China Daily – Li Xing and Tan Yingzi
“Even with crowded class schedules, Phelps High requires students not only to take a world language, such as Spanish or Chinese, but also insists that they do so for three or four years, instead of the two years required by the local public school system. “We want the students to have total concept and awareness of China, not just language, but culture,” Johnson said. “In this sense we see our study of Chinese language and culture as part of our patriotic responsibility to help our nation to catch up with China in foreign language studies.” (more)