Africa is actively promoting Chinese language learning, according to the German media on July 4. As trade between China and Africa continues to grow, Chinese language is increasingly being included in the syllabus of some African countries.
According to a report by Germany's welt-sichten magazine on July 3, the number of schools offering Chinese courses in South Africa has expanded to 500 in the past five years. Since January this year, Chinese has been an elective in the national education program.
Some ethnic groups in South Africa have an obvious advantage in learning Chinese: as in Chinese, the local khosa and Zulu languages also have tones that determine the meaning of a word.
The opposition and education workers for the introduction of Chinese criticism as electives, think the government should first solve the education crisis, that is to strengthen African languages and English teaching. The world outlook report also said that in order to support Chinese teaching, the Chinese government regularly sent teachers to South Africa to pay teachers' salaries.
China is South Africa's largest trading partner. In other African countries, where China is becoming a key economic partner, lender and home builder, Chinese programmes are growing. Even Zimbabwe is planning to include Chinese in compulsory courses.
China's investment in promoting china-africa trade has become a trend among African students studying Chinese.
China and Africa economic and trade exchanges increasingly close, learn Chinese, came to China to study abroad and return home after graduation to enter Chinese companies or engage in trade with China, become more and more African youth choice after 90. The picture shows the singing of samoad from Ghana, Africa. Li Nashe
The Chinese investment promotion of china-africa trade has become a trend among African students studying Chinese.
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Hao kapa, a young man from benin, Africa, is a graduate student at taiyuan university of technology in Shanxi Province. Two and a half years ago, he came to China to study abroad. After graduation, he will return to China to start a business, engage in trade with China, and sell benin's cheap cotton and timber to China, he told reporters on Wednesday.
In recent years, China and Africa economic and trade exchanges increasingly close, learn Chinese, came to China to study abroad and return home after graduation to enter Chinese companies or engage in trade with China, become more and more African youth choice after 90.
China has been Africa's largest trading partner for six consecutive years since 2009. A large number of Chinese enterprises have entered the African market, invested in infrastructure construction, services, manufacturing and other fields, provided a lot of jobs and business opportunities for Africa, and the china-africa trade grew rapidly.
According to the public information, China's investment in Africa has now exceeded us $30 billion, and the china-africa trade volume reached us $220 billion in 2014, which was 22 times that of china-africa cooperation BBS in 2000. Currently, China has six overseas economic and trade cooperation zones in Africa. In January 2016, the china-egypt suez economic and trade cooperation zone announced that it would expand the park and provide more than 40,000 jobs.
Subsequently increasing students from Africa, according to the website of the ministry of education, 2014, a total of 2014 various types of foreign students studying abroad in mainland China 31 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the central government's institutions of higher learning and scientific research institutes and other teaching institutions of learning. Among them, 41,677 students from Africa came to China, an increase of 24.93% year on year.
Before coming to China, hao cappa met many Chinese in his hometown of benin. "there are businessmen and architects, who have built many roads, Bridges and houses." After years of trade with China, his uncle sold cheap Chinese furniture to benin. Influenced by his uncle, in September 2013, hao cappa came to study in shanxi. When his uncle came to guangzhou in 2015, he could serve as an interpreter.
"China's economy is very good. I've heard that many Chinese people are honest in doing business," he said. After graduation, I will engage in international trade and come to China every year to sell cheap Chinese electronic products to Africa and sell benin's cheap cotton and timber to China.
In the interview, the reporter found that many African students studying in China have relatives or friends engaged in trade with China. Like Mr. Hokappa, the 25-year-old son of benin has a father who has traded with China for many years. His father sold the building materials from China to benin. In his hometown, longsam has many Chinese friends, working in business, education and other fields. "they are good people."
From taiyuan university of science and technology professional master's degree in software engineering, the dragon Sam wants to return to the motherland is engaged in the IT industry, "may have to zte, huawei and other Chinese companies in Africa and deal with."
It says Chinese has become a big advantage for young people in Africa. In September 2015, 22-year-old samoad, from Ghana, Africa, entered taiyuan university of technology to study Chinese. In Ghana, he met many Chinese businessmen.
"China is a very important country in the world," he said. Chinese and Chinese goods spread all over the world. There are many Chinese and Chinese companies in our country. They need to translate and do business with our local people. In my country, speaking Chinese is a big advantage.
参考消息网7月4日报道 德媒称，非洲正积极推广中文学习。由于中非贸易的不断增长，中文越来越多被列入非洲一些国家的教学大纲中。
德国之声电台网站7月3日报道，德国《世界瞭望(welt-sichten)》杂志7月刊的报道称，5年来南非提供中文课程的学校扩大到500间。自今年1月以来，中文作为国家教育计划中的选修科目。
而南非一些族群在中文学习上有明显优势：因为同中文一样，南非当地的科萨语和祖鲁语也有声调，通过声调决定词的含义。
南非反对党和教育工作者对引入中文作为选修科目展开强烈批评，认为政府首先应当解决的是教育危机，也就是说加强非洲语言和英语的教学。《世界瞭望》的报道还称，为了支持中文教学，中国政府还定期派教师前往南非，并担负教师的工资。
中国是南非最大的贸易伙伴。在那些中国正成为其重要经济合作伙伴、借贷出资方和内政建设项目投资者的其它非洲国家，中文课程也越来越多。甚至津巴布韦正计划将中文纳入必修课的范畴。
【延伸阅读】中国投资促进中非贸易 90后非洲留学生学中文成风潮
中国和非洲的经济贸易往来日益密切，学中文、来中国留学、毕业后回国进入中资公司或从事对华贸易，成为越来越多90后非洲青年的选择。图为在山西省海归留学生新春晚会上，来自非洲加纳的萨莫德在唱歌。 李娜 摄
中新网太原2月23日电 题：中国投资促进中非贸易 90后非洲留学生学中文成风潮
作者 李娜
来自非洲贝宁的小伙子郝卡帕正在山西省太原理工大学读硕士研究生。受从事对华贸易的叔叔影响，两年半前，他来到中国留学。23日，他在接受记者采访时说，毕业后，他会回国创业，从事对华贸易，将贝宁便宜的棉花、木料卖到中国。
近年，中国和非洲的经济贸易往来日益密切，学中文、来中国留学、毕业后回国进入中资公司或从事对华贸易，成为越来越多90后非洲青年的选择。
自2009年起，中国已连续6年成为非洲第一大贸易伙伴国。大批中国企业进入非洲市场，投资基础设施建设、服务业、制造业等领域，为非洲提供了大量就业岗位和商机，中非贸易随之快速增长。
公开资料显示，目前，中国对非洲的投资存量已超过300亿美元，而2014年中非贸易额达到2200亿美元，是2000年中非合作论坛启动时的22倍。目前，中国在非洲共有6个境外经贸合作区。2016年1月，中埃苏伊士经贸合作区宣布将扩展园区，可提供超过4万个就业机会。
随之来华的非洲留学生逐渐增多，据教育部网站消息，2014年共有377054名各类外国留学人员在中国大陆31个省、自治区、直辖市的高等学校、科研院所和其他教学机构中学习。其中，来自非洲的来华留学生有41677名，同比增加24.93%。
来中国之前，郝卡帕在老家贝宁见过很多中国人，“有生意人，也有建筑师，他们修了很多路、桥和房子。”他叔叔多年从事对华贸易，将中国便宜的家具卖到贝宁。受叔叔影响，2013年9月，郝卡帕来到山西留学。2015年，叔叔来中国广州进货时，郝卡帕已可担任翻译。
对于中非贸易前景，郝卡帕表示十分看好，“中国经济很好，我听说很多中国人做生意很诚实。毕业后，我会从事国际贸易，每年都来中国，把中国便宜的电子产品卖到非洲，把贝宁便宜的棉花和木料卖到中国。”
记者在采访中发现，很多来华留学的非洲留学生有从事对华贸易的亲人或朋友。和郝卡帕类似，25岁的贝宁小伙龙山姆有一位曾多年从事对华贸易的父亲。他父亲将建筑材料从中国卖到贝宁。在老家，龙山姆有很多中国朋友，分别在商业、教育等领域工作，“他们都是好人。”
从太原理工大学获得软件工程专业的硕士学历后，龙山姆希望回到祖国从事IT行业，“可能要和中兴、华为等在非洲的中国公司打交道。”
会说汉语在非洲已成为年轻人求职时的一大优势。2015年9月，来自非洲加纳的22岁小伙萨莫德进入太原理工大学学习中文。在加纳，他见过很多中国商人。
他说：“在世界上，中国是一个很重要的国家。中国人和中国商品遍布全世界。我们国家有很多中国人和中国公司，他们需要翻译，需要和我们当地人做生意。在我的国家，会说汉语是一个很大的优势。”
萨莫德还未决定未来的职业方向，但表示肯定和中国有关系，“我可能会来中国教中国学生学英语。”(完)
