Nebraska Confucius Institute: Chinese Language Classes

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10/27/2017 Added

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Through the Confucius Institute, hundreds of Nebraskans are learning how to speak Chinese. The institute helps support Chinese language classes in public schools, at universities and community locations across the state.

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[00:00:00.164](cheerful chimes music)
[00:00:04.329]In a Scottsbluff high school,
[00:00:06.115]a game is a lesson in Chinese.
[00:00:08.741](speaking foreign language) (students yelp)
[00:00:12.120]It's a really good experience.
[00:00:13.140]It's something you don't always get to do.
[00:00:15.251]I actually visited China once,
[00:00:16.820]and I actually hope to go it again,
[00:00:18.835]knowing Chinese and actually communicate
[00:00:20.560]with the people there.
[00:00:21.936]Both the high school and middle school
[00:00:23.640]in Scottsbluff offer Chinese language classes.
[00:00:26.724]The program is popular, and growing every year.
[00:00:30.377]I think it's a great opportunity for students
[00:00:32.067]at Scottsbluff High School to tap into
[00:00:35.985]the fastest-growing second language in the United States.
[00:00:40.092]Chinese language is offered
[00:00:41.548]at public schools across the state.
[00:00:44.588]Teachers reach students in the classroom and online.
[00:00:48.049](speaking foreign language)
[00:00:50.087]I teach long-distance Chinese
[00:00:52.308]and my students come from Omaha, from York,
[00:00:56.385]and from Beatrice.
[00:00:58.149]Teachers go through
[00:00:58.982]a rigorous training program,
[00:01:00.652]both in China and in the United States.
[00:01:03.441]They also take part in training required by local schools.
[00:01:07.378]They are all qualified,
[00:01:09.149]and they're very all devoted.
[00:01:11.243]They work heart and soul here
[00:01:14.863]to promote Chinese language teaching,
[00:01:17.391]and to promote the mutual understanding
[00:01:20.357]between the two peoples of the two countries.
[00:01:23.058]I used lots of games,
[00:01:24.759]and I incorporate some technology into my class.
[00:01:28.471]It's also an opportunity
[00:01:30.108]to share Chinese culture.
[00:01:32.092]A spring festival involved more than 120 students,
[00:01:35.981]making and tasting Chinese dumplings.
[00:01:39.087]And later, after the class,
[00:01:40.177]they invited their friends from other classes
[00:01:42.551]to come to join them and try some dumplings.
[00:01:45.477]And then they all learned how to say dumpling,
[00:01:47.062]like (speaking foreign language) in Chinese.
[00:01:49.361](speaking foreign language)
[00:01:50.279]Teachers broaden the horizons for students.
[00:01:53.188]The Chinese knowledge can help kids
[00:01:55.168]to know more about the other country
[00:01:57.276]on the other side of the Earth.
[00:01:59.969](speaking foreign language)
[00:02:01.498]Chinese language classes
[00:02:02.817]also open doors to the future.
[00:02:05.662]The economy nowadays is so, like, globalized,
[00:02:09.371]there's a great possibility for them to find a job
[00:02:11.459]if they have some Chinese language skills.
[00:02:14.384]If they're getting into marketing,
[00:02:16.708]international business, those types of things,
[00:02:20.440]I think it's a great opportunity for them to
[00:02:23.042]expand that and take it onto wherever they go.
[00:02:25.548]I'm gonna definitely advance on it.

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