Exploring the Globalisation of Mandarin Language in the Modern World

This essay delves into the globalisation of the Mandarin language, examining its rise as a prominent international language. It explores the historical context of Mandarin, its status as the national language of China, and its increasing prevalence worldwide, including its role in international relations, business, and education. The essay discusses the impact of China's economic growth and cultural influence on the spread of Mandarin, highlighting the role of institutions like the Confucius Institute and the use of Pinyin. It analyzes trends in Mandarin language learning, the opportunities it presents, and the challenges associated with language diversity. The conclusion emphasizes the importance of the Chinese government's efforts to promote Mandarin globally, including recommendations for further development, research, and support for teachers and students of the language.

GLOBALISATION OF
MANDARIN LANGUAGE

INTRODUCTION
•Chinese language is the oldest written language
in the world.
•Most common seven dialects of china are
Mandarin, Cantonese, Hakka, Wu, Min, Xiang
and Gan (Benton & Pieke, 2016).
•Mandarin is the most common
and the national language of china.

•Mandarin is spoken by 70% of people in
china
•It is one of the official languages of Taiwan
and Singapore.
•All Chinese language belong to the Sino
Tibetian family (Chu, Kang & Huang,
2015).

Definition
•Mandarin is the official language of china
•Most commonly spoken language in the
world
•800 million speakers worldwide (Chan,
2018)
•One of the six official languages in united
nations.
•Spoken by 70% people in china

Globalization and rise of china
•China is the second largest economy in the world.
•Fastest growing economy in the world.
•It is the largest manufacturer and the largest
exporter. Brinton, Kagan & Bauckus, 2017)
•It is expected to be the largest economy by 2030.

•Mark Zuckerburg gave a speech in a Chinese
university in mandarin.
•Former Australian prime minister Kevin Rudd is
fluent in mandarin.
•China’s emerging position as a super power is
making Chinese languages especially mandarin a
popular choice in western countries (Christian,
2016).
•The Confucius institute promotes Chinese
languages in abroad

•The Confucius institute is a non governmental non profit
organization that aims at promoting Chinese languages
in the west. This is known as soft power.
•Chinese government is putting every possible effort to
popularize and promote Chinese language in the western
countries (Flew, 2018).
• In 1987 china established the national office of teaching
Chinese as a foreign language (NOCFL).

•It includes various activities like cultural l
exchanges and tours. It also provides
support to foreign teachers .
•Its purpose is to provide teaching materials
and resources for Chinese language, develop
and promote Chinese language worldwide,
meet the needs and demands of Chinese
learners worldwide and contribute to
harmony and diversity (Hooper & Batalova,
2015).

Immigration of Chinese overseas workers
•Mandarin and Cantonese are the third
largest spoken language in united states .
•58.62% residents in California and
16.19% residents in New York speak
Cantonese (Jin & Dervin,2017).
•Mandarin is spoken by 10% people in
New York city.

•40% of Chinese in united states reside in
California.
•Cantonese dominated North America for
decades (Gil, 2018).
•Mandarin is quickly replacing Cantonese that
was the dialect for most overseas Chinese.
•Mandarin and Chinese though written similarly
are pronounced differently.