Jacopo Mazzanati lived in China for five years working in the world of professional football as a coach and as a translator. He has passed the HSK 6 and is also the first foreign coach to pass the coaching exam CHINA D of the Chinese Football Association. Having returned to Italy,...
Whilst studying for a BTEC in journalism, Nathan Krout discovered a passion for Chinese language and culture that changed the course of his life. Having never previously considered going to university, he was accepted to study Chinese at the University of Leeds and now uses his language skills in his...
After graduating from Chinese and International Development this year Natasha Fowler-Ekar will take her place as Equality and Liberation Officer on the LUU Student Executive team. We talked to Natasha about her personal experiences as a working class, neurodivergent, queer woman of colour doing a Chinese degree. Natasha’ speech is peppered with superlatives, covering both ends of the spectrum. Studying Chinese...
Gary Chambers runs the TESOL Studies MA course at the University of Leeds; a course populated almost entirely by Chinese students. As an investment in his working relationship with them, Gary enrolled on a beginner Mandarin course to learn some words and phrases in their native language. Gary’s story is...
Richard Barnard’s Mandarin learning journey has seen him transform from a shy young man who feared learning new things to a fluent Mandarin speaker with a full set of Chinese Proficiency Exams under his belt. Richard now inspires the next generation of learners in his teaching role at our Harrogate Grammar School Confucius Classroom. Learn how he developed his confidence and found an approach...
Grace Valks, a third year Chinese student at the University of Leeds, recently joined the Business Confucius Institute team as the Mandarin Aspirations Project Assistant. Her internship will involve sharing stories about people’s Mandarin learning experiences to educate and inspire other learners. We asked Grace to introduce herself by sharing...
Language learning is well-suited to self-study as well as being a reason to reach out and connect with others online to practice. Here is a selection of resources suggested by our teaching team to help keep you on track with your studies at home. 加油！ As far as we are aware you can access all...
Mischa Wilmers started learning Chinese as a fun way to meet people in a new city. Just over a year later he has completed three levels of our evening course, participated in our China Camp, and started a job that will allow him to use his knowledge of Chinese language...
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