The difference between China and most countries is that they also provide classes in the local dialect/language.
That was my understanding and what I was getting at, yeah. If you have a source I would love it because I have heard this more than once, and went looking for something to back it up but haven’t had much luck either way.
My source is friends that grew up in China in the 90s… it’s a school dependent thing. Some will offer classes for heritage speakers, but it’s never required because that puts students from other regions at a disadvantage if they have to learn a new dialect.
That was my understanding and what I was getting at, yeah. If you have a source I would love it because I have heard this more than once, and went looking for something to back it up but haven’t had much luck either way.
My source is friends that grew up in China in the 90s… it’s a school dependent thing. Some will offer classes for heritage speakers, but it’s never required because that puts students from other regions at a disadvantage if they have to learn a new dialect.
Cool, thanks! Appreciate it.