Kenya-Mandarin Course

Kenya to include Mandarin in national curriculum in 2020

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Nairobi, Kenya - Jan 18, 2019 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Various of Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (KICD)
2. Julius Jwan, CEO and director of KICD, working in office
3. Jwan talking on phone
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Julius Jwan, CEO and director, Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (partially overlaid with shot 5):
"Foreign languages being taught in our curriculum but in secondary schools. Now when we were starting the curriculum reform and we conducted a needs assessment. Kenyans requested that alongside the four that I have counted, we also introduce Mandarin as one of the foreign languages."
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5. Various of students learning Chinese, textbook
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6. Sign reading (English) "Chinese Language Materials"
7. Various of man watching posters for Chinese learning
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Julius Jwan, CEO and director, Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (partially overlaid with shots 9-10):
"China is the second largest economy in the world. That means their place within the globe, their place within the world, their economic importance and power is something that you cannot ignore. For Kenyans to be competitive in terms of employment at international level, learning Mandarin becomes a critical factor."
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9. Welcoming poster at Chinese culture exchange center in Kenya
10. Woman talking on phone
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11. Primary school
12. Various of Mandarin class in progress
13. SOUNDBITE (English) Magdaline, primary school principal (no full name given):
"I'm happy that the government is finally rolling out the Chinese language, having coming up with the syllabus and curriculum. And I am happy as a school, we have struggled for a long time to teach this language without a curriculum, without a syllabus. So right now if that happens, all the children in Kenya have a chance to learn Chinese."
14. Students singing Chinese song

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Kenya will provide primary and middle school students with optional Mandarin language course starting in 2020.

Julius Jwan, CEO and director of the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (KICD), said that the newly-added Mandarin course, is an important part of Kenya's curriculum reform, and will be available for grade four pupils and above in the country alongside French, Arabic and German.

"Foreign languages being taught in our curriculum but in secondary schools. Now when we were starting the curriculum reform and we conducted a needs assessment. Kenyans requested that alongside the four that I have counted, we also introduce Mandarin as one of the foreign languages," said Jwan.

The Mandarin course aims to increase the global competitiveness of the Kenyan students and enhance exchanges with China.

"China is the second largest economy in the world. That means their place within the globe, their place within the world, their economic importance and power is something that you cannot ignore. For Kenyans to be competitive in terms of employment at international level, learning Mandarin becomes a critical factor," he said.

Some private schools which have been teaching Mandarin for quite some time have also welcomed the recent move from the government, saying an official syllabus will make their teaching easier and give more students the opportunities to learn Chinese.

"I'm happy that the government is finally rolling out the Chinese language, having coming up with the syllabus and curriculum. And I am happy as a school, we have struggled for a long time to teach this language without a curriculum, without a syllabus. So right now if that happens, all the children in Kenya have a chance to learn Chinese," said principal of a Kenya primary school named Magdaline.

Several African countries, including South Africa, Mauritius, Tanzania, Cameroon, Zambia and Uganda have already introduced Mandarin into their education systems.

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  • ID : 8101134
  • Dateline : Jan 18, 2019
  • Location : Nairobi,Kenya
  • Category : education
  • Duration : 2'07
  • Audio Language : English/Nats
  • Source : China Central Television (CCTV)
  • Restrictions : No access Chinese mainland
  • Published : 2019-01-20 08:11
  • Last Modified : 2019-01-20 18:39:00
  • Version : 1
  • ID : 8101134
  • Dateline : 18 janv. 2019
  • Location : Nairobi,Kenya
  • Category : education
  • Duration : 2'07
  • Audio Language : Anglais/Nats
  • Source : China Central Television (CCTV)
  • Restrictions : Pas d’accès dans la partie continentale de Chine
  • Published : 2019-01-20 18:33
  • Last Modified : 2019-01-20 18:39:00
  • Version : 1
  • ID : 8101134
  • Dateline : 18 ene. 2019
  • Location : Nairobi,Kenia
  • Category : education
  • Duration : 2'07
  • Audio Language : Inglés/Nats
  • Source : China Central Television (CCTV)
  • Restrictions : No acceso a la parte continental de China
  • Published : 2019-01-20 18:16
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Kenya-Mandarin Course

Kenya to include Mandarin in national curriculum in 2020

Dateline : Jan 18, 2019

Location : Nairobi,Kenya

Duration : 2'07

  • English
  • Français
  • Español


Nairobi, Kenya - Jan 18, 2019 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Various of Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (KICD)
2. Julius Jwan, CEO and director of KICD, working in office
3. Jwan talking on phone
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Julius Jwan, CEO and director, Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (partially overlaid with shot 5):
"Foreign languages being taught in our curriculum but in secondary schools. Now when we were starting the curriculum reform and we conducted a needs assessment. Kenyans requested that alongside the four that I have counted, we also introduce Mandarin as one of the foreign languages."
++SHOT OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE++
5. Various of students learning Chinese, textbook
++SHOT OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE++
6. Sign reading (English) "Chinese Language Materials"
7. Various of man watching posters for Chinese learning
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Julius Jwan, CEO and director, Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (partially overlaid with shots 9-10):
"China is the second largest economy in the world. That means their place within the globe, their place within the world, their economic importance and power is something that you cannot ignore. For Kenyans to be competitive in terms of employment at international level, learning Mandarin becomes a critical factor."
++SHOTS OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE++
9. Welcoming poster at Chinese culture exchange center in Kenya
10. Woman talking on phone
++SHOTS OVERLAYING SOUNDBITE++
11. Primary school
12. Various of Mandarin class in progress
13. SOUNDBITE (English) Magdaline, primary school principal (no full name given):
"I'm happy that the government is finally rolling out the Chinese language, having coming up with the syllabus and curriculum. And I am happy as a school, we have struggled for a long time to teach this language without a curriculum, without a syllabus. So right now if that happens, all the children in Kenya have a chance to learn Chinese."
14. Students singing Chinese song


Kenya will provide primary and middle school students with optional Mandarin language course starting in 2020.

Julius Jwan, CEO and director of the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (KICD), said that the newly-added Mandarin course, is an important part of Kenya's curriculum reform, and will be available for grade four pupils and above in the country alongside French, Arabic and German.

"Foreign languages being taught in our curriculum but in secondary schools. Now when we were starting the curriculum reform and we conducted a needs assessment. Kenyans requested that alongside the four that I have counted, we also introduce Mandarin as one of the foreign languages," said Jwan.

The Mandarin course aims to increase the global competitiveness of the Kenyan students and enhance exchanges with China.

"China is the second largest economy in the world. That means their place within the globe, their place within the world, their economic importance and power is something that you cannot ignore. For Kenyans to be competitive in terms of employment at international level, learning Mandarin becomes a critical factor," he said.

Some private schools which have been teaching Mandarin for quite some time have also welcomed the recent move from the government, saying an official syllabus will make their teaching easier and give more students the opportunities to learn Chinese.

"I'm happy that the government is finally rolling out the Chinese language, having coming up with the syllabus and curriculum. And I am happy as a school, we have struggled for a long time to teach this language without a curriculum, without a syllabus. So right now if that happens, all the children in Kenya have a chance to learn Chinese," said principal of a Kenya primary school named Magdaline.

Several African countries, including South Africa, Mauritius, Tanzania, Cameroon, Zambia and Uganda have already introduced Mandarin into their education systems.

ID : 8101134

Published : 2019-01-20 08:11

Last Modified : 2019-01-20 18:39:00

Source : China Central Television (CCTV)

Restrictions : No access Chinese mainland

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