[lg policy] [Edling] Demand for Mandarin on the rise

[Harold Schiffman]

 Forwarded  From: edling at lists.sis.utsa.edu


China Daily



Demand for Mandarin on the rise



Year 2009 not only marked China's rise as a responsible interlocutor
on major international issues, but also witnessed a growing clamor for
learning Mandarin.



In the most recent such case, British Schools Secretary Ed Balls urged
that children in the UK be allowed to study Mandarin under a
government plan.



This was aimed at resurrecting foreign languages in British schools,
and meeting skills for future business, AFP quoted the secretary as
saying.



Full story:

http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/world/2010-01/06/content_9270850.htm

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