{"id":803,"date":"2020-02-28T16:04:02","date_gmt":"2020-02-28T16:04:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/mandarinchinese\/?p=803"},"modified":"2020-02-28T16:04:02","modified_gmt":"2020-02-28T16:04:02","slug":"chinese-lig-starting-in-march","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/mandarinchinese\/2020\/02\/28\/chinese-lig-starting-in-march\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese LIG starting in March"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Following our successful\u00a0<strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/mandarinchinese\/\" target=\"_blank\">celebrations of CNY 2020 at Queen\u2019s<\/a><\/strong>, we are pleased to update you that the\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/mandarinchinese\/chinese\/chinese-language-interest-group\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Chinese Language Interest Group<\/strong>\u00a0<\/a>(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\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/mandarinchinese\/chinese\/chinese-language-interest-group\/volunteers-and-participants\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>voluntary Chinese students<\/strong>\u00a0<\/a>for learners of Chinese or anyone who\u2019s genuinely interested in Chinese language and culture at Queen\u2019s 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.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>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\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/doodle.com\/poll\/3it6gyp89kss4fyp\" target=\"_blank\">the\u00a0<strong>online poll<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0by <strong>Sunday 01\/03<\/strong>\u00a0so that we could firm up the slots?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you would like to attend a Chinese class with Language Centre, our 3<sup>rd<\/sup>&nbsp;semester enrolment is open&nbsp; now until Thursday 16<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;April. See&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.qub.ac.uk\/lc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Language Centre Website<\/a>&nbsp;for details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We wish you every success in your study of the Chinese language.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/mandarinchinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2020\/02\/C-LIG-poster-March-poster.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-805\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/mandarinchinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2020\/02\/C-LIG-poster-March-poster.jpg 960w, https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/mandarinchinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2020\/02\/C-LIG-poster-March-poster-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/mandarinchinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2020\/02\/C-LIG-poster-March-poster-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/mandarinchinese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2020\/02\/C-LIG-poster-March-poster-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption>Original image from Pixabay<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Following our successful\u00a0celebrations of CNY 2020 at Queen\u2019s, we are pleased to update you that the\u00a0Chinese Language Interest Group\u00a0(Chinese LIG) will be up and running. 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