So many articles of the rising popularity of Mandarin as a second language! Here’s a list:

In One East Java District, the Study of Mandarin is Seen as a Down Payment on Future Prosperity. The Jakarta Globe. 3 May 2010 More Indonesian Students Studying Mandarin as China Rises. The Jakarta Globe. 10 January …..[Read More]

Reports in the NY Times and elsewhere point to the rise of Chinese language instruction in our schools, against the backdrop of the demise of language learning in general. People justify this rush to Chinese by referring to the growth of the Chinese economy. The US government has declared Chinese a “critical language.” How …..[Read More]

A well-known investment guru re-locates from New York to Singapore in order for his children to learn Mandarin.

When in Singapore, do as Singaporeans do.

That's exactly what billionaire American investment guru Jim Rogers and his wife Paige Parker are doing.

Like many Singapore parents, they have become parent volunteers so that their five-year-old …..[Read More]