RF Annual Report - 1935 - The Rockefeller Foundation

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Japan. As an outcome of this grant, textbooks
and reading materials adapted to the needs of
Japanese learners have been provided. Exploratory
work in China during the same period has
laid the foundation for the development foreseen
under the present appropriations.
Basic English is largely the work of C. K.
Ogden, the director of the Orthologi'cal Institute
in London, where investigations have been maintained
over several years looking toward the
readier use of English in all countries of the
world. The Foundation's recent grant, which
will aid the institute in its plan for a library of
books in Basic English on significant aspects of
Western civilization, primarily for Chinese readers,
was made in recognition of an unusual opportunity
for extending the usefulness of Basic English
in the Orient. A recently established branch
of the institute in Peiping under the direction of
American workers has made substantial progress
in introducing Basic English in China. Chinese
versions of Basic materials for learners are now
available, and the cooperation of the Western
Languages Association of China is assured on
work in the schools, Other agencies will assist in
plans of work for adult groups and for the reading
public generally. The
entire program is directed
toward simplification of the initial stages
of language learning, particularly for those who
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