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CHINESE language qualifications could be available to Scottish pupils as early as August 2007, The Scotsman has learned. Following the decision by an English independent school - Brighton College in East Sussex - to make Mandarin lessons compulsory, the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) is reviewing the provision of official Chinese language courses.
At present there are no SQA-examined courses in Mandarin - the most widely spoken of the Chinese languages - in Scotland. The only schools that offer certified training - including St George's School for Girls in Edinburgh and Hillhead High School in Glasgow - do so under the English system of GCSEs and A-levels, and no Edinburgh City Council schools offer Chinese as part of their core language education.See the full content of this document
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Chinese Whispers May Soon Be Louder in Class
This could all be set to change. A spokesman for the SQA says a review of Chinese language units is underway and, if there is sufficient support, courses could begin by August 2007: "We are in the process of assessing demand for a full qualification course. It is part of the Scottish Executive's move t...
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