China: Can Language Skills Help Government's Image?

[Francis Hult]

Alibaba.com

 

Can Language Skills Help Government's Image?

 

>>From August this year, civil servants under the age of 50 in Kunming, capital of southwest China's Yunnan Province, have been told to attend training in five foreign languages, as well as common spoken Chinese and computer skills. The foreign language courses were the most noticeable part of the training program. The aim is that by the end of 2010, all civil servants in the city will have to grasp at least 300 daily expressions in English and 100 daily expressions respectively in Lao, Burmese, Thai and Vietnamese, which are used in countries bordering Yunnan. The civil servants' proficiency in these five foreign languages will influence their future promotion prospects.

 

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http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/business-in-china/100162599-1-can-language-skills-help-government%2527s.html

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