Getting lost in translation?
Published on 30 May 2024 6:59:31 PM
For the non-Chinese, sending their children to Chinese schools to master Mandarin can lead to bigger opportunities in life. However, these students may face many challenges in the vernacular schools. Media in Arms explores how it is being non-Chinese in Chinese primary schools with its “SJKC: Reality for Non-Chinese students” series.
Media in Arms is a media collaboration comprising five mainstream media – Chinese newspaper Sin Chew Daily, Malay daily Sinar Harian, local news broadcaster Astro Awani, Tamil newspaper Malaysia Nanban and The Star – which got together in February 2022 to share resources and collaborate on diversified news content.
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For the non-Chinese, sending their children to Chinese schools to master Mandarin can lead to bigger opportunities in life. However, these students may face many challenges in the vernacular schools. Media in Arms explores how it is being non-Chinese in Chinese primary schools with its “SJKC: Reality for Non-Chinese students” series.
Media in Arms is a media collaboration comprising five mainstream media – Chinese newspaper Sin Chew Daily, Malay daily Sinar Harian, local news broadcaster Astro Awani, Tamil newspaper Malaysia Nanban and The Star – which got together in February 2022 to share resources and collaborate on diversified news content.
WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news
SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar
LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline
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