{"id":9904,"date":"2014-11-21T14:23:29","date_gmt":"2014-11-21T14:23:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/?p=9904"},"modified":"2023-07-12T16:05:16","modified_gmt":"2023-07-12T16:05:16","slug":"chinese-101-112114","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/news\/2014-2\/chinese-101-112114","title":{"rendered":"Study Abroad Expands Your World"},"content":{"rendered":"Three years flew by, and Justin met the challenge of tasting the noodle in its most authentic place. In 2013, he was accepted by China\u2019s prestigious Nanjing University where he would study and immerse himself in the culture for a year.\n\n<!-- \/wp:post-content -->\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\nChinese is a tonal language. In addition to word order and context, a slight tone change could change the entire meaning. A much bigger challenge is recognizing characters. Justin\u2019s exacting Chinese teacher in Nanjing did not make it any easier. He says the most excruciating was daily \u542c\u5199\u3010t\u012bngxi\u011b\u3011 \u201cdictation\u201d or \u201clisten and write\u201d, all in characters, on the spot. It is even more difficult to write Chinese characters if you are left-handed. Justin survived all this. Moreover, he thrived in Nanjing, quickly becoming a local and national celebrity. Justin put his Chinese speaking skills to use during national television and newspaper interviews. In Nanjing and elsewhere, Justin popularized Zumba, a dance fitness program.\n\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\nIn his presentation, Justin encouraged his fellow students to study abroad saying the experience changed his life by expanding his world and opportunities. What is more important, opening to a different language and culture has broadened his intellectual horizon. At one point, Justin said he was eager to visit the Great Wall, his teacher in China snapped sharply: How many people died during the construction? In an instant, his perspective was changed. While other tourists were posing to have a perfect picture taken, Justin was deep in thought.\n\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\nOn second language acquisition, there is an influential theory called the \u201ccritical period hypothesis\u201d which claims that once one has passed puberty, a critical window for optimum language acquisition, the rest is an up-hill climb. Justin\u2019s success indicates that one can overcome obstacles with perseverance and persistence, and his return to UW Bothell, with such success in China, is something to celebrate.\n\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\nJustin will return to China next year to work at Nanjing University.\n\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n\nCourtesy photo from Justin Nygard: 2014 Nanjing Youth Olympic Zumba Flashmobs\n\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Three years flew by, and Justin met the challenge of tasting the noodle in its most authentic place. In 2013, he was accepted by China\u2019s prestigious Nanjing University where he would study and immerse himself in the culture for a year. Chinese is a tonal language. 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