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Recognizing a need to educate the children of Consulate employees, the U.S. State Department asked Lauer to restart Shanghai American School. SAS re-opened on the U.S. Consulate grounds on Huai Hai Road in September 1980. It remained there until outgrowing the space in 1989. The Shanghai Girls #3 School agreed to share space with SAS.
The College English Test (CET) is the primary English language test in China. As of 2011, employers have made scores in the CET 4 and CET 6 requirements for employment, and The Lowdown on China's Higher Education stated that in China "CET 4 and CET 6 National English examinations have become the symbol of English proficiency in reading and writing."
In Shanghai, there are three types of educational institutions expatriates can select from: International schools, bilingual schools, and International Divisions of Public Schools. [1] Within the ecosystem of Shanghai, there are many options for specifically desired curriculum, including American, British, French, German, and Singaporean ...
As private schools are owned by individuals or independent corporations, many are able to structure them as companies in the stock market as a means to strengthen their fiscal status. One common method involves linking the school to a real estate development project. As the enterprise achieves gradual success, the school will also receive ...
China's first contact with the English language occurred between the Chinese and English traders, and the first missionary schools to teach English were established in Macau in the 1630s. The state emphasis of English education emerged after 1979 when the Cultural Revolution ended, China adopted the Open Door Policy, and the United States and ...
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For years, China's so-called tier-one cities, including Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen, have imposed restrictions on home purchases by non-local buyers as a key rule to control local housing prices.
In the same census, 980,555 Australians indicated that they mainly spoke either Mandarin or Cantonese at home, representing 4.0% of the national population, making it the second-most spoken language in Australia after English. The Chinese language is an important part of the Chinese Australian identity.