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Chinese language course gain popularity
NEW YORK - The National Chinese Language Conference will meet in Washington DC thursday, bringing together more than 800 educators, policymakers and language advocates for a three-day meeting to discuss key issues in language instruction and research in a field that is currently experiencing dynamic growth.
"There has been tremendous growth and interest in learning Chinese among schools and students in recent years," said Selena Cantor, the director of the Chinese Language and Culture Initiative program at College Board, which is co-sponsoring the event with the Asia Society.
Much of the push for more Chinese language courses has come from the students and their families, said Chris Livaccari, the associate director of education and Chinese language initiatives for the Asia Society.
"The primary driver is local communities, parents, US universities, and businesses deciding that the US-China relationship is going to be critical to the future," he said. "Like most things, it's very much driven by economics, and looking at where the future of business is going to be."
St. Hilda's School in New York now offers Mandarin classes in nursery school, and NYU's Developing Chinese Language Teachers program has seen applications rise in the three years since its inception, said coordinator Robin Harvey. She believes that people are recognizing the need to prepare for China's growth.
"I think it's a very practical interest," she said. "Nowadays with the advent of the Internet and increased business and cultural opportunities, China is rapidly becoming less foreign to us."
Despite a drastic reduction in government funding for language study programs and an overall drop in schools offering language courses, Chinese language study has soared in popularity since 1997, according to a survey released by the Center for Applied Linguistics.
Nancy Rhodes, who oversaw the survey released by the Center for Applied Linguistics, said: "The US tends to go up and down with language interest based on what's going on internationally."
Rhodes believes that students who study languages at a young age benefit not only from the ability to understand other cultures, but also on a cognitive level. She pointed to studies that have shown better problem-solving skills and increased creativity among students studying a second language.
While much of the interest has been at the K-12 level, colleges also report more students and more class sections to accommodate them, said Jeff Wang, assistant director for Chinese language initiatives at the Asia Society.
The increased interest is due to the rising importance of China both economically and culturally and has been facilitated by China's various outreach programs, organized by the country's Han Ban, or Office of the Chinese Language Council International.
In addition to its work with the Confucius Institutes, Han Ban is also working with the College Board and the Asia Society to offer guest teaching programs for visiting Chinese teachers, visits to China for American educators, and summer programs for teachers specializing in AP-level Chinese history courses.
This year's Chinese National Language Conference will bring educators from the Confucius Classrooms program and their partner schools in China together for the first time, along with educators and administrators from other programs all over the US.
The conference will feature more than 50 expert-led sessions on a wide range of topics, including the use of technology in the classroom, the future of the field, and promoting global awareness.

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中文课程得到普及
纽约 - 全国汉语大会将在华盛顿周四，汇集了为期三天的会议，讨论在语言教学和研究领域中的关键问题是目前遇到的动态增长超过800个教育工作者，决策者和语言支持者。
“我们一直在学习，近年来在学校和学生中的巨大发展和利益，”塞莱娜康托说，对中国语言和文化的行动方案，大学委员会，这是共同提案国与亚洲协会活动主任。
更多的中文课程，为推动很多人从学生和他们的家庭，克里斯说Livaccari，为亚洲协会中文教育和倡议副主任。
“当地的主要驱动力是社区，家长，美国的大学和企业决定，美，中国的关系将是至关重要的未来，”他说。 “就像大多数事情一样，这是非常很多是由经济学，并在那里的企业的未来将是看。”
圣希尔达在纽约的学校目前提供幼儿园普通话班，和纽约大学的汉语教师发展计划出现在自成立以来的三年内应用的崛起，哈维说协调员罗宾。她认为，人们认识到必须准备中国的经济增长。
“我认为这是一个非常实用的兴趣，”她说。 “随着互联网和增加商业和文化机会的来临目前，中国正在迅速变得不那么陌生的我们。”
尽管政府拨款大幅减少语文研究计划和在学校的整体下降，提供语言课程，汉语学习飙升流行自1997年以来，根据应用语言学中心公布的一项调查。
南希罗兹，谁负责监督由应用语言学中心发布的调查显示，说：“美国日趋上升并与正在发生的事情为基础的国际语言的兴趣了。”
罗兹认为，学生谁在年轻的时候学习语言的能力受益，不仅了解，而且还取决于其他文化的认知水平。她指出，这显示更好的解决问题的能力，提高第二语言学习中的学生创造力的研究。
虽然很多人的兴趣在K - 12级以来，学院还报告更多的学生多级节来容纳他们，王杰夫说，为在亚洲协会中文举措助理署长。
增加的兴趣是由于中国在经济上和文化上日益重要，已被中国的各种宣传该国的汉族班，或中国国家汉办举办的节目，提供便利。。
除了其与孔子研究所的工作，韩潘基文还与美国大学理事会和亚洲协会合作，提供客户访问的中国教师的教学方案，为中国访问的美国教育工作者，在美联社级专业教师及暑期课程中国历史课程。
今年的中国国家语言会议将带来从孔子课堂计划在中国的教育工作者和他们的伙伴学校，共同为第一次，随着来自全国各地的教育工作者和美国其他方案管理员。
这次会议将有超过50多种的主题专家领导会议，包括技术在课堂上，该领域的未来使用，并促进全球意识..。