The 15th annual National Chinese Language Conference (NCLC) was a convening of nearly 1,000 Chinese language teachers and education leaders from 16 different countries across the globe. Over the ...

With the rapid growth of China’s economy, as well as its burgeoning cultural and international influences, the Chinese language is in high demand in the United States and other Western countries.

Lauren: Learning a new language seems like a big challenge in the beginning, and that’s because it is. Many of us started our language learning in the classroom, where we’re taught through ...

I’d been going through my Anki deck (the algorithmic flashcard program popular with language learners and med students alike) and seen the sentence containing this word for the fifth time that day. Or ...

Nearly 1 billion people speak Mandarin Chinese. NPR Short Wave host Emily Kwong is not among them. As a third-generation Chinese-American, her "heritage language" was lost through the generations.

The Chinese World Language Program was first implemented in Chicago Public Schools (CPS) in 1999, starting with only 3 schools. The program has since grown to 45 schools (24 elementary and middle ...

Several U.S. schools for years have offered Chinese language and culture classes through partnerships with institutes at nearby universities that receive funding from the Chinese government. To some ...

In Miss Xuechen Liu’s kindergarten classroom at Haven Elementary in Savannah, the children practice their numbers in Chinese by singing a song. They introduce themselves to one another with the help ...

A China-based Nigerian educator and author, Esther Oladimeji, has urged Nigerians, especially children, to learn Chinese language in order to take advantage of the opportunities it offers. Oladimeji ...

With China’s growing global clout, many people around the world are increasingly realising the importance of understanding China better. In countries where China’s investments are expanding such as ...