BBC TV teaches children yi, er, san
<p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="TV">TV</span> <span word="cartoon">cartoon</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="teaching">teaching</span> <span word="toddlers">toddlers</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="speak">speak</span> <span word="Mandarin">Mandarin</span> - <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sign">sign</span>, <span word="experts">experts</span> <span word="say">say</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="language">language</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="popularity">popularity</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Lingo">Lingo</span> <span word="Show">Show</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="broadcast">broadcast</span> <span word="weekdays">weekdays</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="BBC">BBC</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="CBeebies">CBeebies</span> <span word="channel">channel</span>, <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="target">target</span> <span word="audience">audience</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="under">under</span> 6 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="old">old</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="aims">aims</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="introduce">introduce</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span>, <span word="French">French</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Spanish">Spanish</span> <span word="words">words</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="viewers">viewers</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="range">range</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="colorful">colorful</span> <span word="characters">characters</span>.</p><p><span word="Since">Since</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="debut">debut</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="month">month</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="proving">proving</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hit">hit</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="companion">companion</span> <span word="games">games</span> <span word="website">website</span> <span word="reportedly">reportedly</span> <span word="attracting">attracting</span> 238,000 <span word="visitors">visitors</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="week">week</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="quarter">quarter</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="CBeebies">CBeebies</span> <span word="visitors">visitors</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="week">week</span>.</p><p><span word="Episodes">Episodes</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="featured">featured</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bug">bug</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="Wei">Wei</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="introduced">introduced</span> <span word="familiar">familiar</span> <span word="objects">objects</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Mandarin">Mandarin</span>. <span word="Wearing">Wearing</span> <span word="roller">roller</span>- <span word="skates">skates</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="crash">crash</span> <span word="helmet">helmet</span>, <span word="Wei">Wei</span> <span word="teaches">teaches</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="basics">basics</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="numbers">numbers</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> 10 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="colors">colors</span>, <span word="through">through</span> <span word="games">games</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="songs">songs</span>.</p><p><span word="Later">Later</span> <span word="episodes">episodes</span> <span word="follow">follow</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="adventures">adventures</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="bug">bug</span> <span word="Jargonaise">Jargonaise</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Spanish">Spanish</span> <span word="bug">bug</span> <span word="Queso">Queso</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Frankly">Frankly</span>, <span word="learning">learning</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="learning">learning</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="languages">languages</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="French">French</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Roland">Roland</span> <span word="Michael">Michael</span>, <span word="from">from</span> <span word="London">London</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="watches">watches</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Lingo">Lingo</span> <span word="Show">Show</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> 6-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="daughter">daughter</span>. "<span word="English">English</span>, <span word="French">French</span>, <span word="Spanish">Spanish</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="rooted">rooted</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span> ... <span word="so">so</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="easy">easy</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="kids">kids</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="grasp">grasp</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="easily">easily</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cartoon">cartoon</span>. <span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="idea">idea</span>."</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="proof">proof</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rising">rising</span> <span word="popularity">popularity</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Chen">Chen</span> <span word="Tongdu">Tongdu</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UK">UK</span> <span word="representative">representative</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Confucius">Confucius</span> <span word="Institute">Institute</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="institute">institute</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="headquarters">headquarters</span>, 5,200 <span word="schools">schools</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="Kingdom">Kingdom</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="offer">offer</span> <span word="classes">classes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Mandarin">Mandarin</span>.</p>
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