Topic 19 On Foreigners’ Learning Chinese

　　Nowadays, Chinese, our mother tongue, is enjoyingan unprecedented popularity in the world.

　　Over two hundred Confucius Institutes have been setup in sixty-nine countries,and many foreigners areattracted by the old, mysterious and charminglanguage.

　　Several factors account for the enthusiasm forlearning Chinese.

　　Firstly, with the rapid economic development, Chinahas experienced a dramatic rise in its internationalinfluence,which enlarges the need of many countries for professionals with a proficiency inChinese language.

　　Secondly, Chinese serves as a useful tool for foreigners to investigate the splendid Chineseculture and its rich connotations.

　　Finally, the wide spread of Chinese is partly due to the every endeavor made by plenty ofChinese training organizations.

　　The popularity of learning Chinese has not only increased my national pride, but made merealize the significance of economic development.

　　Besides, we college students should first learn our mother tongue well, and then take theresponsibility to popularize it.

（实习编辑：王晓晓）