According to the national han office, the number of people studying Chinese in the world will be over 150 million, which is really like a lyric. "the whole world is learning Chinese, and Confucius' words are becoming more and more international". Knowing Chinese has even become a trump card for the employment of citizens in many countries, and is a recognized skill. How much gold is in Chinese? I'll show you today.
A teacher is instructing foreign students in writing brushes.
In recent years, the global "Chinese craze" is in the ascendancy. The UK has set up 29 Confucius institutes and 126 Confucius classrooms, the highest number in Europe, with more than 50 per cent of primary and secondary schools offering Chinese courses. In the United States, 81 Confucius institutes and 299 Confucius classrooms have been set up in 48 states, and more than 10,000 primary and secondary schools have Chinese courses, and Chinese has become the second largest foreign language in the United States. It has also become the second foreign language in South Korea, Japan, France, Germany and other countries. It has also become the largest foreign language in Australia and the third largest official language in Canada.
Employees can say that Chinese salaries are 50 percent higher.
In recent years, china-cambodia economic and trade relations have been developing in an all-round way. More and more Chinese enterprises have made investments in Cambodia, and directly brought fire to the local Chinese talent market. The author understands, at present the legal minimum wage standard of Cambodia is $140 a month, to be able to use English general job seekers of about $260 a month, and will speak Chinese market the monthly wages at more than $300. This has also led directly to the "Chinese fever" in Cambodia.
There is also a deep foundation for the Chinese education in Cambodia, which is the largest by the Chinese community. For example, it has more than 10,000 students, more than 250 staff members, and 2,000 students in the evening school. Its scale is the largest in the world.
The Chinese song contest celebrating the 55th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties was held in vientiane, Laos, on the evening of May 10 (liu Allen)
Of course, not only the local Chinese students in China, but also the Cambodian people have a strong interest in learning Chinese in China. According to CAI weihua, vice President of the council of Cambodia, the grandson of the state secretary of the ministry of public information in Cambodia is also studying in China.
The author also deeply felt in the Laotian interview, the Chinese talent is in short supply in the workplace. According to Chinese entrepreneurs who do business in Laos, if employees understand Chinese, their salaries will be about 50% higher than those with equivalent qualifications. The average monthly salary for a candidate who can speak and write in mandarin fluently in Laos can reach $700 a month, much higher than a typical civil servant's monthly salary of $140 to $150. The "Chinese fever" in Laos reflects the ever-closer economic and trade cultural exchanges between China and Laos.
Chinese helps to find "tall" jobs.
Kazakhstan is deepening its cooperation with China in various fields, and "Chinese fever" is also emerging in kazakhstan. There are now four Confucius institutes in kazakhstan, and 12,000 kazakh students are studying in China, which is a big number for a country with a population of just 17 million. China has become the second largest destination for foreign students in kazakhstan, after Russia. As an online search, we can find a number of websites specializing in providing Chinese intermediary services for students.
The picture shows a website for students in kazakhstan to study in China, which has helped more than 1,200 students get scholarships to Chinese universities in 2015.
The status of Chinese has also been confirmed by kazakh officials. , deputy prime minister, he and she said in a meeting earlier this year, the kazak, kazakhstan student should now master mother tongue, English and Russian, but the future they should also learn Chinese, because China is not only a reliable partner and friendly neighbor, is also the biggest foreign investor.
There is a real push behind the "Chinese craze". China's big companies, including petrochina and citic group, have long cultivated in kazakhstan, recruiting a large number of local staff. For example, in the case of petrochina, the largest oil company in the world, thousands of local employees work in various joint ventures between petrochina and kazakhstan, and their salaries are much higher than the local average. About a tenth of those who know Chinese, they are more likely to be favored at work and get quicker promotion opportunities.
Now work in the national bank of kazakhstan and study in China, at home to look for a job, she learning experience in China has played a very big advantage, as the only a learned any Chinese applicants in the fierce competition in the ha state bank job seekers. Currently, nair is responsible for the china-kazakhstan cooperation committee, including the financial cooperation sub-committee. She was quite satisfied with such a "tall" job. She told me that the students who went to study in China were now active in various fields from government to business, and became the backbone of china-kazakhstan cooperation.
English middle-class children are increasingly interested in learning Chinese.
After President xi's visit to the UK in October last year, china-uk relations were in a warm mood, and the economic and trade agreements were frequently dropped. Chinese enterprises investment in the UK is increasing importance to UK businesses, China market significantly increased, under this background, more and more British students choose to study Chinese, Chinese as a important tool to improve employment prospects, to grasp the business opportunities.
A foreign schoolboy with a notebook full of Chinese notes.
Chinese hanban, director of the center for British resources Chen Tongdu in Britain for many years, experience is a strong, more and more British parents, especially the middle class family, hope that their children learn Chinese. In the UK, the proportion of public primary and secondary schools offering Chinese classes is 13 to 15 per cent, while the proportion of private primary and secondary schools offering Chinese classes has risen to 46 per cent. According to Chen Tongdu for hanban Chinese summer camp every year, the British parents sign up very enthusiastically, and even a lot of waiting, the parents have a lot of lawyers, judges, financial and other professions. "These parents learning experience, they think that in the 21st century, the development of center of gravity in Asia, in China, their attention to China is not only the interest, is also a kind of real demand, they want their children to master Chinese." Chen tongdu said.
In addition to the primary and middle school students learning Chinese enthusiasm rising, the number of UK students learning Chinese is also increasing, the all England more than 200 universities in 160 started the professional or related to the Chinese course.
The UK government recognises the benefits of promoting Chinese learning. Mr Osborne, the chancellor of the exchequer, announced last year will spend 10 million pounds, which to promote Chinese language course in British schools, including for state schools within the scope of the national employment and training of Chinese teachers, in order to make more British children to learn Chinese language course at school. It is hoped that by 2020, the number of Chinese graduates will be more than 5,000. Osborne said the program will give more young people the chance to learn a language that will help them succeed in our increasingly global economy. Osborne also revealed that his 12-year-old daughter finishes her Chinese homework at home every night.
根据国家汉办的预测，全世界学习汉语的人数将超过1.5亿，真的像一句歌词写的，“全世界都在学中国话，孔夫子的话越来越国际化”。懂中文甚至已成为很多国家的公民就业的一张王牌，是一种被社会认可的技能。汉语的含金量到底如何？今天小编带你去看看。一名老师在指导外国学生学写毛笔字
近年来，全球“汉语热”方兴未艾。据悉，英国已经建立起29所孔子学院和126个孔子课堂，数量居欧洲之首，50%以上的中小学开设中文课程。美国已有48个州设立了81所孔子学院和299个孔子课堂，有1万余所大中小学开设有中文课程，汉语已成为美国第二大外语。汉语在韩国、日本、法国、德国等国也一跃成为第二外语，也成为澳大利亚的第一大外语，也是加拿大的第三大官方语言。
员工会说中文工资高五成
近年来，中柬经贸关系全面发展，越来越多的中国企业到柬埔寨投资兴业，直接带火了当地中文人才市场，甚至出现了供不应求的局面。笔者了解到，目前柬埔寨的法定最低工资标准是每月140美元，能够使用英文的一般求职者月薪约为260美元，而会讲中文的职场新人月工资则在300美元以上。这也直接引发了柬埔寨的“中文热”。
柬埔寨的中文教育也有着深厚基础，其中以华人社团创办的华校规模最大。比如，位于首都金边的端华学校，目前拥有学生一万多名，教职员250多名，夜校学生2000名，其规模在海外首屈一指。
庆祝中老建交55周年中文歌曲大赛5月10日晚在老挝首都万象举行 (刘艾伦 摄)
当然，就读华校的不仅是当地华人子弟，柬埔寨人也对到华校学习中文有着浓厚兴趣。据柬华理事总会副会长蔡伟华透露，柬埔寨新闻部国务秘书的孙子目前也在华校就读。
笔者在老挝采访中也深切感受到，中文人才在职场上供不应求。据在老挝经商的华人企业家透露，若员工懂中文，其工资将比同等学历的员工高出约五成。目前在老挝能够流利使用中文进行听说读写的求职者，入职的平均月工资能够达到700美元，远远高于一般公务员140—150美元的月薪水平。老挝“汉语热“侧面反映了中老经贸文化交流日益密切。
汉语帮助找到“高大上”的工作
哈萨克斯坦正在不断加深与中国在各领域的合作，“汉语热”在哈境内也不断显现。目前哈境内共有4所孔子学院，有1.2万名哈萨克斯坦留学生在华学习，这对于一个人口仅有1700万的国家而言已经是一个不小的数字。而中国已成为哈萨克斯坦留学生的第二大留学目的地，仅次于俄罗斯。小编在网上搜索，也能找到不少专门从事为哈学生提供留学中国中介服务的网站。
图为哈萨克斯坦一家为学生提供赴华留学服务的网站，其中介绍在2015年已经帮助1200多名学生拿到了中国大学的奖学金
汉语的地位也得到了哈萨克斯坦官员的肯定。哈副总理纳扎尔巴耶娃今年初在一次会议中表示，哈萨克斯坦学生目前应熟练掌握母语哈萨克语、英语和俄语，但未来他们还应该学习汉语，因为中国不仅是哈可靠的伙伴和友好邻国，也是最大的外资来源国。
“汉语热”的背后自然有着现实的推动。中石油、中信集团等中国大型企业在哈萨克斯坦深耕已久，招收了大量当地员工。以目前在哈体量最大的中石油为例，有数千名当地员工在中石油与哈方合资的各个企业工作，薪资水平比当地平均水平高出不少；而懂中文的员工约占十分之一左右，他们在工作中更容易受到青睐，获得更快的晋升机会。
现在在哈萨克斯坦国家银行工作的奈儿曾在中国留学，在回国找工作时，她在中国的学习经历发挥了很大优势，作为唯一一名学过汉语的应聘者在竞争激烈的哈国家银行求职者中脱颖而出。目前奈尔负责包括中哈合作委员会金融合作分委会在内的涉华事物。对于这样一份“高大上”的工作，她表示相当满意。她告诉笔者，当年一起去中国留学的同学目前都活跃在从政府到商业的各个领域中，成为中哈合作的中坚力量。
英国中产阶级家庭小孩日益青睐学汉语
去年10月习主席访英后，中英关系如沐春风，经贸大单频频落地。中国企业在英投资日益增多、中国市场对英国企业重要性显著提升，在这一背景下，越来越多的英国学生选择学习中文，将汉语视作提高就业前景、把握商业机会的重要工具。
一名外国小学生拿着满是汉语学习笔记的本子
中国国家汉办英国资源中心主任陈同度在英工作多年，一个强烈的体会就是，越来越多的英国家长，尤其是中产阶级家庭，希望让自己的孩子学习中文。在英国，公立中小学提供汉语教学课的比例为13%-15%，而私立中小学开设汉语教学课的比例已经上升到了46%。据陈同度介绍，对于汉办每年的中国夏令营活动，英国家长报名非常踊跃，甚至不少排队等候，这些家长有很多从事律师、法官、金融等职业。“这些家长学识经验丰富，他们认为21世纪的发展重心在亚洲、在中国，他们对中国的关注不仅是兴趣，也是一种现实需求，他们希望自己的孩子能掌握中文。”陈同度说。
除了英国中小学生学习汉语的热情不断升温外，英国大学生学习汉语的人数也在不断增加，全英200多所大学中有160多所开办了与汉语有关的专业或课程。
英国政府也认识到推动汉语学习的好处。英国财政大臣奥斯本去年宣布，将投入1000万英镑，在英国学校中推广汉语课程，包括为英国全国范围内的国立学校雇佣及培训汉语教师，以使更多的英国孩子能够在学校里学习汉语课程。希望到2020年，英国毕业生中掌握汉语的人数可望增加5000名以上。奥斯本表示，这项计划将使更多年轻人有机会学习一门在我们日益全球化的经济中可以帮助他们获得成功的语言。奥斯本还透露，自己12岁大的女儿每天晚上都在家中完成汉语学习作业。
