老师：Hello everyone, welcome to my class. Today we will continue to learn Unit 2, Bridging Cultures. This class is the first section of Using Language. In this class, you will listen for the gist of a conversation about Chinese language learning abroad by paying attention to the setting. And you will listen for the details about Chinese language teaching organizations and students experiences. At last, you will make up a dialogue about Chinese language learning abroad.
老师：In the previous class, you have Learned something about cheerless experience on exchange program. Indeed, nowadays, many Chinese students choose to go abroad for further education or to learn something about different cultures. However, there are more and more foreigners interested in Chinese language and Chinese culture. Do you know something about this trend? Do you know how the foreigners get to know our culture? Today, we will talk about Chinese language learning abroad. First, here are two questions for you. Question one, what do you know about Chinese language learning abroad? Question two, how do people from other countries find out about Chinese culture? As for the first question, I think many of you know that as China has boomed, the connection between China and the rest of the world has increased. As a result, learning Chinese has become important for many people. Other people are learning Chinese because they are interested in Chinese culture. As for the second question, I think the answers may be by watching films, visiting China, attending a Confucius Institute, etc. Here, do you know anything about a Confucius Institute? Actually, with China's rapid economic growth and the wide exchanges with the rest of the world, there has been a sharp increase in the world demand for Chinese language learning.
老师：To meet the increasing demands for Chinese learning, the Chinese government decided to set up Confucius Institutes in foreign countries. The first Confucius Institute was set up in South Korea in 2004. Confucius Institutes adopt a flexible teaching patterns to suit local conditions, while teaching Chinese language and promoting culture exchange in foreign schools, universities, communities and enterprises.
老师：Now, do you have an idea about what kind of organization is the Confucius Institute? Yes, it is an organization set up in foreign countries to meet the increasing demands for Chinese learning. And do you think it is necessary to set up Confucius Institutes? Of course, they help foreigners to learn Chinese language and to learn something about Chinese culture. They play a very important role in spreading our culture and promoting cultural exchange in foreign countries.
老师：Then you may learn something more about Confucius Institutes through listening to the conv
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