The national college entrance examination in Russia, Unified State Exam, will include Chinese as elective foreign language starting from 2019. Chinese will become the fifth elective test item for the Unified State Exam (follow) English, German, French and Spanish.
The number of Chinese learners in Russia (grow) quickly in the past ten years, according to a survey (make) by a linguistic research center in Russia.
Approaches to learning Chinese change from person to person, more and more people choosing university courses in Russia.
The three hour-long Chinese test will quiz students on (they) listening, reading and writing abilities, and a fourth section will examine students on grammar, vocabulary and Chinese (character). Some parts in the exam are even a little bit difficult for native Chinese speakers.
According to the Office of Chinese Language Council International (Hanban), as of 2017 some 100 million people, excluding native speakers, use Chinese (global).
The United Nations in 2010 suggested a Chinese Language Day falls on April 20 each year (celebrate) cultural diversity(多样性)as well as to promote the equal use of all official languages.
