Worldwide Mandarin learning getting frenzy (2)

Only after the reform era that, the Chinese Indonesian have the freedom to express their culture

And now, schools like Jembatan Budaya receive abundant support both from the Indonesian government and the Chinese government

And the hope is that schools like Jembatan Budaya will not be an exception but will be the standard.

Indian schools are also taking Mandarin to their schools.

China has become India’s largest trading partner and the nation has decided to learn the new language of doing business.

Dr. Debashis Chaudhuri, associate fellow of Institute of Chinese Studies, said, “It will be a great help if students from the very beginning start learning Chinese. Because we have misunderstandings, and prejudices toward other countries and other people. To remove those prejudices, language learning is very important as language can be a big barrier.”

A number of Indian universities already have Mandarin courses, but learning it at schools is something new. One of the biggest challenges that India faces is the training of teachers.

Experts say this is because most teachers take up jobs as translators in business and tourism sectors as these are way more financially lucrative.

Luckily, India and China have signed a memorandum of understanding that proposes exchange of academic staff, teachers and students.

China’s economic surge over the past decade is the driving force behind the introduction of Mandarin in schools in India. With the economic world order changing, the knowledge of Mandarin could soon be regarded as one of the key prerequisites for Indians to establish themselves on the world scene.

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