BEIJING, April 27 (Xinhua) -- More than 4,000 people sat the first national exam to select volunteer Chinese language teachers (VCLTs) for China's international Confucius Institutes on Sunday.
The exam held in 29 provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions was sponsored by "Hanban", the executive body of the Chinese Language Council International (CLCI), a non-governmental and non-profit organization affiliated to the Ministry of Education (MOE).
The exam covered the basics of the Chinese language, culture, contemporary life, cross-cultural exchanges, and foreign etiquette.
Those who pass would be granted an interview to decide if they were eligible for overseas assignment, said Qiu Xiaoping, director of the International Cooperation and Communication Division of the Beijing Municipal Commission of Education.
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