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New policy brings balance to Chinese language study

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Published Tuesday, December 4, 2007
The recent decision of the Chinese department to focus more on traditional characters has caused many negative reactions among students only exposed to simplified characters. However, most of these reactions seem to stem out of great misunderstandings of the traditional script. I would like to highlight the many advantages this new policy would bring to Yale’s Chinese courses, and the reasons for which I strongly support it.
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