Tag: mandarin
China Plans Mandarin Domestic Dominance by 2025
According to a directive recently released by China’s Ministry of Education, Mandarin Chinese will be spoken by 85% of the country’s population by 2025....
Mandarin Imposed on Minority Preschools
The Chinese Ministry of Education is making Mandarin the medium of instruction for preschoolers in areas where minority languages like Mongolian, Tibetan, and Uyghur,...
US Looks to Taiwan for Chinese
Through the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) and the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office (TECRO), the U.S. and Taiwan have launched the U.S.-Taiwan Education Initiative, which is aimed at “expanding...
Online Mandarin Classes
Mandarin Matrix is offering online classes for children learning Mandarin as a second language. The Mandarin Matrix Online Classroom is open to children in...
Confucius Institutes Refocus on Chinese Language
China’s Confucius Institutes, which have become the backbone of the country’s worldwide soft power strategy, are being rebranded in the face of widespread criticism....
‘No Barrier’ to Chinese Becoming ‘Global Language’
Australian author and professor Dr. Jeffrey Gil, of Flinders University in Adelaide, claims there is “no barrier” stopping Chinese becoming a “global language” like...
Hong Kong Dismisses Mandarin Controversy
In May, Hong Kong’s leader Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor dismissed a controversy over the use of Mandarin in public schools and whether Cantonese should be...
Opinion–Can We Make Chinese Less Graphic?
While many schools are dropping foreign language classes, the number of schools offering...
Confucius Launches Chinese Online Test and Programs
The Confucius Institute and XuetangX have launched a platform for students around the world who want to learn Chinese and pass the HSK proficiency...
Bilingual children do find it easier to pick up other languages
It is often claimed that bilinguals are better than monolinguals at learning languages. Now, this hypothesis has found support in a new study of...
U.S. Team Wins ” Chinese Bridge ” Contest
A team from the U.S. has won the 15th "Chinese Bridge" language proficiency...
