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 ...

Curriculum and related frameworks (conceptual underpinnings or guiding principles for curriculum design), as well as materials, instruction, and assessment aligned with strong curricula—are critical ...

Few things in Chinese culture are more widely misunderstood outside of China than the Chinese language. The Chinese write very differently from us and indeed from all other literate societies in today ...

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 ...

A series of exhibitions, activities and forums helped promote Thursday's International Chinese Language Day, established by the United Nations, to a broader audience. To mark the 14th International ...

Chinese President Xi Jinping sent a congratulatory letter to the 2024 World Chinese Language Conference, which opened in Beijing on Friday. In his letter, Xi also congratulated the Confucius Institute ...

President Xi Jinping sent a congratulatory letter to the 2024 World Chinese Language Conference, which opened in Beijing on Friday. In his letter, Xi also congratulated the Confucius Institute on the ...

There are a dozen terms native Chinese speakers use to describe what English speakers refer to as the “Chinese language.” Each of those terms has its own cultural and sometimes political affiliation.

A person writes Chinese calligraphy during an event celebrating the upcoming UN Chinese Language Day in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on April 19, 2023. The UN Chinese Language Day is observed every year on ...