{"id":559,"date":"2020-01-09T17:19:44","date_gmt":"2020-01-09T17:19:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/mandarinchinese\/?page_id=559"},"modified":"2022-05-19T16:24:20","modified_gmt":"2022-05-19T15:24:20","slug":"volunteers-and-participants","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/mandarinchinese\/chinese\/chinese-language-interest-group\/volunteers-and-participants\/","title":{"rendered":"Volunteers and Participants"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Meet the volunteers<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-center\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"329\" height=\"568\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/mandarinchinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/05\/image-4.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2602 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/mandarinchinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/05\/image-4.png 329w, https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/mandarinchinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/05\/image-4-174x300.png 174w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 329px) 100vw, 329px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Lauren McShane<\/li><li>MRes candidate in Arts and Humanities, School of Arts, English and Languages, Queen&#8217;s. <\/li><li>With a focus on French Studies, my research interests include analysing how language and culture shape healthcare, particularly addiction care and recovery. <\/li><li>I began learning Chinese with the Language Centre after spending three weeks as an exchange student at Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, in 2019.<\/li><li>I enjoy the challenge of reading simplified Chinese literature when I can.<\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/mandarinchinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2021\/12\/BELFASTXMAS.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1970 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/mandarinchinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2021\/12\/BELFASTXMAS.jpg 720w, https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/mandarinchinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2021\/12\/BELFASTXMAS-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Martin Duffy<\/li><li>MA candidate in Irish Studies with focus on Public History at the Institute of Irish Studies, Queen\u2019s University, Belfast.<\/li><li>He has travelled across the world for work and leisure and has had the pleasure of visiting China many times.<\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/mandarinchinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2020\/07\/Shamisha-Tew-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-897 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/mandarinchinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2020\/07\/Shamisha-Tew-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/mandarinchinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2020\/07\/Shamisha-Tew-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/mandarinchinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2020\/07\/Shamisha-Tew-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/mandarinchinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2020\/07\/Shamisha-Tew-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/mandarinchinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2020\/07\/Shamisha-Tew-1639x2048.jpg 1639w, https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/mandarinchinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2020\/07\/Shamisha-Tew-scaled.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Shamisha Tew (\u5f20\u871c\u838e)<\/li><li>From Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia<\/li><li>2nd Year LLB Law student<\/li><li>iLive Leadership Society Secretary<\/li><li>Proficiency in Chinese: Native\/bilingual speaker<\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"351\" height=\"374\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/mandarinchinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2020\/01\/Heng-Wang-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-609 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/mandarinchinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2020\/01\/Heng-Wang-1.jpg 351w, https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/mandarinchinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2020\/01\/Heng-Wang-1-282x300.jpg 282w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 351px) 100vw, 351px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Heng Wang (\u738b\u6052)<\/li><li>From Changchun, Jilin Province<\/li><li>PhD candidate, MSc in TESOL, School of Social Sciences, Education, and Social Work<\/li><li>Worked as a Mandarin instructor in Confucius Institute at Durban University of Technology in South Africa from 2015-2017   <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/mandarinchinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2020\/01\/Liao-Xiaohui-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-599 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/mandarinchinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2020\/01\/Liao-Xiaohui-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/mandarinchinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2020\/01\/Liao-Xiaohui-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/mandarinchinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2020\/01\/Liao-Xiaohui-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/mandarinchinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2020\/01\/Liao-Xiaohui-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/mandarinchinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2020\/01\/Liao-Xiaohui.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Xiaohui Liao (\u5ed6\u5c0f\u60e0)<\/li><li>From Guangzhou, Guangdong Province<\/li><li>MSc in Marketing, Management School<\/li><li>International Student Ambassador 2019-20 <\/li><li>Qualification and experience in teaching Mandarin Chinese and supporting HSK (Chinese Language Proficiency Test) preparation<\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"905\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/mandarinchinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2020\/01\/Shang-Zhenru-1-905x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-601 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/mandarinchinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2020\/01\/Shang-Zhenru-1-905x1024.jpg 905w, https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/mandarinchinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2020\/01\/Shang-Zhenru-1-265x300.jpg 265w, https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/mandarinchinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2020\/01\/Shang-Zhenru-1-768x869.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/mandarinchinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2020\/01\/Shang-Zhenru-1.jpg 992w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 905px) 100vw, 905px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Zhenru Shang (\u5c1a\u73cd\u5982)<\/li><li>From Dongying, Shandong Province<\/li><li>MSc in TESOL, School of Social Sciences, Education, and Social Work <\/li><li>Worked as volunteer teacher of Chinese for a Confucius Institute in Thailand 2017-18<\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>Potential Volunteers<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em>If you have the experience of becoming a Chinese language teaching assistant, you are very welcome to volunteer for this Chinese Language Interest Group. Please get in touch by filling the following comment box with your contact details.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Participants<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Most of the activities will be face-to-face and on campus. However, if you feel like joining an online group for more interaction, you may consider applying for a membership via the Chinese LIG Facebook Group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/QUBChineseLIG\">Join the Chinese LIG Facebook Group<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"276\" height=\"275\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/mandarinchinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2020\/03\/Chinese-LIG-FB-Group-QR.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-823\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/mandarinchinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2020\/03\/Chinese-LIG-FB-Group-QR.png 276w, https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/mandarinchinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2020\/03\/Chinese-LIG-FB-Group-QR-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 276px) 100vw, 276px\" \/><figcaption>Or scan the QR code to join<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"\"><tbody><tr><td><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/mandarinchinese\/chinese\/chinese-language-interest-group\/schedules-and-activities\/\">Schedules &amp; Activities<\/a><\/strong><\/td><td><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/mandarinchinese\/chinese\/chinese-language-interest-group\/topics-and-resources\/\">Topics &amp; Resources<\/a><\/strong><\/td><td><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/mandarinchinese\/chinese\/chinese-language-interest-group\/volunteers-and-participants\/\">Volunteers &amp; Participants<\/a><\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meet the volunteers Lauren McShane MRes candidate in Arts and Humanities, School of Arts, English and Languages, Queen&#8217;s. 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