Chinese at Queen's

A site for better understanding and experiencing Chinese at Queen's and beyond

LC Course Registration Open

Posted on 1 September 2021 by Liang Wang

The Language Centre course 2021 autumn enrolment has made a start –

Interested in learning Chinese language?

Mandarin Chinese courses have 5 levels, with Level 1 at the beginner’s moving up to Level 5 post-intermediate. You are very welcome to start from scratch or to continue with us by progressing into the next level up.

What a language the Chinese is! Every word so full of meaning – every character seems to contain a complete idea.
sir robert hart

Woodcut: Robert Hart with his Chinese assistant in their office in Peking. /CFP Photo / Source: CGTN

Registration

CCF9/C-LIG April Talk

Posted on 25 March 2021 by Liang Wang

CCF9 – Is Chinese hard to learn? Ask Hart

Aims:

To explore Sir Robert Hart, the first generation of Queen’s graduate and Inspector General of the Chinese Imperial Maritime Customs of the Qing Dynasty, with respect to his trajectory of learning Chinese from his diaries at the Library Special Collections;
To promote Chinese for non-specialist courses to a wider community of students, staff members, as well as members of the public who would have interest in Chinese language and culture;
To introduce Chinese learning resources, approaches and platforms at Queen’s.

Preparation:

Sir Robert Hart Online Exhibition (bilingual)
Mandarin Chinese Course Enrolment (starting from late April 2021)