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China’s role in BC Chinese classes: Mussolini or Sunzi?

By admin | Published: June 8, 2008

When I first read Jonathan Zimmerman’s Christian Science Monitor op/ed Beware China’s role in US Chinese classes, I wondered if Canadians would react as he did. Jonathan, a Professor of Education and History at New York University attempted to draw parallels between the funding of Mandarin classes in the US by the Chinese Government and [...]

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Oh 加拿大! Bilingual today, trilingue demain?

By admin | Published: January 23, 2008

FranÃ§ais, English, ä¸æ–‡? – the trilingual ATM of a major Canadian bank blinked at me. Back from Asia after a 12 year absence, I was impressed. No need to wait until 2020 after all. å…¨çƒæ±‰è¯ – Global Hànyǔ (Mandarin) had arrived in Canada’s largest city. æ±‰è¯çƒ, eh? But is Global Hànyǔ [...]

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China’s role in BC Chinese classes: Mussolini or Sunzi?

Oh 加拿大! Bilingual today, trilingue demain?

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