在英国推广汉语教学的障碍
<p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="diplomatic">diplomatic</span> <span word="gesture">gesture</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="continent">continent</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="primary">primary</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="classrooms">classrooms</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="another">another</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="David">David</span> <span word="Cameron">Cameron</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="exhortation">exhortation</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="UK">UK</span> <span word="pupils">pupils</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="ditch">ditch</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="German">German</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="favour">favour</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Mandarin">Mandarin</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="re">re</span>-<span word="enlivened">enlivened</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="debate">debate</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="relationship">relationship</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="language">language</span>-<span word="learning">learning</span>.</p><p>在一个洲做出的外交姿态能够影响另一个洲的中小学教室，这种情况不常发生。但戴维•卡梅伦(<span word="David">David</span> <span word="Cameron">Cameron</span>)近日出访中国期间呼吁英国学生放弃学习法语和德语、改为学习汉语，此言让一场有关英国在语言学习上所面临困境的辩论再次升温。</p><p><span word="While">While</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="critics">critics</span> <span word="suggested">suggested</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prime">prime</span> <span word="minister">minister</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="comments">comments</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="designed">designed</span> <span word="merely">merely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="please">please</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="hosts">hosts</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="underlined">underlined</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="increasing">increasing</span> <span word="consensus">consensus</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UK">UK</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="education">education</span> <span word="policies">policies</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="align">align</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="ambitions">ambitions</span>. <span word="Only">Only</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="month">month</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="Council">Council</span> <span word="warned">warned</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="an">an</span> “<span word="alarming">alarming</span> <span word="shortage">shortage</span>” <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Britons">Britons</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="speak">speak</span> <span word="languages">languages</span> <span word="identified">identified</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UK">UK</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="prosperity">prosperity</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="standing">standing</span>. <span word="Of">Of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 10 <span word="languages">languages</span> <span word="prioritised">prioritised</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="report">report</span>, <span word="Mandarin">Mandarin</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="fourth">fourth</span> – <span word="just">just</span> <span word="below">below</span> <span word="French">French</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="above">above</span> <span word="German">German</span>.</p><p>虽然一些批评人士认为，英国首相的言论只是为了讨好东道主中国，但这些言论凸显出，英国的教育政策应与其贸易目标保持一致已日益成为一项共识。就在上个月，英国文化协会(<span word="British">British</span> <span word="Council">Council</span>)曾警告称，英国对一些外国语人才的缺乏已到达危险的程度，而这些外国语被视为对英国未来保持繁荣以及全球地位至关重要。报告中列出的10种重点语言中，汉语被排在第4位，仅次于法语，紧随汉语之后的则是德语。</p>
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