Very often, such stories suggest that increased attention to English is the major cause of the deterioration of Chinese language skills. Indeed, this anxious refrain recurs frequently enough that many ...

Students in two kindergarten classes at Starr King Elementary are the first in San Francisco's public schools to learn Mandarin, the national language of China. School district officials hope it will ...

Fifteen years after Hong Kong was handed back to China, Mandarin has finally overtaken English as the island's second most widely spoken language. By Malcolm Moore 24 February 2012 • 10:41am 48 per ...

A Mandarin-speaking Malay mother and daughter believe learning more languages helps to promote unity and multiculturalism.

Infants may be more sensitive to non-native speech sounds than previously thought, according to a new study. The findings shed light on the way babies begin to understand language. Infants may be more ...