Reflections On My Mandarin Aspirations Project Internship
Emily Austin-Howell shares some thoughts on her year spent as an intern with the Business Confucius Institute team as the Mandarin Aspirations Project Assistant. The internship...
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The Newsletter and making progress as an advanced learner
Andrew Methven first picked up Chinese when backpacking around China. After a few years of travelling he completed an MA in Chinese-English Translation and Linguistics...
Natasha Fowler-Ekar on being different and finding her place
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...
Gary Chambers: an 8-week investment to connect with students
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...
Richard Barnard: from painter and decorator to HSK 6 and beyond
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...
Turning your interest in Chinese into a business: The Chairman's Bao
Leeds alumni Sean McGibney and Oliver Leach answer our questions about running a successful business for Mandarin learners. The Chairman's Bao (TCB) is the most...
Enjoying authentic Chinese content and overcoming burnout: Mischa Wilmers
Mischa Wilmers started learning Chinese in our evening classes as a way to meet people when he first moved to Leeds. He is now a fluent...
Transitioning from Chinese courses to self-study: Mischa Wilmers
Mischa Wilmers started learning Chinese in our evening classes as a way to meet people when he first moved to Leeds. He is now a fluent...
Using Chinese in your career: fashion journalist Babette Radclyffe-Thomas
Babette Radclyffe-Thomas studied Chinese at the University of Leeds, graduating in 2012. She is now an award-winning freelance journalist who has worked at Vogue China and Prestige and written fashion and...