PA Hardwood Industry Feeling Effect of Trade War with China
“According to the American Hardwood Export Council, the United States had 31 percent of the hardwood lumber market share in China in 2017. That has dropped to 18 percent this year. In the year after the tariffs on U.S. hardwoods were announced — between July 2018 and 2019 — lumber exports to China were...
Arizona State University closes its Confucius Institute
Arizona State University, who has a Language Flagship program funded by the Department of defense, closed its Confucius Institute. Read the article, August 23, 2019 National Defense Authorization Act fiscal year 2019, H.R. 5515, section 1091....
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2017 Studies in Chinese Learning and Teaching
The 2017 issue of Studies in Chinese Learning and Teaching is now available. The journal is supported by Carnegie Mellon University. Go to the journal at...
Chinese is 2nd most spoken FL in the US
Census data from 2015 reveal that Chinese is the second most spoken foreign language in the US after Spanish. http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2017-07/08/c_136428183.htm...
University of Vermont students introduce Chinese to kids
University of Vermont senior projects lead three students into school and teaching children about language and also anthropology. A short video clip shows a glimpse into the after school program. URL: http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/story/news/local/vermont/2017/06/12/uvm-seniors-teach-students/377437001/...
Nine features of high-quality language programs
The number of Chinese Dual Immersion Programs in US is growing and quality program development is important. Here is a nice overview of criteria to guide quality program development. By Suhan Wang and Joy Kreeft Peyton. http://bit.ly/2rV6Z2P...
Learning Chinese in U.S. on the rise
“Chinese language courses are now available in primary and secondary schools in Washington D.C. and every U.S. state except South Dakota, ranking the fourth most widely taught foreign language in the country’s education system, according to a national survey released Thursday. The soaring popularity of Chinese language learning across the United States is “remarkable”...
A journey to the East and back
Here is a brief story about Morgan Alexander Jones, MBA ’15 of the Johnson Graduate School of Management at College University, who learned Chinese early on in his life, and is now the COO of US-China Strong. “One of the basic ways to start understanding Chinese culture is to learn the Chinese language.” Go...
Learning Mandarin – a view from the UK
“How Mandarin can unlock our children’s potential in an increasingly connected world” by Mark Herbert, The Telegraph, January 10, 2017 An essay about the value of learning another language in general and Mandarin in particular. Mr. Herbert provides background information on the “Excellence in Mandarin Programme”, which was started in the UK in September...