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While early-adopting Chinese cellphone lovers have been able to pick up unlocked iPhones for a while now (or one of the many lookalikes), up until recently they’d have to read English or install a third-party character input program in order to understand the menus and functionality. Well, where there’s a challenge there’s usually somebody to rise to it, and now Chinese input software has been developed [translated] - called NativeCN 2.2 - to unlock multiple language support in the handset.
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My family and I had the opportunity to meet with these two teachers and grab a bite of lunch this weekend. What a remarkable opportunity for them and for the kids at this school. I think it's remarkable how so many schools here in the Birmingham area are expanding thier curriculum to a truly multicultural experience. Looks like some uncommon things are happening in Alabama and it's a good thing. I included the article to give some background on what's happening here.Chinese language all the rage at over-the-mountain schoolsHANNAH WOLFSONNews staff writer www.al.comFor the latest addition to the curriculum at Highlands School, the school's director flew to China. She came back with a suitcase full of souvenirs and the resumes of two teachers. During the coming school year, Zhan Huini and Xiang Ping will teach basic Mandarin and introduce students to the country's culture. Highlands may have gone the farthest to get its teachers, but other area schools are also adding Chinese. Mount
The Pew Charitable Trust blog stateline.org reports:American students have been learning to say "hola" and "bonjour" for years now, but lately, more and more of them are learning to say "ni hao."Interest in learning Chinese has surged in the United States, as China has risen as a global and economic power. In 2000, there were about 5,000 students studying Mandarin Chinese in U.S. public schools, according to the American Council for the Teaching of Foreign Languages. Now that number is between 30,000 and 50,000, leaving states and districts scrambling to find enough qualified teachers.
