Schools in Pakistan's Sindh province to teach Chinese

alp227

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Mon Sep-05-11 01:31 PM
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Schools in Pakistan's Sindh province to teach Chinese

Source: BBC News

The government of the Pakistani province of Sindh has announced plans to make Chinese compulsory in schools from 2013.

All educational institutions in the province will have to provide Chinese language courses from class six (10-11-year-olds), it says.

The provincial government says that the decision was taken because of Pakistan's close ties with China.

The two countries have been strong allies for more than 50 years.

Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-14787216

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Lost-in-FL

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Mon Sep-05-11 01:37 PM
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1. Good for them.

If they are so close, why not teach Chinese.

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adhd_what_huh

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Mon Sep-05-11 02:34 PM
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2. What a waste...in 10 years you will speak into your phone and

it will accurately translate for you. They would do better by teaching cultural Anthropology in detail.

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