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The economic growth of China has set ripples across the world, and we seem to be feeling some of these ripples in our homeland. This phenomenon has encouraged some Nagas to be brave and take up the challenge to learn Mandarin (Chinese language), the language spoken by majority of the world’s population.
Students of CBSE affiliated Maple Tree School in Dimapur has started learning Chinese language. The Chinese Institute of Language & Arts Dimapur and the school had signed a MoU in this regard.
The school directors were keen to introduce the language during the new academic session, stated a release. Parents of the students were more than enthusiastic to let their children learn Chinese. The parents were given a choice to choose a ‘Third language’ and an overwhelming majority chose Chinese.
The Chinese institute would teach children Chinese language and culture throughout the year to students from class 5 and above. The Chinese institute has already conducted a ‘Chinese of kids’ summer camp last year.
“Naga kids enjoy learning the language and they catch up faster than adults. We adopt a fun-based approach to teaching Chinese so that children enjoy learning Chinese” says Jenny Haining Murry, director of Chinese institute.
Central Board of School Education (CBSE) and states like Meghalaya and Gujarat were also keen to include Chinese language in the school curriculum. Many universities across the country had already started offering Chinese language courses.