Sunny is from Henan Province and has been teaching Chinese at CLI since 2010. She holds a BA in linguistics from CLI’s affiliate university, Guangxi Normal University. In addition to being Head of Teaching Staff at CLI, Sunny is the head teacher for CLI’s annual China Fieldwork Semester, held in Dali, Yunnan each spring semester and led by Dr. John Flower (PhD, University of Virginia), director of the Sidwell Friends School Chinese Studies Program. Sunny also travels extensively throughout China and the United States promoting various CLI language initiatives.

学生在学中文的过程中，最应该记住的东西是什么？What do you think is the most important thing for a student to remember when studying Chinese?

语用和语境，因为学习语言最终的目的就是使用它。很多时侯学生知道了词的意思，却不知道在什么场合用，在什么样的情况下用，往往会用错，所以语用和语境是学习中文中最应该记住的东西。

Students must know when and how to use Chinese words and phrases, because the ultimate purpose of learning a language is to use it. Students often know the meaning of a word, but don’t know exactly how and when to use it, so they often use words incorrectly. Therefore I think context is the most important thing for students to remember when studying Chinese.