felifeli: I learnt some Arabic in university because I was thinking of going to work in Saudi oil industry. I didn't go but it wasn't wasted effort.

felifeli: Since your children may have to be dealing with a lot of Chinese in the future considering how much they are investing in Nigeria, doesn't it make sense that those children learn at least the basic of that language so that your country does not get ripped off when doing business ? Don't be myopic in your views.The Chinese learn English for the same reason.

D sage: One of the reasons china attained their present economic status and influence is because, they didn't allow foreign cultures into their system.

A-town:
How many people actually learn languages in school.?
All they do in school is teach you how to say good morning and write grammatically correct sentences. How many people learned to speak ibo yoruba hausa and french from secondary school? This is a waste of time and resources. You cant teach nigerians to speak other nigerian languages in secondary school yet you expect them to learn the most difficult language in the world in school. Somebody is high on something

norrisman: The only shame is that this initiative will only exist on paper and we will never see a teacher teach mandarin in a Lagos classroom.

Lucy001: i think it would have been much more better, if it was languages like french, German etc...

TerryCarr: or better yet an African language[b] PS why German [/b]

mukina2: The Lagos State Commissioner for Education, Mrs. Olayinka Oladunjoye, said on Monday that the state government would introduce Mandarin, or Chinese language, in public schools’ curriculum as from next session.

Oladunjoye said this in a statement signed by the Ministry’s Public Relations Officer, Mr. Lanre Bajulaiye.

The commissioner said this after a meeting with the delegation from the Chinese Confucius Institute, University of Lagos.

She said that learning the language in the state's public schools would be an opportunity for the pupils and students to speak the language and be able to adapt to the Chinese culture.

The Director of the Institute, Prof. Caleb Orimoogunje, said the institution was ready to assist the state with necessary logistics to make the teaching and learning of the language easier.

Orimoogunje added that Prof. Lirong Jiang, a co-director of the institute, would help in the take-off of the programme.

Jiang said the institute, as a representative of the Chinese culture in Nigeria, was set up to satisfy people's need about the country’s culture.

She noted that the language became necessary because China had become the new destination for economic growth and technological development.

``The Institute is prepared to provide Chinese instructors to teach the language and culture in the state's public schools as soon as the Memorandum of Understanding is signed between the state and the institute.

``The knowledge of Chinese language will help students to further their studies in China and carry out research in various fields of human endeavour as China has become a success story in the world economy,`` the News Agency of Nigeria quoted Jiang as saying in the statement.


http://www.thenationonlineng.net/2011/news-update/60980-lagos-to-introduce-chinese-language-in-public-schools.html

mukina2: The Lagos State Commissioner for Education, Mrs. Olayinka Oladunjoye, said on Monday that the state government would introduce Mandarin, or Chinese language, in public schools’ curriculum as from next session.

Oladunjoye said this in a statement signed by the Ministry’s Public Relations Officer, Mr. Lanre Bajulaiye.

The commissioner said this after a meeting with the delegation from the Chinese Confucius Institute, University of Lagos.

She said that learning the language in the state's public schools would be an opportunity for the pupils and students to speak the language and be able to adapt to the Chinese culture.

The Director of the Institute, Prof. Caleb Orimoogunje, said the institution was ready to assist the state with necessary logistics to make the teaching and learning of the language easier.

Orimoogunje added that Prof. Lirong Jiang, a co-director of the institute, would help in the take-off of the programme.

Jiang said the institute, as a representative of the Chinese culture in Nigeria, was set up to satisfy people's need about the country’s culture.

She noted that the language became necessary because China had become the new destination for economic growth and technological development.

``The Institute is prepared to provide Chinese instructors to teach the language and culture in the state's public schools as soon as the Memorandum of Understanding is signed between the state and the institute.

``The knowledge of Chinese language will help students to further their studies in China and carry out research in various fields of human endeavour as China has become a success story in the world economy,`` the News Agency of Nigeria quoted Jiang as saying in the statement.


http://www.thenationonlineng.net/2011/news-update/60980-lagos-to-introduce-chinese-language-in-public-schools.html

Freiburger:
What do you have against the German language?

berem: Wan ding funk? (Chinese)
What da fucck?(english)
Fashola dong mang(chinese)
Fashola don maadt(english)