For Job Hopes Toddlers Learn Chinese In Spain

At a Madrid nursery school, Fu Huijuan says "Xiang jiao! Banana!", beaming as she waves the fruit in front of her three-year-old pupil, Leon. He and his four classmates have barely learned to speak even in their native Spanish, but already they are absorbing Mandarin Chinese -- as are many adult Spaniards concerned for their job prospects. "Xiang jiao," Leon replies in a tiny voice, grinning as he is rewarded with a bite of banana and a sticker. "Xie ...