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Chinatown Opera Theater in North America
We are excited to announce a three lecture series by Professor Nancy Rao of Rutgers University, a leading scholar on Chinese theater in North America. This three-lecture series is funded by the UBC Interdisciplinary Histories Research Cluster, and is sponsored by the UBC School of Music, UBC Library, and Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden. […]
Appreciating Poetry with the Community: Two Community Outreach Events through Classical Chinese Poetry
With its long-lasting tradition and aesthetic power, classical Chinese poetry has been appealing to numerous people for thousands of years. The UBC Chinese Language Program (CLP) not only offers a wide range of courses on the poetic corpuses, but also extends its reach to wider learning communities through the literary resonance of classical Chinese poems. […]
Virtual Asian Studies Careers Workshop: Foreign Language Intelligence Analyst (Chinese) with Communications Security Establishment
Date Monday January 31, 2022 TIME 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM COST Free LOCATION Zoom RSVP Wondering where an Asian Studies degree can take you? The Virtual Asian Studies Careers Workshop is a pilot program that will connect Asian Studies students with employers and career opportunities. The aim of the workshop is to help students […]
Cross-University Community Building via Singing: A Recap of the 2021 BC Chinese Bridge Mandarin Singing Contest
The 2021 BC Chinese Bridge Mandarin Singing Contest, organized by the UBC Chinese Language Program (CLP), drew a successful conclusion last December. It brought together a diverse community of Mandarin learners from a cluster of universities in British Columbia to showcase their creativity through music. A total of 27 teams participated in this year’s competition, […]
2021 Winter T2 Volunteer Recruitment
As the leading language program in North America, the UBC Chinese Language Program provides both heritage and non-heritage language courses for students from diverse backgrounds. As the new term starts, we are seeking volunteers to join us. With many upcoming events, we welcome all genuine volunteers to come and help us in making them successful!
2021 中国古典诗歌中文联欢会
卉英诗宴：清歌雅舞鸾章趣，丹青墨字笔底花 Joys of Classical Chinese Poetry 地点：线上 时间：12月21号星期二下午3点到4点半（3:00 – 4:30 pm, Tuesday, December 21, 2021） 出席或展现才艺请报名方式：classicalchinesepoetry2021@gmail.com 活动： 趣味知识（Mini mandarin presentations） 学唱诗歌（Learning to sing a short poem） 朗诵舞蹈（Poem recitation and dancing performance） 诗意绘画（Drawing pictures based on a poem） 书法表演（Calligraphy show） 诗词游戏（Poetry-based games）
Cantonese Speakers’ Secrets of Learning Mandarin: Two Students’ Stories
Over the past years, the UBC Chinese Language Program (CLP) has been dedicated to embracing the diversity of its learners’ linguistic and cultural backgrounds. The Program strives for creating a more welcoming environment for its multifaceted heritage students’ learning experience and outcomes by encirching and renovating its curricula and learning materials as well as adopting […]
An Edutaining Night for Mandarin Learners: Recapping the “2021 Online Game Night” at the Chinese Language Program
Poster graphic design/illustration: Ellen Gu Education through entertainment, or edutainment, has become an increasingly important learning method for students to grasp a foreign language. During the process of language learning, it is pivotal that students enjoy their learning experiences and get motivated to achieve goals in relaxing contexts. Hence, learning languages through games becomes an […]
Happy 60th Anniversary UBC Asian Studies – Photo Challenge Event
In celebration of its 60th anniversary this year, the Department of Asian Studies at UBC is hosting a photo challenge event! To celebrate this anniversary, we are inviting all UBC students and alumni to participate in the Happy 60th Anniversary UBC Asian Studies Photo Challenge Event! Students will have the opportunity to visit various […]
Constructing a Poetic World Lecture by UBC Students
诗情共赏：面向社会的UBC大学生中国古典诗歌讲座 言简意丰、以情动人 — 故事在诗词中的妙用 Charms of Storied Association: Artful Use of Anecdotes in Poems Poster graphic design/illustration: Ellen Gu 时间 Time: 2021年12月1号，星期三，下午3点到4点 15:00 – 16:00, Wednesday, December 01, 2021 PST 报告人 Speakers: 刘学顺（Xueshun Liu）、尚远菲（Yuanfei Shang）、詹文涵（Lumos Zhan） 地点 Buchanan B215 Zoom: Meeting ID: 695 5553 8033 Passcode: 988116