Interview: Learning Chinese "opens doors": Spanish linguist

MADRID, April 20 (Xinhua) -- Through classes where he applies theatre techniques and cultural activities, Modesto Corderi, who teaches Chinese in a northwestern Spanish city, intends to send a message with passion that learning Chinese "opens doors."

"When it comes to teaching the language, we try to make it very practical so people can see that studying Chinese opens doors," Corderi, a professor at the Public Language School in the city of Coruna, said in a recent interview with Xinhua.