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This is to introduce Mandarin Chinese dubbed movies to the Mandarin Chinese learning community. Chinese have been importing American movies into China and dubbed them in Mandarin Chinese for the China market.  These are the exact movies our kids have been watching since their early age. For examples, Disney movies Beauty and the Beast, Toy…

Debating the Efficacy of Bilingual Education Programs West Chester : PA : USA | Oct 31, 2011 at 11:24 AM PDT BY MatthewLynch  The debate on how best to educate ELL students continues, with little promise of a clear-cut way to proceed emerging anytime soon. At the same time, the diversity of languages of spoken in U.S. schools continues to expand.…

IDES language program goes social with Rosetta’s TOTALe COMOX VALLEY ECHO NOVEMBER 1, 2011 Anyone can tell you that the easiest way to learn a new language is through immersion, but not everyone can afford a plane ticket halfway around the world every time they want to practice their Mandarin vocabulary. Luckily, that’s not your only…

Liberty teacher one of few in district trained to teach Mandarin Chinese SPECIAL TO VIEW Liberty High School English and Chinese teacher Denise Tatum visited Beijing in 2010. She has spent four summers studying Chinese in China. Enlarge SPECIAL TO VIEW Liberty High School English and Chinese teacher Denise Tatum visited Beijing in 2010. She…

Gov. Herbert visits dual language immersion program in Syracuse By Loretta Park Standard-Examiner Davis Bureau Wed, 10/19/2011 – 10:15pm Images SYRACUSE — Gov. Gary Herbert learned firsthand Wednesday morning how dual language immersion programs are working in Davis School District. Herbert and his staff visited three classes at Syracuse Elementary School, where Mandarin Chinese is taught to…

Posted: Friday, November 25, 2011 7:30 pm By HILARY MATHESON/Daily Inter Lake Besides seeing such popular sites as the Great Wall, the Forbidden City and Tiananmen Square, three administrators on a visit from the Flathead Valley saw another part of China less well known — its schools. West Valley Superintendent Todd Fiske, Helena Flats Superintendent Ann…

Language immersion: How far do we go? Pair of school board members wowed by Minnetonka program BY REBECCA RANDALL The Lake Oswego Review, Nov 24, 2011 (2 Reader comments) In a school 1,700 miles away in Minnetonka, Minn., two weeks ago, teachers taught a math lesson for fifth-graders in three different languages – English, Spanish and Mandarin…