Duval County Public Schools' first Chinese immersion program is scheduled to open this fall at an existing charter school that focuses on foreign languages. Global Outreach Charter School, a K-8 ...

Students in two kindergarten classes at Starr King Elementary are the first in San Francisco's public schools to learn Mandarin, the national language of China. School district officials hope it will ...

Ivie Hunt was barely 6 last spring and had just finished kindergarten when she shocked the hostess at a Denver Asian restaurant by chatting comfortably in Mandarin Chinese. “Here was this little blond ...

With China’s growing power and influence on the global stage, efforts are burgeoning to promote teaching the official Chinese language in U.S. schools. And while those activities are getting help from ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — Most of us only know ...

Mandarin Chinese is a famously difficult language for native English speakers to learn as adults. As with any language, experts say it's best if you start young. In small pockets across South Carolina ...

Families in Lafayette Parish have a new option for language immersion in the fall. The World Languages Academy, a satellite pod of Lafayette Renaissance Charter Academy, will welcome kindergarten and ...

A Mandarin-speaking Malay mother and daughter believe learning more languages helps to promote unity and multiculturalism.

Language learning apps like Duolingo are useful, but they have their limits. They're ideal for getting started with a new language, beefing up vocabulary, practicing skills, and even having fun ...

Glenwood Elementary is a school divided as it awaits its fate, where some students in the Mandarin dual-language program have been bullied, parents and teachers told the school board Thursday night.