Comparisons


 * //Comparisons: Develop insight into the nature of language and culture.//**


 * Chinese**

@http://www.chinaunique.com/educate/culture.htm Family life in China.

@http://www.8asians.com/2008/05/09/chinese-vs-english-how-the-brain-learns-to-read-can-depend-on-the-language This is about how the brain learns differently in English and Chinese.

@http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ot9Y_w04YI This compares origins and influences of Chinese, Korean, Japanese, and English.

[] This gives examples of natives speaking in 17 different Asian languages and shows where they are spoken on maps. It also shows an example of the written languages. Many are languages spoken in China.

The languages are, in order: Tamil, Hindi, Mongolian, Korean, Japanese, Mandarin, Shanghai, Taiwanese, Teochew, Hakka, Cantonese, Thai, Khmer (Cambodian), Laos, Vietnamese, Filipino (Tagalog), Malay (Indonesian).


 * French**

@http://www.utm.edu/staff/globeg/litaudio.shtml A site is full of links to works of French literature read aloud and songs.

@http://www.utm.edu/departments/french/french.html A comprehensive list of websites from France and the French-speaking world.

@http://www.utm.edu/staff/globeg/celebfrench.shtml This site has links to celebrities speaking French.


 * German**

@http://www.culturebriefings.com/Pages/pubstore/pscbge.html This site shares cultural beliefs and values of the German people.

@http://www.antimoon.com/forum/t5820-420.htm This forum compares learning German, French, and Spanish.

**Italian** __ @http://www.understandingitaly.com/ __ This site shares information about Italy and the Italian language.


 * Spanish**