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  2. Chinese as a foreign language - Wikipedia

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    The teaching of Chinese as a foreign language in the People's Republic of China started in 1950 at Tsinghua University, initially serving students from Eastern Europe. Starting with Bulgaria in 1952, China also dispatched Chinese teachers abroad, and by the early 1960s had sent teachers afar as the Congo, Cambodia, Yemen and France.

  3. History of education in China - Wikipedia

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    After the success of the Chinese Communist Revolution and the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949, the CCP brought the educational system under national control. Improving population-wide literacy was the focus of education in the early years of the PRC. [12] In 1949, the literacy rate was only between 20 and 40%. [12]

  4. Confucius Institute - Wikipedia

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    They also provide Chinese language teaching staff from mainland China. As of 2011, there were 200 such teachers working in the United States. [ 32 ] In the Middle East 14 institute, and the main purpose for the local population to participate in the institute activities are learning Chinese to find a job in the local market or to find a job in ...

  5. Education in China - Wikipedia

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    Education in China is primarily managed by the state-run public education system, which falls under the Ministry of Education. All citizens must attend school for a minimum of nine years, known as nine-year compulsory education, which is funded by the government. Compulsory education includes six years of elementary school, typically starting ...

  6. Country Story Tips and Cheats - Getting Started Guide - AOL

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    Country Story on Facebook allows you to plant and harvest crops from the comfort of your own desk chair. In addition, you'll tend fields and raise livestock

  7. The Village Teacher (short story) - Wikipedia

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    January 2001. " The Village Teacher " (Chinese: 乡村教师 / 鄉村教師, Pinyin: xiāngcūn jiàoshī) is a science-fiction short story by Chinese writer Liu Cixin. [1] It was published in Science Fiction World in Chengdu in January 2001, was later included in the best Chinese Science Fiction short stories from 2001 and also in the ...

  8. Language education by region - Wikipedia

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    Practices in language education vary significantly by region. Firstly, the languages being learned differ; in the United States, Spanish is the most popular language to be learned, whereas the most popular languages to be learned in Australia are German, French, Italian and Mandarin Chinese. Also, teaching methods tend to differ by region.

  9. Journey to the West - Wikipedia

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    Journey to the West. Sai iû kì (lit.) Journey to the West (Chinese: 西遊記; pinyin: Xīyóu Jì) is a Chinese novel published in the 16th century during the Ming dynasty and attributed to Wu Cheng'en. It is regarded as one of the great Chinese novels, and has been described as arguably the most popular literary work in East Asia. [2]