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Mandarin Excellence Programme. Photo (C) Phillip Meech Photography
Date
17 October 2017 - 16:30

How Mandarin Chinese is growing in schools in England

When Xiaoming Zhu first started teaching Mandarin Chinese in the UK, she was part of a small but dedicated network of teachers. She explains how the subject has continued to grow.

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Education, Teaching, Primary school, Secondary school, Schools, Languages

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