http://www.learnchinesenyc.com Learning Chinese in New York is easy Wed, 27 Dec 2006 16:16:30 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en SAN FRANCISCO – Bursting in from recess, 15 children take their seats and face the woman they know as Teacher Yang. "What day is this?" she asks in Mandarin Chinese. "Confucius' birthday!" the fifth-graders shout in Chinese. "Why do we celebrate Confucius' birthday?" "Because he's the greatest teacher in the history of China!" exclaims ... http://www.learnchinesenyc.com/2006/12/27/mandarin-studies-slowly-enter-the-mainstream/ SAN FRANCISCO — Bursting in from recess, 15 children take their seats and face the woman they know as Teacher Yang. "What day is this?" she asks, in Mandarin Chinese. "Confucius' birthday!" the fifth-graders shout in Chinese. "Why do we celebrate Confucius' birthday?" FOR THE RECORD: Teaching Mandarin: Captions accompanying a story in Sunday's ... http://www.learnchinesenyc.com/2006/12/27/mandarin-speaks-to-a-growing-audience/ The Chinese Proficiency Test (HSK -- Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi) for non-native speakers is to be reformed with new tests focusing more on comprehensive language ability and communication skills, the HSK center announced Thursday. "The reformed HSK will be launched in 2007 with an oral test and essay writing section added," ... http://www.learnchinesenyc.com/2006/12/27/china-to-reform-chinese-proficiency-test-for-non-native-speakers/ WILLIAMSTOWN — Students at Williamstown Elementary School will soon be speaking Mandarin Chinese. "We're going into the future," Superintendant Rose Ellis said Thursday. "We're thinking about the impact of China on the global village." Chinese lessons will be the newest addition to the school's Sunrise Language program. Parents Barbara Robertson and ... http://www.learnchinesenyc.com/2006/12/27/williamstown-school-adds-chinese-program/ COLUMBUS, Ohio - Mandarin Chinese is getting a place in some Ohio elementary schools. The state is receiving nearly $470,000 in federal funding for Chinese language programs in kindergarten through sixth grade. The Ohio Department of Education will contribute an additional $535,554 for the three-year program, a department news release said. The ... http://www.learnchinesenyc.com/2006/12/27/ohio-grade-school-students-to-learn-chinese/ New Chinese immigrants to New York have long struggled to master the language of their new home. Now some of their English-speaking neighbors are trying to return the gesture. Thanks to popular demand, free classes in Mandarin are being offered weekly at the community center in the Bland Houses projects in ... http://www.learnchinesenyc.com/2006/12/27/bridging-language-gap-free-chinese-lessons-offered-in-flushing-new-york/ Educator teaches Chinese language to West Hartford high schoolers WEST HARTFORD nWith an eye on enhancing relations between the U.S, and China, there has been a growing interest in teaching Chinese in public schools in recent years. In 2005, Sen. Joe Lieberman introduced a bill asking for $1.3 billion to fund Chinese ... http://www.learnchinesenyc.com/2006/12/27/conversation-with-%e2%80%a6lauren-drazen/ It seems all big trends are starting from the big cities. From the last several years, a new trend start quietly emerged in New York City - learn Chinese! New York Magazine published an article last April titled "Great Toddle Forward" talking about a story of a New York American ... http://www.learnchinesenyc.com/2006/03/23/test/ Welcome to Learn Chinese NYC New York City blog, we want to provide you all the information you may need to learn Chinese in New York. We will be adding and updating practical information such as Chinese classes, learn Chinese resources, Chinese tutorials etc... Thank you for ... http://www.learnchinesenyc.com/2006/03/22/hello-world/