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Yong Zhao ‘when I was growing up, my parents told me, “Finish your dinner. People in China and India are starving.” I tell my daughters, “Finish your homework. People in India and China are starving for your job.” BBC business reporter Mary Hennock says students speaking fluent English and Chinese are going to"If beyou the ask Gill Shepherd: executives of the states future. ‘China Garner (2009) business leaders, 'Is is now the fastest growing Mandarin important?', "China's economy is growing so quickly what they say is: 'Yes, ofworld economy, with British and becoming so influential in the course but what is really economy that people can't afford to exports to the country ignore it. People who want to be ahead important expected to quadruple by in whatever industry need to think above all is to have and learning Chinese." theabout endChina of the decade’. someone who understands the culture of the country.” Year Twelve Welsh Baccalaureatte Extra-Curricular events: As a language module on a popular postLiverpool has the oldest Chinese community in Year Twelve sixteen qualification, Mandarin wasenrichment exposed to theitsUK. A visit to Liverpool’s Mandarin found strongest consumers incitywide New Year Primary Secondary over fifty -pupils from transition the Autumnhas to Summer celebrations was organised Year Twelve. Offered as a two lesson per weekto permit students When Severla the six lessons tobecame Terms. of theseallocated students from Year Twelve to witness the culture they scheme, the on language Year Twelve andwith Yearthe Thirteen heavily involved resources the VLEwould be taught had studiedininplace actuality. alongside cultural awareness of Three pupils practised lessons werewebsite. lost to examination and the Ning Such pupils did not Year Thirteen Lifeskills programme tai-chi, drumming,that dancing, Chinese hip-hop ‘Supervised Study’. The justification leave, Mrs Zhang’s timetable was access the academic challenge of the lanuage, Mandarin, along with German, became and sampled cuisineEnglish and street markets on a learning a new language would allow liberated fromsocial commitments. This yet discovered expression could also Key Stage Four Key Stage Five transition instilled as the language module on a Festival; skillscold, snowy Spring a report, language pupils to concentrate on the provided scope to take place the on aexceptional safe, well-monitored forum Alongside the sample lessons Year Eleven based course that attempted to provide and video containing photogrpahs was placed production of soundspupils and the glue of grammar involve Primary within the with pupils from schools a different continent. will encounter on their Induction Day, additional experience in First Aid, home on the VLE and has since received hundreds of and economics pupils the elementary communication of Chinese Culture. Mandarin Chinese language classes are management and global awareness. For eight ‘hits’. them conversation to accredit inthroughout the language Throughout the Summer Term, weeks, pupils enjoyedscheduled two lessons with the the whole event. of the world’s largest growing will economy evoked lessons haveproject-based taken place Year Seven curriculum allowed CLAeach and this process Learners was repeatedbe until each the chance to observe a contagious enthusiasm for the project; morning with different classes at of a Chinese In the Autumn Term, atYear theThirteen time Year, assets Mrsthey Zhang was to aNew programme be approached actively involved pupil had studied ofmay the sixteen pupils exchanged twoThis freeexposure lessons local feeder school; Years to become temporarily involved a skills-based Year Seven project for onthe thescheme theme of within. to increases life Three of ain Chinese citizen the same age. the opportunity to learn about a new culture. Six have beenPupils engaged in language, celebrations. responded with such fervour that the of opportunity was introduced the credibility the exchanging ‘free time’ as for Fourteen recently sat Asset Language speaking arts and cultural activities. Year Six celebrations a permanent arrangement; Chinese havestudy; been discussed by the additional furthermore, by Chinese permitting examination and it ispupils anticipated allresearch have subsequently, here will begin at Eirias High School Language Assistant in six of the eight mixed-ability classes and, time to and consider their successfully passed the Breakthrough stage. next year and their Mandarinand skills approximately one hundred eighty pupils have abeen theeager culture of the of option, moreexposed focusedtoand selection will be permitted to augment in link school. young men and women will begin the course Year Seven. next year. The whole year teaching here has been meaningful to me. I will never forget all the staff and pupils. When I go back to China, I will surely share my experience with all the other teachers and my students. Next term in September another Chinese teacher will come here to take my place. She will continue the teaching and go on with strengthening the friendship between the two schools.