Tag: Chinese
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...
129 New Chinese Guest Teachers for U.S. Schools
Over a hundred new teachers from China are ready to serve in the Chinese Guest Teacher Program, a collaboration between the College Board and...
First Chinese Scripts?
Archeologists in China are debating the significance of recently discovered inscriptions dating back 3,000 years. The Global Times, China’s state-run newspaper, reported that the inscriptions, unearthed...
$100,000 Grant to Help Improve Chinese Language Instruction in America
Last year, Claudia Ross, immediate past president of the Chinese Language Teachers Association (CLTA), began designing a program to help expand the resources available...
