This year's cultural ambassador Britta Heidemann said in an interview with the Expo Lingua Berlin on their experiences with the Chinese culture, what makes China so fascinating and what hurdles must be overcome in learning the Chinese language.
Chinese language is a guest at this year
Expo Lingua Berlin 2010. Mrs. Heidemann, you were already as a teenager for a school trip to China, studied Regional Studies (China) and are also athletic in the country of the middle road. What has intrigued then to China and what you see today still impressive? China is a country with a thousand facets - who rumreist in China, finds out that there are not only many different topographical and climatic events, but also all other foods, other lifestyles and living conditions, other people. Particularly impressed us find the fascinating language of this ancient culture, which naturally also today still gives the children.
How would you describe the Chinese language? What is special about the Chinese?
In reading Chinese texts I have to always think of crossword puzzles. Since there are no spaces, you have to figure out yourself where one word ends and the next begins. The language I have always found very melodic, I like the different pitches. Good for us Germans in learning the Chinese is that the debate is pretty good, although one may suspect not.
As an athlete you travel a lot in different countries on the road and get to know people from different cultural backgrounds. How do you rate the importance of language skills?
For me, language is the basis for all communication. Among us athletes, we have only one chance to experience what life looks like a Russian or Chinese athlete, if they speak some English can. Otherwise one can not learn from the other, he does what he thinks. Luckily I was able to speak by the early Chinese with my Chinese colleagues have so gain an insight into Chinese thinking. Whole issue of language also has the advantage that you get more confidence and we met with initial barriers can therefore skip.
How do you learn languages themselves? Do you have recommendations for our visitors?
I always like to look at the grammar, it is the foundation for every language. If I understand the need to fill up the rest only with words. This has worked very well. Otherwise: talking talking talking.
May function of sports as a bridge between different cultures?
Sport unites different peoples in the wider sense in a very special way. In combat or on the pitch count only the sporting rules, since there are no political, religious or cultural barriers. Sport is not a question of nationality, and this is a wonderful thing.
Mrs. Heidemann, thank you for this interview
Source: Ulrich Hartmann
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