACTFL
(American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages) Annual Convention
and World Languages Expo in San Diego, CA from November 20-22, 2009.
For more information about the "Let's Go Guang! Chinese for
Children" language series, please contact aha!Chinese, Inc. at
info@ahachinese.com or view the
"Let's Go Guang!" trailer. Follow aha!Chinese on Twitter and Facebook!
Visit www.drtoy.com to learn more about Dr. Toy.
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