USA: Pint-sized pupils to be pioneers in learning Chinese

[Francis Hult]

China View

 

Pint-sized pupils to be pioneers in learning Chinese

 

With cities across the United States seeing their fortunes banking on an increasingly global economy, officials in Lorain, Ohio, aim to give their residents a very early jump on internationalization. Their ambition: Get pint-size pupils fluent in Mandarin Chinese. 

 

Early next year, the Lorain City Schools district will begin offering a "total immersion" program placing 15 children in an intensive Mandarin classroom taught by two instructors from Nankai University in Tianjin. The teachers are scheduled to arrive in Lorain on July 29 to begin a two-week course familiarizing them with American classrooms.

 

Full story:

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-07/20/content_11736819.htm

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