Mandarin Mashup July 12, 2012

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• Mandarin Chinese to be introduced in schools - Fiji Live

  Fiji's Ministry of Education is working on introducing Mandarin Chinese language in school curriculum around the country.

  Mandarin Chinese is the official language of the People's Republic of China and Taiwan.

  The Chinese Embassy in Fiji and the Ministry of Education in a government statement said they are working collaboratively to facilitate this proposal.

  Minister for Education Filipe Bole highlighted that introducing a commonly spoken language into Fiji's educational curriculum will be an advantage for students.

  Bole said Fiji has taught French in schools and having Mandarin Chinese as another language to be taught will certainly broaden students understanding of other cultures.
   
  He said while Fiji is building a knowledge based society and the study of Mandarin will, it surely inject excitement and students' keenness to discovering more, is enhanced.

  Primary and secondary schools including Rotuma High School have indicated their interest to include Mandarin Chinese as a language to be taught in their respective schools.

  One billion people speak Mandarin Chinese around the world including Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia and the People's Republic of China and are also one of the six official languages of the United Nations.
   
  Meanwhile, all primary schools in the country are mandated to teach i-Taukei language and Hindi. English however is the compulsory subject for both primary and secondary schools.

  By Ropate Valemei