Taiwan Center

Mandarin Instruction by Taiwanese Teachers Now Offered in the Bay Area

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Friday, September 24, 2021
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A second course for in-person instruction only is at the Growing Tree Learning Center in Saratoga ( gtlc-chineselearning.com ).

Key Points: 
  • A second course for in-person instruction only is at the Growing Tree Learning Center in Saratoga ( gtlc-chineselearning.com ).
  • While Mandarin teaching in the U.S. has a long history, its reach has mainly focused on the Taiwanese/Chinese community.
  • More than 1.3 billion people are native speakers of Mandarin, and another 1.12 billion speak Mandarin as a second language.
  • The San Francisco Bay Area has two Mandarin language centers, now expanding their reach beyond the Taiwanese/ Chinese community to the general public.