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| Title | New Report: Expanding Chinese Language Capacity in the United States |
| Body | From: http://www.asiasociety.org/pressroom/edu-chinese_language.html Recognition of Chinas dramatic rise is fueling a new demand for Chinese language speakers. Yet schools throughout the United States are largely unprepared to meet this need, lacking qualified teachers, programs, or creative uses of modern educational technologies, according to a new study released today by Asia Society. The report, entitled ExpandingChinese Language Capacity in the United States, recommends a national commitment to investment in teaching Chinese language and culture. Created by Asia Societys education division, an international education leader in the K-12 field, the report documents a growing consensus among national security and foreign language experts, as well as business leaders and educators. Its analysis of the status of Chinese language instruction concludes that the current infrastructure to support recruitment of teachers and students and the growth of high quality programs is woefully inadequate. The study suggests short- and long-range strategies to address the question: What would it take to have five percent of American high school students learning Chinese by 2015? Read the entire press release at: http://www.asiasociety.org/pressroom/edu-chinese_language.html |
| Source | Asia Society |
| Inputdate | 2005-08-20 00:48:00 |
| Lastmodifieddate | 2005-08-20 00:48:00 |
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| Publishdate | 2005-08-22 00:00:00 |
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