{"id":5431,"date":"2018-03-26T10:27:38","date_gmt":"2018-03-26T14:27:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.little-sponges.com\/?p=5431"},"modified":"2018-04-24T10:52:25","modified_gmt":"2018-04-24T14:52:25","slug":"meet-little-sponges-team-li-liu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.little-sponges.com\/index.php\/2018\/03\/26\/meet-little-sponges-team-li-liu\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet the Little Sponges\u00ae Team: Li Liu"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5431\" class=\"elementor elementor-5431 elementor-bc-flex-widget\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ba390a6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ba390a6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cb5abcb\" data-id=\"cb5abcb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a7cf39 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4a7cf39\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In this new blog series, <em>Meet the Little Sponges\u00ae Team<\/em>, we aim to learn more about the people behind the Little Sponges\u00ae interactive dual-language program. From translators and writers to the CEO and curriculum developers, Little Sponges\u00ae has a diverse team of passionate individuals who aim to create the best bilingual program for young children.<\/p><p>In this blog post, we shed a spotlight on Li Liu, a translator for the Little Sponges\u00ae bilingual program.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-3e4da3c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3e4da3c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-759cc7f\" data-id=\"759cc7f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53c1408 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"53c1408\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"330\" height=\"330\" src=\"https:\/\/www.little-sponges.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/IMG_20171226_143914-scaled-330x330.jpg\" class=\"attachment-woocommerce_thumbnail size-woocommerce_thumbnail wp-image-5463\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.little-sponges.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/IMG_20171226_143914-scaled-330x330.jpg 330w, https:\/\/www.little-sponges.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/IMG_20171226_143914-scaled-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.little-sponges.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/IMG_20171226_143914-49x49.jpg 49w, https:\/\/www.little-sponges.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/IMG_20171226_143914-554x554.jpg 554w, https:\/\/www.little-sponges.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/IMG_20171226_143914-600x600.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 330px) 100vw, 330px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5e4ea6e\" data-id=\"5e4ea6e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bbf2b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1bbf2b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>What languages do you speak?<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chinese and English<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><b>What was your path to becoming bilingual?<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I started to learn English when I was in middle school in China, but I didn&#8217;t really have a chance to speak English until I came to United State many years ago. All my classmates in college were native English speakers, and I was the only international student. I pushed myself to listen to them carefully, and talked to them as much as I could. The more you listen, the better you can speak.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f074cd7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f074cd7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>What doors has bilingualism opened for you?<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I have been able to teach Chinese in the United States. I am able to be a translator and interpreter for programs like Little Sponges\u00ae. I can also talk with my kids in both Chinese and English, since they are growing up bilingual.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><b>What makes you excited about working on Little Sponges program? <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I love to teach kids Chinese, and this is such a different experience from traditional teaching in the classroom. The\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Little Sponges\u00ae program has a lot of fun and attractive activities to teach kids other languages. The movies are fun and easy to understand, and all the voice actresses are native speakers.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The people who work for the Little Sponges\u00ae program are very responsible, and they are doing a great job to make movies, quizzes, and games that make it fun to learn languages, which is very important for young children.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f12753b elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"f12753b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element 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