Willmar's Chinese language classes underscore trend

04/13/12

Tang Beiyi is no stranger to teaching an unfamiliar language. But usually she teaches English back home in Chengdu, a city of 14 million and growing in southwest China.
This year Beiyi finds herself in Willmar, teaching Mandarin to Willmar High School students.
Beiyi describes her students as enthusiastic about their Chinese studies, and she said the interest in Chinese culture is clearly spreading beyond those enrolled in her class.

Published in MPR News online.


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