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| Title | Article: As China's Power Grows, So Do Chinese Programs in Public Schools |
| Body | From http://www.boston.com/news/education/k_12/articles/2007/03/11/as_chinas_power_grows_so_do_chinese_programs_in_public_schools As China's power grows, so do Chinese programs in public schools By Adam Gorlick, Associated Press Writer | March 11, 2007 EASTHAMPTON, Mass. --In Alaska, students are calling their teacher "lao shi." In Illinois, they're learning that one plus one equals "er." And in western Massachusetts, kindergarten students who can sing their ABCs will soon start honing Mandarin accents. Chinese, it seems, is becoming the new Latin in public schools. At least 27 states offer Chinese language classes in either elementary, middle or high schools. And according to the Center for Applied Linguistics in Washington D.C., there are 12 public and private immersion schools across the country where most subjects are taught exclusively in Mandarin Chinese. "It's about jobs and a world economy," said Richard Alcorn, who spearheaded the first Chinese immersion charter school in Massachusetts with his wife, Kathleen Wang. "There are unbelievable opportunities to do business in China, so there's a need for Americans to learn the language so we're not left out." Read the entire article at http://www.boston.com/news/education/k_12/articles/2007/03/11/as_chinas_power_grows_so_do_chinese_programs_in_public_schools . |
| Source | The Boston Globe |
| Inputdate | 2007-05-13 08:35:47 |
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| Publishdate | 2007-05-14 00:00:00 |
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