Hunter teacher travels to China to help give region’s students a ‘competitive advantage’

Helen Gregory
February 10 2019 - 7:00am
Honour: Rebeca Tamas said learning another language was "one of the biggest enrichments in life", good for the brain and helped speakers make friends from other cultures and enjoy travelling in a new way. Picture: Simone De Peak
Honour: Rebeca Tamas said learning another language was "one of the biggest enrichments in life", good for the brain and helped speakers make friends from other cultures and enjoy travelling in a new way. Picture: Simone De Peak

AFTER studying Chinese as an Australian student at a French university, Rebeca Tamas knows how difficult learning a second language –  or in her case, a fifth – can be.

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Helen Gregory

Helen Gregory

Journalist

Helen Gregory joined the Newcastle Herald in 2010. She is the masthead’s education reporter and has written for the H2 and Weekender sections, as well as across a range of issues. Helen is a Walkley Award winning journalist and was also part of the Newcastle Herald team that won the United Nations World Environment Day Media Award for Environmental Reporting.

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