Tag: Chinese
1 Million U.S. Mandarin Speakers by 2020
The 100,000 Strong Foundation, a national non-profit created in 2013 to dramatically increase the number and diversity of U.S. students studying in China and...
Chinese Language Films for a Growing Middle Class
The market potential of China's rising middle class is bringing big attention to the filmmaking world and the demand for quality Chinese language media....
Chinese Enrollments Up 2000% in Texas
According to a recent study by researchers at the Confucius Institute at Texas A&M University, Texas has seen a dramatic rise in the number of...
South Africa’s Plans for Chinese Language Education
In the wake of university student protests against multilingual instruction in South Africa, the South African education system announced plans to implement optional Chinese...
Language Skill Changes Lives in North Korea
As North Korea announced the creation of its own time zone, the leaders of the “hermit country” have again politically distanced themselves from the...
New Chinese Dictionary Reflects Modern China
Additions include nouveau riche and the WeChat social media app.
The Chinese language regulator has approved of a new edition of the Standard Dictionary of...
Launch of First Online Chinese Teacher Training Program
Beijing Language and Culture University (BLCU) – an international university promoting Chinese language and culture and Academic Partnerships – a leading organisation supporting worldwide...
First Chinese Degree in Nigeria
The inexorable rise of Chinese in Africa is continuing with Nigeria’s University of Lagos starting its first degree program in Chinese. At least 25...
Spanish, Arabic, French & Chinese Most Needed in UK
UK Report Identifies Language Needs
Last month, the British Council published a report calling on UK policymakers to introduce a broader range of languages into...
400 Million Chinese Still Can’t Speak Mandarin
About 30% of the Chinese population, or 400 million people, cannot speak Mandarin, according to figures recently released by China's Ministry of Education, despite...
