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(CBS)Learning a foreign language is tough, but how about taking Chinese? For some Americans, it's not as difficult as it appears and many wonder why more aren't taking lessons. Celia Hatton reports.
Celia Hatton: It's anything but a normal day in class for California native Ken Schulz. He's in Beijing studying Chinese. After losing his job in Silicon Valley, Ken looked to China for his new career.
Ken Schulz: I figured, well, uh, if you can't beat them, join them. Ha...
Celia Hatton: Now he is considering job prospects in China and back home, and he wonders why more Americans aren't following his path.
Ken Schulz: Americans really need to wake up and, and realize that Chinese is a valuable tool to learn.
Celia Hatton: A valuable tool to gain an entry into an economy that's rocketing forward. Ken's teacher has seen big changes in the past few years.
Celia Hatton: In the 1970s and 80s, only a few study this language, he says, now there are students from all over the world.
Celia Hatton: Students from more than 160 countries have come to China to learn Chinese. But comparatively, there aren't a lot of Americans competing to study mandarin. China's economy could soon be the second largest in the world. But most Americans still choose to study French or Spanish at school.
Celia Hatton: In fact, Americans make up less than 1% of all foreign students. Washington DC native Steven Daniels has been studying Chinese for years. He encourages others to give it a shot, arguing it's not that difficult to learn.
Steven Daniels: 1.3 billion people can speak it, so it's not, it's not rocket science. So it's, it's mostly a mental block.
Celia Hatton: A mental block that perhaps more need to overcome, as it becomes more important for those who can say hello to learn to say "ni hao".
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