China

Additional Language Dept: Quebec s clarion call, according to The Star. So, while learning French as an additional language is losing ground in many parts of the world even as Mandarin classes proliferate because of China s rise on the international stage many Chinese are busy learning how to say, Bonjour, je m appelle Zhang. BEIJING Thousands of people in China are trying to write their own ticket out of the country in French. Chinese desperate to emigrate have discovered a backdoor into Canada that involves applying for entry into the country s francophone province of Quebec as long as they have a good working knowledge of the local lingo. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.