Thursday, June 14, 2007

Mandarin Chinese is the talk of this classroom's future

Aiming to get students ready for a global future, Pasco school officials are looking at offering a new language - Mandarin Chinese. Nothing keeps students from communicating internationally because, says Jeff Morgenstein, Pasco's Supervisor of Curriculum and Instructional Services for ESOL and World Languages, "the barriers aren't there. Technology has flattened them." As technology makes the world smaller, it's more important than ever to bolster communication skills, even though some may view China as a rival on the global stage...
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