“全世界都在学中国话，孔夫子的话越来越国际化，全世界都在讲中国话……”很多年前流行的一首《中国话》，如今已成为当下的一种真实写照。随着中国国际影响力的不断提升，越来越多的外国人开始学习汉语，了解中华文化。

今天，我们一起来聊聊外国人学汉语的那些事儿。

难词扫障

1.webcam n.网络摄像头

2.Confucius Institutes孔子学院

扫码听测

I.听力理解

听录音并从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。本题考查的重点是学生对文本意义的理解能力和信息获取能力。

1.Why are there more foreign people who want to learn Chinese?

A.They think Chinese language is really funny.

B.They want to know Chinese and visit China one day.

C.They would like to do business with fastest-growing China.

2.What's the purpose of setting up Confucius Institutes around the world?

A.To promote Chinese language and culture at the university level.

B.To do business better with foreign countries in economy.

C.To attract more foreign students to come to China.

Ⅱ.听写练习

一边听录音一边阅读以下文字材料，这些文字材料不是录音的全部内容，而是以提纲、摘要、笔记、图表等形式再现的录音的主要内容，需要补全的内容一般是录音中的关键信息。注意一空一词。

1.Now an increasing number of American companies that do_____________in China are having their workers learn Mandarin.

2.Michael Cheng's Mando Mandarin Online School invites teachers in_____________to teach through webcams.

3.The Chinese government has_____________with colleges and the Asia Society to set up programs across the US.

4.Taking time to learn other countries'language is a great sign of_____________.

文本解说

近年来中国的国际影响力不断提升，中国的经济也高速发展，孔子学院在世界各地陆续开办，很多的外国企业来到中国，国际上掀起了一股汉语热，越来越多的外国人在学习我们博大精深的汉语，了解源远流长的中华文化。

English istheinternationallanguageof business.But an increasing number of American companies that do business in China are having their workers learn Mandarin.

Michael Cheng is a Taiwanese-American Internet entrepreneur and property developer.He is also in the business of teaching Chinese.Mr Cheng is president and founder of the Mando Mandarin Online School.The school is based in New York and invites teachers in China to teach throughwebcams.

“Over the past few years,China very quickly has already become the world's second largest economy.China's got over three trillion （万亿）dollars in reserves now.So if you want to do businessorconnectwith the fastest-growing country in the world,it might make sense to make an effort to engage（参加）the people in their own language,as understanding of their language and culture goes a long way in building strong relationships,especially with the Chinese.”

By some predictions,China could pass the United States and become the world's largest economy by 2025.Michael Cheng says that as China's economic power has increased,so has its cultural power.

“Starting back in 2004,the Chinese Ministry of Education,along with what was called their Chinese Language Council,began to set upConfucius Institutesaround the world,and with the purpose of promoting and developing Chinese language and culture teaching resources around the world.”

Now,he says,there are more than three hundred Confucius Institutes in almost 100 countries.These institutes work to promote Chinese language at the university level.The Chinese government has cooperated（合作）with colleges and the Asia Society to set up programs across the US.High schools have also received money to start Chinese language training programs.

Mr Cheng says that there are also many people in China who are learning English.“In fact,when it comes to numbers,only based on population,there are actually more people who speak English in China than there are English speakers in the United States.I think right now there are about 400 million people who are either learning or currently speak English.”

He says taking the time to learn other countries'language is a great sign of respect and a way to build business relationships.

文本拓展

The meanings of teaching Chinese in the West

1.Reshape China's image.By expressing the traditional Chinese culture to foreign people,foreign people can understand the actual situation of China and its current development,and gradually eliminate the prejudice of foreign people.

2.Increase China's influence in the world.This has not only created conditions for Chinese culture to go to the world,but also opened up a road for the worldwide spread of Chinese culture.

3.Enhance the competitiveness of Chinese culture among other cultures.The cultural collision between different nationalities has begun,but the competitiveness of Chinese culture is obviously inadequate.Therefore,it is very important and urgent to do a good job in TCSL （Teaching Chinese as a Second Language）and strengthen the communication of Chinese culture.