漢語將作爲選修外語加入俄羅斯高考

Russia's national college entrance exam will include Mandarin as an elective foreign language, according to an announcement by Sergey Kravtsov, Russian deputy minister of education and science, Sputnik News reported.

據俄羅斯衛星通訊社報道，俄羅斯教育科學部副部長謝爾蓋·克拉夫佐夫日前宣佈，漢語普通話將作爲選修外語進入俄羅斯高考。

The three-year preparation work was completed in 2017, including technologies for written and oral tests, reference materials and talent reserves, according to the deputy minister.

據這位副部長透露，包括筆試和口試的技術準備、參考資料的蒐集和人才的儲備在內的爲期三年的準備工作，已經於2017年完成。

Mandarin will soon become the fifth elective test item for the Russian college entrance exam in addition to English, German, French and Spanish.

漢語普通話將成爲俄羅斯高考的第五門外語選修課，除此以外還有英語、德語、法語和西班牙語。

The study of Mandarin has grown in tandem with increasing co-operation in trade and economics between China and Russia.

隨着中俄經貿合作的不斷加強，漢語學習也在俄羅斯不斷髮展。

The number of Mandarin learners in Russia has grown hugely in the past 10 years, from 17,000 in 2007 to 56,000 in 2017, according to a survey of a regional linguistics research centre in Russia.

俄羅斯某地區語言學研究中心的一項調查顯示，在過去10年裏，俄羅斯漢語學習者的數量大幅增長，從2007年的1.7萬人增至2017年的5.6萬人。

Insiders from the Russia education industry confirmed students with both relevant professional background and Mandarin proficiency are more competitive in job applications.

俄羅斯教育行業的業內人士證實，具有相關專業背景和漢語普通話水平的學生在求職時會更具競爭力。