The Minister of Education excludes interpretations of the start-up to learn "Chinese": from secondary to "primary" – Saudi News

The Minister of Education, Hamad bin Mohammed Al-Sheikh, has interpreted all the interpretations of the educational phase in which the teaching of the Chinese language can begin, whether from secondary or primary, and who is the target of learning Chinese during the first three years. Will be in selected secondary schools in different regions, stressing the importance of a clear program to qualify a number of teachers in intensive programs, up to one year to be Chinese language teachers and teachers at the targeted stages .

At the inauguration of a workshop on "the inclusion of the Chinese language in education" at the ministry headquarters in Riyadh, he said: "There is a plan for the development of the Chinese language in education". digital expansion, And this expansion should be accompanied by the sending of a number of teachers in programs developed with the Chinese side for a year and with the Agency for the Rehabilitation of Teachers as Teachers of Chinese language ".

The Minister of Education said that the overall strategic goal of teaching Chinese was to become a third language parallel to the English language and having the same level of horizontal and vertical dispersion in both educational systems. "His inclusion in the various stages of education in the Kingdom stems from the desire to diversify the language tools used in education, and the economic importance of the Chinese language, as well as the strategic importance and represented by the State of China in the present and future world ".

Al-Sheikh pointed to the expansion of the number of students sent to the higher education level to study different disciplines in major Chinese universities, stating that a number of Chinese graduates are considered as assets or semi-usable tools in the implementation of future programs, highlighting the importance of developing an integrated plan. Include and disseminate the teaching of Chinese language in the Kingdom according to the specificities and programs of universities and public education, as well as progressive steps and the horizontal and vertical expansion of these two aspects.

During the meeting, King Saud University reviewed its experience in teaching Chinese language since 2010, during which 35 students working in the fields of foreign affairs, media and the army were graduates.