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BBC Newsnight: The Chinese Ambassador’s first interview on the BBC

Added by Pete on 24th January 2012 at 17:55PM

To coincide with Chinese New Year, Newsnight’s Jeremy Paxman interviews Lu Xiaoming, the UK’s Chinese Ambassador. 

During the interview, the Ambassador discusses such topics as China’s:

Schools Network (formerly SSAT)/Hanban Autumn Camps in China

Added by Pete on 19th January 2012 at 11:59AM
Tags: UK

Background:  Following on from previous  Summer/Autumn camps held in China since 2007, The Schools Network (SSAT) Confucius Institute will be partnering again partner with Hanban (The Office of Chinese Language Council International) to run a 2012 Autumn Camp for secondary students and teachers in England.

“How to survive the meltdown” – Learn Chinese from an early age (Panorama)

Added by Pete on 13th December 2011 at 09:57AM

Chinese lessons frame  last night’s (12 Dec 11) Panorama programme on BBC1.  Mandarin features in both the beginning and end sequences. 

Panorama investigates how Britain could survive the economic crisis. It asks what our government needs to do to chart a path to a brighter future.  The conclusion is for us to ‘move to unfamiliar places’ including what we educate our children. Such as move will require “big decisions” being made. 

Learning Chinese? Immerse yourself and become a Language Assistant in China

Added by Pete on 27th October 2011 at 10:03AM
Tags: UK

Improve your Chinese in China.  The British Council are now accepting for applications to become a Language Assistant teaching English in China. 

Where in China?   Posts will predominantly be in secondary schools across the country.

Posts are available in a number of provinces including Beijing, Chongqing, Guangdong, Jiangsu, Shandong, Shanghai Tianjin,, Yunnan and Zhejiang. Your flexibility regarding location is encouraged. The list of locations is subject to change.

UK: Good news for Mandarin at Primary Schools?

Added by Pete on 03rd October 2011 at 08:15AM
Tags: UK, 2011, ALL, CILT, Conservative conference, Gove, Mandarin Chinese, primary languages

Are you interested in the Primary School Chinese?  Or just passionate about Mandarin being taught to children from a young age?  Then read on….

Education Secretary, Michael Gove has announced proposals to teach languages to children from age five. 

Ahead of the October 2011 Conservative Party conference Gove aanounced that he promised to “pull every lever”, including encouraging longer school days, to make it happen.