实施成效

在经过五年的试验后, 这个项目的进展令人鼓舞。孩子们大致上都愿意积极参与学习，这是对这种独具特色教学方法的一个肯定。同时也为孩子们未来的学校教育奠定了良好的基础。现在三年级的孩子们可以流利地读写侗语文，同时汉语也学得很好。

展望

宰荡的双语教学试点项目有了一个很好的开始, 这主要归功于贵州省榕江县教育部门乐意采用先进的双语教学方法。

我们认为侗汉双语教育前景美好。当然，我们仍需要耐心等待孩子们小学毕业后的情况。他们五、六年级的汉语考试成绩将会反映出此项目的成功与否。这个试点项目能否得以推广, 将视项目成功的情况和相关省级、县级部门未来对双语教学的看法而定。

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Progress

Progress after five years of classes has been encouraging. The children are generally eager to participate in the classes, an encouragement to do so being a special feature of the teaching method used. This lays a good foundation for the children's future schooling. The children now in Grade 3 can read and write fluently in Kam and are now well on their way in Chinese as well.

The future

The Zaidang pilot bilingual education project has begun well. This healthy beginning is due in large measure to a progressive approach to bilingual education adopted by education authorities in Rongjiang county and in Guizhou province.

We think there is great potential for Kam/Chinese schooling in future. First, however, we shall need to await the graduation from primary school of the children of the Zaidang pilot school. Their performance in Chinese examinations at grades 5 and 6 will reflect the success or otherwise of the project. Expansion of some version of the pilot project will be contingent on success, and on the future attitudes of provincial and county authorities with respect to bilingual education.

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