Well, talking about the influence of Chinese culture, there has been a noticeable trend.That is the enthusiasm for learning Mandarin increasing dramatically around the world,be it by Western countries or China's neighbours. Let’s check out the wide array ofinitiatives to learn the Chinese language and engage with Chinese culture around theworld.
Washington Dulles Airport. Parents are greeting their sixteen year old sons anddaughters who have shown enthusiasm and aptitude for learning Chinese in differentschools within the nation’s capital.
Student said, "There’s so much. I learned a lot about Chinese culture. I was immersedin it every day, had classes every day with it. I learned a ton about the language, lots ofslang phrases. But I also learned a lot about myself and how I operate in a newenvironment."
Students have been learning Kung Fu, Tai Chi, traditional calligraphy and other culturalpursuits.
Language immersion classes were complemented with real-world challenges.
Student Dayna Haymen said, "I got so accustomed to it, I feel like I was bound to bethere. I just connected to everything there. After a while I was just getting used to it, so Igot connected to the metro rail system. We went to a couple of businesses and Irealized that there are American businesses in China that I could work for also."
Experts say there are currently more than 120,000 students of Chinese in the US andthat the uptake of new learners is increasingly rapidly.
Welcome to the Jembatan Budaya School. It literally means "a cultural bridge" and it isa pioneer of trilingual schools in Indonesia. It teaches the curriculum in English,Indonesian and Mandarin.
This is their physical exercise class. These kindergarten kids are Indonesians, but theyall agreed being able to speak mandarin is as important as being able to speakEnglish.
Putu Bahaduri, director of Jembatan Budaya School, said, "With the Chinese economygrowing very fast, there will be a need for mandarin language."
Putu is a fifth generation Chinese Indonesian.. but growing up during the late presidentSoeharto, who ruled Indonesia for more than 3 decades, Chinese and Chinese culturewere oppressed in the name of unity, making scenes like this in a school, illegal.
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