BARCELONA, Spain, April 17, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- The mobile
application of the Confucius Institute Magazine
renews its design, and incorporates significant improvements. All
this in a simple and intuitive application that maintains its
initial goal: to provide access anywhere and anytime for
all the issues of this international
publication that reflects the growing world interest
on Chinese culture and commerce, at the service of over 100
million students of Mandarin Chinese as a foreign language
worldwide.
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From the app, available on App
Store and Google Play, you can download and read the
magazine for free in its eleven bilingual bimonthly editions,
as they were conceived in print. The initial Chinese-English
edition was launched in 2009. Seven bilingual editions
followed in 2010: Spanish, French, Russian, Korean, Arabic,
Japanese and Thai. The latest three bilingual editions, Italian,
German and Portuguese, were launched in 2014.
The readers who do not have access to a tablet or
smartphone, may continue to read the magazine online from
any computer at www.confucius-institute-magazine.com,
which has also recently updated its image and functionality.
This application redesign coincides with the testing
launch of the magazine's digital
version, ConfuciusMag.com, which has selected the most
interesting articles published in the Chinese-English
edition since its inception in March
2009. The purpose of this website is to provide agile and
quick access to a great amount of interesting content
generated throughout these years. The Chinese-Spanish testing
website, ConfucioMag.com, is also available
with the best features of this edition, launched in July,
2010.
The app and new sites have been developed to lead the
digital expansion of the different international versions, as
well as their promotion in social networks.
An essential magazine to learn about the Chinese language and
culture
In 2004, Hanban, the Confucius Institute
Headquarters and the Chinese National Office for Teaching
Chinese as a Foreign Language, affiliated to the Chinese Ministry
of Education, opened its first Confucius Institute abroad. In
just ten years 475 new Confucius Institutes and 751 Confucius
Classrooms have been established in 126 countries and
regions. Confucius Institutes are a network of public
nonprofit centers that promote the knowledge of Chinese culture and
language throughout the world. Their tasks include
language teaching, teacher training and the promotion of activities
and educational exchanges. Bilingual Magazines were created
to disseminate information concerning the Chinese language, culture
and historical heritage. Confucius Institute
Since the first printed edition in 2009 and the first online
edition in 2012, the magazine has offered a broad selection of
articles about travel, nature, philosophy, anthropology, art,
history, language or celebrities, supported with vibrant images and
an elegant design. The magazine reports are often used as
teaching material in classrooms because of their grammatical
value as well as their cultural richness.
In the academic field, the magazine contains specific
information for students and teachers on the teaching of Chinese
language as well as news on the activity of the Confucius Institute
and its centers worldwide.
New look and new features
The aim of the new digital version of the Confucius
Institute Magazine is making this valuable
content published over the years even more accessible.
Moreover, from April 15th, 2015,
the brand image of the magazine on their websites, social networks
and mobile applications will be updated and unified.
Included among the new features in the app are bilingual
summaries, word search tools, the ability to share content on
Facebook and Twitter and direct access to social networking and
websites.
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SOURCE Confucius Institute Magazine