Naselle students win in Washington state Chinese language competition By NICK NIKKILA Observer correspondent Published:March 31, 2015 1:02PM NASELLE — Seven students from the Mandarin Immersion Program at the Naselle-Grays River School District participated in the Fifth Annual Washington State Chinese Language and Talent Competition, with all seven receiving awards. The competition, held on Sunday,…

UNION, Ore. (AP) — The Union Hotel, which opened in 1921, is a local icon, owning the distinction of being one of the oldest hotels in Eastern Oregon. Soon the hotel will own another distinction. The building will be the site of one of the few bilingual elementary schools in Oregon. Charlie Morden and partner…

Utah bets big on foreign language learning, but not everyone is on board March 18, 2015 · 3:45 PM EDT Reporter Nina Porzucki (follow)  A second-grader leads her class in a Chinese exercise at Santa Clara Elementary School in southern Utah. Credit: Nina Porzucki Several years ago, Utah decided to start teaching foreign languages in public schools — beginning in the first…

A Concordia study shows that kids exposed to two languages have different expectations than those who are monolingual Posted on January 13, 2015 | By: Cléa Desjardins Early second-language education could promote acceptance of social and physical diversity. | Photo by Concordia University Most young children are essentialists: They believe that human and animal characteristics are…

Learning to view the world in two languages The Chinese immersion summer program provides a preview of what the G.L.O.B.E. School’s classes will look like. Photo provided. By Jennie Grey, The Saratogian POSTED: 03/15/15, 9:50 PM EDT | SARATOGA SPRINGS >> Confucius once said, “If your plan is for one year, plant rice. If your plan is for 10…

What’s of course noteworthy about this is that kids coming from Mandarin immersion programs don’t need to spent two to three years learning Chinese while they’re in college–they arrive at college already speaking Chinese. Which gives them a tremendous leg up. — Beth U.S. students losing interest in China as dream jobs prove elusive BY ALEXANDRA…

I think I’ve mentioned this site before, but it’s worth repeating. This is a cool site where they’re taking Chinese newspaper articles and making them a little easier to read for students. The title is a dual-language pun, as bao, 报, means newspaper.     See their site here.