tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7879415139170021318.post5648065204296971667..comments2023-05-09T18:13:01.803+10:00Comments on Chinese Mandarin Learner: Asian language should be mandatory for Australian schoolchildrenLaolongwanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14609968687344886015noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7879415139170021318.post-21264808187826348352012-08-01T20:59:53.047+10:002012-08-01T20:59:53.047+10:00Its obvious that this second language should be ma...Its obvious that this second language should be mandatory in Australian education.Online Educationhttp://www.ama.edu.au/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7879415139170021318.post-76954527144587616622012-02-16T07:58:11.169+10:002012-02-16T07:58:11.169+10:00Not being a parent of Australian school kids, I am...Not being a parent of Australian school kids, I am in no position to comment on the compulsory nature of the proposed policy. But emphasis on Asian languages seems to be a global trend. Here in the United States, Asian languages are being integrated more and more into school curricula (although not mandatory) and into college admission processes. For example, the Advanced Placement (AP) Test program began offering Japanese in 2006 and Chinese in 2007, whereas the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) program has been offering Japanese, Chinese and Korean tests since the 1990’s.K.T.@ korean to english translationhttp://www.koreanfluent.comnoreply@blogger.com