巴基斯坦学校将开设中文必修课
<p>巴基斯坦信德省的教育部门近日表示，将在该地区学校试点开设中文普通话必修课，计划从6年级开始实行。该省教育厅长表示：“我们与中国的贸易、教育以及其他方面的关系在不断发展，所以让下一代掌握中国的语言是很必要的。”在此之前，瑞典官方也曾表示要在十年内在所有小学开设中文课程。不过，有批评人士指出，这项政策多是出于政治方面的考虑，目前巴基斯坦教育体系已经处于过度扩展状态，而且中文教师资源也很匮乏，政府这样做只会让民众更加难以理解。</p><p><span word="Education">Education</span> <span word="authorities">authorities</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Sindh">Sindh</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="Mandarin">Mandarin</span> <span word="compulsory">compulsory</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="schools">schools</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Class">Class</span> 6 (10- <span word="and">and</span> 11-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="olds">olds</span>)。</p><p><span word="Lessons">Lessons</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Mandarin">Mandarin</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="compulsory">compulsory</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="schoolchildren">schoolchildren</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Pakistan">Pakistan</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="ambitious">ambitious</span> <span word="plans">plans</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="capitalise">capitalise</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="influence">influence</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="companies">companies</span>。</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="pilot">pilot</span> <span word="project">project</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="launched">launched</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="southern">southern</span> <span word="province">province</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Sindh">Sindh</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Pakistan">Pakistan</span> <span word="looks">looks</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="strengthen">strengthen</span> <span word="ties">ties</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="giant">giant</span> <span word="neighbour">neighbour</span>。</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="cricketing">cricketing</span> <span word="authorities">authorities</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="playing">playing</span> <span word="Test">Test</span> <span word="matches">matches</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="touring">touring</span> <span word="sides">sides</span> <span word="avoid">avoid</span> <span word="Pakistan">Pakistan</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="fear">fear</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="terrorist">terrorist</span> <span word="attack">attack</span>。</p><p><span word="Now">Now</span>, <span word="education">education</span> <span word="authorities">authorities</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Sindh">Sindh</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="Mandarin">Mandarin</span> <span word="compulsory">compulsory</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="schools">schools</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Class">Class</span> 6 (10- <span word="and">and</span> 11-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="olds">olds</span>)。</p><p>"<span word="Our">Our</span> <span word="trade">trade</span>, <span word="educational">educational</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="relations">relations</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="everyday">everyday</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="necessary">necessary</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="younger">younger</span> <span word="generation">generation</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="command">command</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="language">language</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Pir">Pir</span> <span word="Mazhar">Mazhar</span>-<span word="ul">ul</span>-<span word="Haq">Haq</span>¸ <span word="senior">senior</span> <span word="provincial">provincial</span> <span word="education">education</span> <span word="minister">minister</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="unveiled">unveiled</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="policy">policy</span>。</p>
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