With the Chinese language growing in popularity, the UK government plans to invest(投资) 10 million pounds to help more kids learn Chinese. Do you think it is necessary for UK pupils to learn Chinese?

Seneca (Canada)

I studied French for 2 years in high school, and German for 4 years in college along and get good marks. I studied Chinese nearly for about 4 months before moving to China. Any language, if you don’t use it, it’s easy to lose. I’ve forgotten the French I learned except for a few phrases. I speak Chinese every day. My writing, reading and listening are quite good, but far from fluent. I think nowadays, it’s almost necessary to learn Chinese.

Tony (UK)

Learning any language can be valuable, but it is not suitable for everyone. Chinese is a difficult language to learn, and the UK is not good for teaching foreign languages. But China is a big and developing market for UK business people. For them, Chinese is worth learning.

Bill (USA)

I don’t think Chinese will become as widely spoken throughout the world as English is. To learn Chinese, you have to devote yourself to learning how to write and read it. It’s too difficult to learn. But in the future Chinese will become more popular, and that is a good thing.