by Vincy Hu | Jan 14, 2026 | Professor Joël Bellassen
Editor’s Note: Joël Bellassen on the “Lushan Phenomenon” in Teaching Chinese as a Foreign Language (Part 2). Click here to revisit Part 1. II. Four Typical Examples of the “Mount Lu Phenomenon” in Teaching Chinese as a Second Language (1) Example 1 of the “Mount Lu...
by Vincy Hu | Jan 8, 2026 | Professor Joël Bellassen
hihilulu – Editor’s Note: Professor Joël Bellassent frequently emphasized, during the hihilulu teacher training camp, the importance for teachers to shift perspectives in teaching—namely, to think and design lessons from the learner’s point of view. Professor...
by admin | Apr 22, 2025 | Blogs, Blogs for Families, Blogs for Schools, Blogs for Teachers, How to Use hihilulu, Resources For Teachers
In an increasingly digitized world, the practice of handwriting is often replaced by typing, prompting researchers to explore how these modes of communication impact cognitive functioning. Recent studies have demonstrated that handwriting, particularly in complex...
by admin | Jan 13, 2025 | Blogs
The fundamental difference between Chinese and most other languages lies in its writing: unlike the alphabets (Latin, Greek, Arabic, Hebrew or Cyrillic), Chinese writing does not analyses sounds, it is made up of characters 汉字 that are units of meaning. For example,...
by admin | Jan 13, 2025 | Blogs
https://hihilulu.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/2c216315-0c73-469b-b213-aa3d890391fb-1.mp4 The Dualism Methodology in Teaching Chinese as Second Language refers to the theory and methods that establish “Chinese characters” and “words” as two different teaching units...
by admin | Jan 13, 2025 | Blogs
Hihilulu Immersive Learning 1. The best moment to start multilingual education for children In the 1930s, neuropsychologist Wilder Penfield argued that early childhood was a critical time for language development. In 1960s the American linguist Noam Chomsky put forth...
