Amerispan Travel Resources

Beijing (First Choice), China

• Biggest Study Abroad Mistakes
  AmeriSpan's co-founder, John Slocum's tips on how not to overpack part of his popular ebook, 19 Biggest Study Abroad Mistakes.
  

• Chinese: Mandarin or Cantonese? (Learning A language)
  What's the difference between mandarin and Cantonese Chinese? Which one should I learn?
• New 'must learn' language likely to be Mandarin (Learning A language)
  
• Bridging the Achievement Gap (Learning A language)
  Marlo Goldstein, Director of Academic Programs at AmeriSpan, recently attended two conferences focusing Latino issues in North Carolina, the state facing the highest percentage of growth in the latino community. She left the conferences informed and inspired.
• America's ignorance of the world is now a national liability (Learning A language)
  Washington Post article discussing the relationship between national security and study abroad.
• Are Language Skills Enough? (Learning A language)
  Article on the importance of cross-cultural communication
• The Obnoxious Tourist - Are You One? (Articles/Travelogues)
  Helpful hints to avoid this being labeled as obnoxious.
• The Fruit and the Root (Learning A language)
  Is the life of a tree in the fruit or in the root? What does this have to do with learning Spanish? A LOT! If you want to understand "the root" of the issue, this article is a must read.
• Before You Go, You Need To Know (Learning A language)
  Before traveling to a Spanish-speaking country, Ricardo González, Founder and CEO of Bilingual America offers a list of what you need to know.
• The Power of Patterns (Learning A language)
  Forget about "tenses" and "conjugations!" - Ricardo González, Founder and CEO of Bilingual America tells us about a better way.
• The Four Secrets to Long Term Retention... (Learning A language)
  What you learn here has the potential to completely change your life! I have specifically applied these four secrets to the development of all Bilingual America Learning Courses. and have found over and over that students who follow these "Four Secrets To Long Term Retention" achieve outstanding results.