LaoPo Posted June 4, 2007 Share Posted June 4, 2007 China sends 400 volunteers to teach Mandarin in Thailand BEIJING, June 4 (Xinhua) -- China sent more than 400 volunteers to teach Mandarin in Thailand, the largest number of volunteers since China launched its program to send volunteers abroad to teach the Chinese language, the overseas edition of People's Daily reported on Monday. This is the fourth batch of volunteers sent to Thailand since China launched the teaching program in 2004. Last April the Office of Chinese Language Council International (OCLCI) trained volunteers from six Chinese provinces and 700 have been selected to teach Mandarin in Thailand, the Philippines and the Republic of Korea. On May 30, 174 volunteers arrived in the Philippines to begin their year as teachers of Mandarin. China has sent more than 2,800 volunteers to teach Mandarin overseas and 1,500 volunteers are currently teaching Mandarin in 34 countries. "China is planning to organize more training programs for volunteers and dispatch more Chinese language teachers overseas to meet the surging demand for Mandarin learning," Xue Hualing, director of the OCLCI's volunteer center, was quoted as saying. According to the Ministry of Education, about 30 million people outside China are now studying Chinese. It expects the figure will hit 100 million by 2010. In China the number of foreigners studying Mandarin has grown from 36,000 ten years ago to 110,000 this year. From: http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-06/...ent_6195609.htm LaoPo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard10365 Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 I wonder what they will get paid? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
otherstuff1957 Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 The schools must be licking their chops over this. How much do you think they'll charge the students to study with the volunteers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PRGUY Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 Good strategy in colonising the world! lol! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
expatwannabe Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 The schools must be licking their chops over this. How much do you think they'll charge the students to study with the volunteers? Now that is funny! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artao Posted June 11, 2007 Share Posted June 11, 2007 Good strategy in colonising the world! lol! dude! Teaching Chinese in Thai has premitted by Thailand goverment. and I think Thai-Chinese will resume speak their ancestral language! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thainong Posted July 12, 2007 Share Posted July 12, 2007 I wonder what they will get paid? I wonder this word as Volunteer is correctly used by the Chinese Authority. These volunteers are paid 10,000 bahts a month with US Dollars 200 a month from the Chinese government. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevemiddie Posted July 13, 2007 Share Posted July 13, 2007 Our " Volunteer " receives 8000 baht a month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
candoman89 Posted July 14, 2007 Share Posted July 14, 2007 Do they have the required work permits? Background checks? Police verification statements? Proper degrees? hmmmmmmmmmmmmm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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