Beijingers Eagerly Learning Foreign Languages

Home>>Sci-Edu

Last updated at: (Beijing Time) Sunday, November 03, 2002

Beijingers Eagerly Learning Foreign Languages

DISCUSSION

CHINESE

SEND TO FRIEND

Some one million Beijing people have participated in a grassroots campaign to learn the English language and some other languages over the past two years, amidst the capital city's fervor over the 2008 Beijing summer Olympic Games, local sources said Friday.

Li Honghai, vice director of a non-governmental committee promoting local residents learning to speak foreign languages, said his organization plans to take various measures to increase the local foreign language-speaking population so as to better prepare the city for the Olympics.

At present, signs and pointers by the roadside, and in local subway stations and parks have been printed in both Chinese and English. Similar efforts will also be made in Beijing's airport, museums, exhibition halls and bus stations.

More foreign language programs will be broadcast on local TV and radio stations and language training will provided to staff offoreign-related industries.

A survey conducted in March 2002 shows 3.12 million local residents can read or speak in simple English. Among the English literate people, 1.41 million are students.

Questions?Comments? Click here

China Starts Working out Law on Citizen ID Card ( 2 Messages)

China's Largest Compact Disc Plant Operational in Hangzhou ( 2 Messages)

Taiwanese Lawmakers Propose Charter Flights to Chinese Mainland ( 35 Messages)

Top Pick Yao Ming Goes Through "a War" in His NBA Debut ( 2 Messages)

China's First Gold Exchange Opens for Trade ( 3 Messages)