When Zuri Patterson, a second-grader, entered her new classroom the first day of school, butterflies traveled the length of her stomach right before she made formal introductions to her new classmates ...

Chinese, the most commonly spoken language in the world, is challenging to master. Rather than an alphabet, Chinese has thousands of characters. On top of that, the language is tonal, so how you speak ...

According to the U.S. Department of State's Foreign Service Institute, Chinese is a Class III language—the most difficult to master—and requires 2,200 hours of rigorous study to gain general ...

What would it take to have five percent of American high school students learning Chinese by 2015? This essay recommends a national commitment and investments in teaching Chinese language and culture.

A student from Eritrea learns Chinese calligraphy at a booth set up by the Confucius Institute of Kenyatta University during a Chinese New Year cultural event in Nairobi, Kenya, on Feb 10. WU ...

There has been significant growth in Chinese language programs over the past five years. Indeed, demand seems likely to continue to increase. The most significant barrier to meeting student demand to ...

Student learn to write the Chinese characters during a lesson at a school in Sanaa, Yemen, Feb 10, 2020. [Photo/Xinhua] More than 70 countries and regions had incorporated the Chinese language into ...