TIME FLIES! It’s coming to the end of July when many of us have been in our summer holiday mode whether travelling around or having staycation. Here’s the update of the Chinese LIG.
Two of our Language Interest Group volunteers, Zhenru Shang (尚珍如) and Xiaohui Liao (廖小惠), return to China this month and we’d like to thank them for their contribution to the LIG activities as well as the Spring Festival celebrations earlier in the year. We wish them good luck in completing their degrees in the coming months and make further pursuit in their respective life. While they are back in China, they can still be in touch via Teams, if you would like to continue to make appointments.
Meanwhile, let’s welcome a new volunteer, Shamisha Tew (张蜜莎), to join the team in supporting Chinese language practice in real life communication. As a learner of Chinese, she can speak native level of Mandarin Chinese and is happy to meet you online and share with you her intercultural language learning experience.
This year the iconic Dragon Boat Festival (端午节 Duānwǔjié) falls on Thursday 25th June. Although it won’t be the same as before that we could get together to celebrate, we welcome you to join the Chinese Culture Forum via MS Teams.
Date: Wednesday 24th June Time: 4 – 5 pm Access: MS Teams > QUB Chinese LIG
The date for the Chinese day was selected from Guyu (“Rain of Millet”), which is the 6th of 24 solar terms in the traditional East Asian calendars, to pay tribute to Cangjie. Cangjie is a very important figure in ancient China, claimed to be an official historian of the Yellow Emperor and the inventor of Chinese characters. Legend has it that he had four eyes and four pupils, and that when he invented the characters, the deities and ghosts cried and the sky rained millet. From then on, Chinese people celebrate the day Guyu in honour of Cangjie. In the Gregorian calendar, it usually begins around April 20.
To celebrate the UN Chinese Language Day as part of the promotion of multilingualism and cultural diversity, ALL Queen’s staff members and students are welcome to sign up for the Taste of Mandarin Chinese online course which is a self-paced learning resource.
Due to the outbreak of corona virus and to reduce the risk of exposure, we are moving the Chinese LIG online, using MS Teams. Students and staff members will be able to join using University login via QOL. You are able to download the App to your own devices for use.
The schedule remains as it is for March currently. We will review it according to future availability and new practice.
Following our successful celebrations of CNY 2020 at Queen’s, we are pleased to update you that the Chinese Language Interest Group(Chinese LIG) will be up and running. This is a student-led learning community that aims to enhance a better understanding of Chinese culture through learning its language, with social activities taking place throughout the academic year. It is led by voluntary Chinese studentsfor learners of Chinese or anyone who’s genuinely interested in Chinese language and culture at Queen’s and beyond. You do not have to be registered for a Mandarin Chinese course in order to attend, nor do you need to have a high language level to begin with. All you need is the enthusiasm and willingness to participate in and contribute to group activities, online or onsite.
To better inform us about your availability for participation, we would like to run a poll for the most mutually convenient time slots. Would you please select the slots for attendance by completing the online poll by Sunday 01/03 so that we could firm up the slots?
If you would like to attend a Chinese class with Language Centre, our 3rd semester enrolment is open now until Thursday 16th April. See Language Centre Website for details.
We wish you every success in your study of the Chinese language.
