Immersion School Helping Others Teach Chinese.

MODERN language education; MANDARIN dialects -- Study & teaching; FOREIGN language education; IMMERSION method (Language teaching); LANGUAGE schools; CHINESE language; UNITED States education system; INTERNATIONAL schools

The article focuses on the demand in the U.S. for Chinese-language education, due to the increasing recognition of China's role in the global economy and international politics. To help build schools' capacity for teaching the language, the nation's first Mandarin Chinese immersion school has begun offering professional development programs and resources. The Chinese American International School of San Francisco, California, will offer programs to help educators start Mandarin programs.