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Experts Raise Concerns As Mandarin Joins The Leaving Cert Curriculum

Experts raised concerns that handing the Chinese government control over the recruitment of teac...

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09.37 13 Aug 2021


Experts Raise Concerns As Mandarin Joins The Leaving Cert Curriculum


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09.37 13 Aug 2021


Experts raised concerns that handing the Chinese government control over the recruitment of teachers could also mean their monitoring by Chinese authorities in Ireland, and potentially the ability to influence course content. To discuss this further Pat spoke to Dr. Isabella Jackson, Assistant Professor of Chinese History,TCD.

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