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在新近一份标有“87年毕业”的白皮书中,不列颠哥伦比亚省教育部探讨了毕业条件、大学要求和学生需要等问题。白皮书中引人注目的一点,是规定今后日语和汉语将作为不列颠哥伦比亚省省级批准的中学语言课程,可以替代较为传统的法语、德语和西班牙语课程。近年来,不列颠哥伦比亚省一直在稳步增强和太平洋沿岸国家的经济联系。不列颠哥伦比亚省这一加拿大通向亚洲国家的大门,正成为中国和日本的天然贸易伙伴。因此在我省有充足的实际理由学习这些国家的语言。在中学里开设这些国家语言的课程更是恰当不过,因为不列颠哥伦比亚省境内住有众多的加拿大亚洲人,他们中许多人在家里和居住区自然仍讲他们祖辈的语言。
In a recent white paper titled “87 Years of Graduation,” the British Columbia Department of Education explored issues such as graduation requirements, university requirements and student needs. The striking point in the white paper is that Japanese and Chinese will be secondary school language courses to be approved by the British Columbia provincial government in the future to replace the more traditional French, German and Spanish courses. In recent years, British Columbia has steadily increased its economic ties with the Pacific Rim countries. British Columbia, Canada’s gateway to Asian nations, is becoming a natural trading partner for China and Japan. So in our province there is ample practical reason to learn the languages of these countries. It is more appropriate to have these national language courses in secondary schools because there are many Canadian Asians in British Columbia and many of them naturally speak the language of their grandparents at home and in settlements.