BEIJING (AP) — Novelist Mo Yan, this year’s Nobel Prize winner for literature, is practiced in the art of challenging the status quo without offending those who uphold it. Mo, whose popular, sprawling, bawdy tales bring to life rural China, is the first Chinese winner of the literature prize who is not a critic of the authoritarian…

By Elizabeth Weise When talking about Mandarin education, Singapore makes for an interesting study. While the nation’s schools are all taught in English, about three-quarters of all students must become fluent in Mandarin in order to graduate. I recently spoke with Dr. Chin CheeKuen, who is executive director of the Singapore Centre for Chinese Language…

So should we all just move to Singapore? Maybe not. I asked an American mother whose job took her family to Singapore when her daughter was still a toddler to tell me about their experiences. She found that while there were many excellent aspects to the experience, there was quite a bit of downside, too.…

More from the Asia Society. Sign up for their excellent newsletter at chinese@asiasociety.org   News and Opportunities from the Field Results 2012: A special one-day event hosted by Hunter College and IIE will be held in New York City to celebrate the 10th anniversary of The Language Flagship. Leading national experts in Arabic, Chinese, Hindi/Urdu, Korean, Swahili,…

From the Asia Society The Basics of Chinese Immersion Program Design enlarge image (Dean Mitchell/istockphoto) by Myriam Met and Chris Livaccari Designing a language immersion program requires a level of commitment on the part of the administration, teachers, students, and parents that is far beyond that of many other types of instructional programs. In making…

From the Asia Society Chinese Language Initiatives newsletter.   China and Globalization BETA In the 21st-century classroom, Chinese language learning meets the world. This month, we are proud to announce the beta launch of a new Chinese language and content learning website. The concept is simple: Make modern Chinese accessible and relevant to a diverse population…

We’re up to 127 in the United States. Click here to open a page containing a spread sheet with the full list. If your school isn’t on the list, send me a note and I’ll add it.