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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.

In Capo’s Chinese Classes, Everything Is Going 很好 Orange County’s first public-school Mandarin immersion program is attracting kids from all over the district – and beyond. By Penny Arévalo      PHOTOS (7)   “Nín hǎo!” That’s the greeting students in two kindergartens, a first-grade class and a preschool class hear each morning at Bergeson Elementary in Laguna…

Getting kids reading in Mandarin means finding books they want to — and can — read. That’s not always easy. Researchers at San Francisco State University ran an innovative program using graphic novels (or comic books or manga depending on how you want to describe them) which found that kids ate them up like candy.…