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Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron is a big change in the languages taught in UK . On a visit to China, he told that British schools should teach Mandarin of French and German. He told his hosts that he plans to the number of students studying Chinese in British schools to 400,000 in the next three years. He will also provide to schools that start teaching Mandarin. He believes educational ties with China are a necessary in keeping Britain competitive in the Chinese market. He said: "I want Britain linked up to the world's fast-growing , and that includes our young people learning the languages to seal tomorrow's business ."

Mr Cameron explained to journalists the of introducing Mandarin in UK schools. He said: "By the the children born today leave school, China is set to be the world's economy, so it's time to look the traditional on French and German and get many more children learning Mandarin." The includes a tie-up with the British Council and the Chinese office for teaching Mandarin as a language. They have already signed an to double the number of Chinese language in UK schools. The British Council puts Mandarin in the top five most important languages for British children to study to improve their job .

 


 

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