Chinese-language textbooks for primary grades now include more works on ancient Chinese literature and science topics. The newly adopted textbooks, published by the People's Education Press, a company under the Ministry of Education, seek to raise students' cultural awareness.

Being fully immersed in an environment in which a student must rely on speaking a second language can help speed up learning, writes Nebraska high-school senior Julia McMahon-Cole. In this blog post, she shares how her command of Mandarin Chinese improved during a summer immersion experience in China and offers tips on how to use immersion practices in foreign-language classrooms.

Teachers in Peru ended a months-long strike that could have resulted in millions of students repeating a year of school. Officials say they will work with teachers to help make up for lost instructional time.

Admissions officials at some colleges and universities, including Indiana State University and the University of Florida, report sharp declines in international student enrollment that some suggest are related to worries about immigration and the H-1B visa programme. However, some universities that tend to attract more than 10,000 foreign students each year, such as New York University, expect foreign enrollment to remain flat or increase.

Fourth-grade teacher Katherine Bush describes three software programmes that she uses to create engaging, collaborative lessons for her students. Bush writes that Seesaw -- which students use to post links, text, images and videos with peers on their class news feed -- allows students to share and reflect on their learning.

Africa has attracted some students from China who have moved to pursue their university studies. Some are majoring in African languages, such as Swahili, and travel to African countries to study the languages.

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