Popularity of learning Chinese language has been growing rapidly in Cameroon, Western and Central Africa. The number of students who speak Chinese in Cameroon     1     (increase) greatly in recent years. Many Cameroonian students are     2     (interest) in learning Chinese to develop better career skills.

“We have nearly 20,000 Chinese learners, whether in primary, secondary or higher education. In all of Africa, Cameroon is the country with the     3     (high) number of Chinese language learners. We have nearly 200 secondary schools     4     can provide Chinese courses,” a Cameroonian official told Xinhua News Agency recently.

“Now four other state universities have     5     (formal) applied to offer Chinese courses. In 2008, only one state university awarded (授予) the Chinese language degree in the country,”     6     official said. He stressed that nearly 300 Cameroonians co-trained by the University of Maroua and the Confucius Institute (孔子学院) now choose     7     (teach) the Chinese language in schools nationwide.

Demand for the Chinese language is growing because Cameroonian trade with China has been skyrocketing.     8     is difficult to find someone who has learned the Chinese language is still unemployed in Cameroon, which is not the situation for other     9     (language).

After their     10     (graduate) in China, Cameroonian students choose to continue studying in China or work in Chinese-related areas in Cameroon.

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