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A school that knows the language of global culture

Updated: 2013-12-20 09:47
By Zheng Xin ( China Daily)

Foreign language schools are shifting their mission from cultivating language expertise to preparing well-rounded students, versed in foreign languages and cultures.

Tianjin Foreign Language School, launched in 1964 as one of the first batch of foreign language schools under the supervision of then-Premier Zhou Enlai, is focusing more on the comprehensive skills of students rather than the mastery of languages alone, in an attempt to foster greater expertise and the development of an open and tolerant mindset.

A school that knows the language of global culture

Diao Yajun, principal of Tianjin Foreign Language School

"Mastery and proficiency in languages alone is no longer sufficient to prepare the students for the competitive global market," said Diao Yajun, principal of Tianjin Foreign Language School, which has 2,100 students in six grades.

"It's more important to boost creative and innovative thinking, so that students can better adapt to the global community whatever their future major and career is."

As one of the first seven foreign language schools, it has cultivated student talent in the field of diplomacy since its establishment in 1964.

Many are now working with national senior leaders on matters of diplomacy, and others are senior ambassadors and counselors.

With the advantage of foreign languages and external exchanges, the school has sent batches of students and teachers abroad on academic and cultural exchanges, including to schools in the United States, the United Kingdom, Japan and New Zealand.

It also receives teaching staff and students from overseas every year.

According to Diao, China's foreign language schools used to prioritize the teaching of English, and students were proud to be a "walking dictionary".

However, as more students went abroad for college after graduation, it was found that mere mastery of the language was far from enough to cope with the challenges of a foreign culture and society, she said.

A total of 49 of the school's students were admitted by overseas universities and colleges in 2012 and 35 in 2013.

Diao said she expected the number would keep increasing in the coming years.

But she stressed the need to develop skills beyond the ability to speak a language with confidence.

In response, the school came up with an international curriculum and various activities to help the students better adapt to foreign culture.

"We introduced the advanced placement courses for some senior high students last year, to prepare the students for overseas study," said Diao.

The Advanced Placement Program (APP) provides high school students with the opportunity to take college-level courses in a high school setting, including calculus, statistics, macroeconomics and politics.

Students who participated in the program will not only gain college-level skills, but also earn college credits.

Only four high schools in Tianjin are offering such courses.

"The courses further tap the potential of students, who gradually find where their interests may lie during the courses, be it in politics, finance or physics, and study it further abroad," she said.

Fifty-one students in the school's three senior grades, which have around 240 students each, are currently taking APP courses.

Gao Yuan, deputy head of the APP program, said she believed more students would be joining.

"Some of the students have received invitations from universities from abroad, including the University of Chicago, considering their excellence in the APP exams," she said. "Some are also applying for world class universities, including Columbia University and University of California."

Students from the foreign language school can pick various fields for further study after graduation, including engineering, politics, physics and biology.

Diao said they are also providing extracurricular courses in various languages, including Japanese, Spanish, German and French, which students can take after school.

Many students developed a strong interest in Spanish culture or Japanese customs after these courses, and then went to these countries for college after high school.

In addition, after school activities including a Model United Nations, debating clubs and speech contests have also enriched their extracurricular life and provide them with a stage to present and tap their talent.

 
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