An introductory course in modern spoken and written Chinese, stressing oral-aural facility and the integration of the four language skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Five hours of ...

Students study Chinese in a class at the Confucius Institute at the National University of Equatorial Guinea in Malabo.

The late, great sinologist Simon Leys once pointed out a peculiar paradox. China is the world’s oldest surviving civilization, and yet very little material of its past remains—far less than in Europe ...

Chinese languages form a diverse branch of the Sino-Tibetan family, encompassing a continuum of regional varieties often referred to as “dialects” yet exhibiting differences akin to distinct languages ...

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 ...

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 ...

An introduction to the fundamentals of modern standard Chinese (Mandarin), including pronunciation, Chinese characters, grammar, and conversation. Students develop all four skills (listening, speaking ...

While English tends to view the ‘Chinese language’ as a monolith, the phrase actually represents a large diversity of both written and spoken languages, many of which are not mutually understandable.