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Reply to "Yu Ying. What's better- one way or two way immersion"
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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The tricky issue would be who is allowed to test in. If it's just native Mandarin speakers, little point, there are hardly any in DC. If it's also kids who have learned Mandarin as well a second language outside YY, and/or are fluent in other Chinese dialects (those who could probably cope with YY level Mandarin after a summer immersion course), you'd have more than enough to replace drop-outs. [/quote] In MoCo kids can test in if they're fluent in a dialect - they have to get through a tough interview demonstrating fluency. Within a school year of being admitted at age 7 or 8, such kids are generally among the strongest Mandarin students. I can't see YY going for this without a native speaking admin. YY's admins are not in a position to understand the relationship between Mandarin and other dialects, and neither are 95% of the parents. YY thinks Mandarin is Chinese, period. [/quote]
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