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By Elizabeth Weise A program launched this year in Utah could make creating new Mandarin immersion schools a little easier, and more sustainable, for everyone. It’s called the Flagship – Chinese Acquisition Pipeline, or F-CAP for short. Mandarin immersion programs in elementary school are growing at a tremendous rate. In  2012-2013 or, in the 2012-2013…

Finally, 芝麻街 (Sesame Street) in Mandarin! Two Chinese-produced series — Big Bird Looks at the World and Fun Fun Elmo made their debut in the United States on July 30th. The shows are running on SinoVision, the largest U.S. Chinese language television program broadcaster, serving the Chinese community in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Long Island,…

When the new school year starts, the United States will have at least 119 schools offering Mandarin immersion programs, a Mandarin Immersion Parents Council analysis finds. The list is based on information gathered by the MIPC, schools that have sent information to the MIPC, and lists compiled by the Center for Applied Linguistics in Washington…

From today’s San Francisco Chronicle, an interview with the husband of the US ambassador to Hungary. In it, Markos Kounalakis, says this about their two boys’ schooling: Q: What school do the boys go to? A: During the week, they are at the American International School of Budapest, and on the weekends, full time, they go…

From EdSource:Over 10,000 students awarded “seal of biliteracy” For the first time, graduating seniors from around California – more than 10,000 – have been awarded a state “seal” indicating their proficiency in two languages. The award, which consists of a gold seal affixed to a student’s high school diploma, is the result of legislation (AB 815) authored by Assemblymember Julia…

By Elizabeth Weise We know two things about reading in all languages: the more you do, the easier it gets and the more your read, the better your vocabulary, grammar, writing and understanding become. Dr. Stephen Krashen has done years of research on this, which has been backed up by multiple other researchers (If you…

Asia Society’s Confucius Classrooms is a national network of 100 exemplary Chinese language programs. The Network serves as model sites for developing the field of Chinese language teaching in American schools. About the Network Asia Society named, through a competitive process, 100 schools and districts with exemplary Chinese language programs. These schools not only have…