简介:ACOMPETITIONDoyouworkinhighereducation?DoyouteachonanMAcourse?Doyouteachpost-graduatestudents?Doyoutrainteachers?Doyouwanttoknowwhat’sgoingtohappentotheEnglishlanguageortheChineselanguageinthe21stcentury?Ifyouhavean-sweredyestoanyofthesequestions,thenyoumaybeinterestedinthecompetitionbelow:THECOMPETITIONSendaninterestingteachingideaonusingthebook"TheFutureofEnglish?"withyourstudents.Theaimofthecompetitionistoencouragethesharingofteachingideasandtheprizeisafreeclasssetof"TheFutureofEnglish?".Ifyoualreadyhaveaset,wewillsendsomecopiesoftheBritishCouncilpublications:"TheLanguageMachine"or"TheInternetandELT".Ideasshouldbesentthroughemailtoma.zhigang@britishcouncil.org.cnbytheendofNovember.
简介:MOREthan2,300universitiesinover100countrieshaveintroducedChinesecoursestotheircurricula,andyoungoverseasnationalsflocktoChinaeachyeartolearnChinese.In2004,thenumberofinternationalstudentsinChinawas400,000.withanannualincreaseof20percentinthepastfiveyears,accordingtotheChineseMinistryofEducation.