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2020/21 Yip So Man Wat Memorial Lecture: Elegance and Vulgarity: The Promise and Peril of Things in Ming-Qing Literature
DATE Wednesday, January 20, 2021 TIME 4:00 PM – 6:30 PM COST Free REGISTRATION → Here Graphic by Anh Luu. Image credits: “The Landscape of Suzhou” by Shen Zhou (Ming Dynasty) 明沈周蘇州山水全圖 卷 , “Landscape in Snow” by Shen Zhou 明沈周雪景山水 2020/21 Yip So Man Wat Memorial Lecture: Elegance and Vulgarity: The Promise and Peril […]
“The Voices of Our Community”
Let’s Celebrate Our Achievements And The New Year Together! The holidays are among us and Chinese Lunar New Year is right around the corner too. The Chinese Language Program is hoping to bring people together for the festive seasons—to hear each other’s voices and feel a sense of community. As an encouraging learning community, we’ve […]
2019-2020 Killam Teaching Prize Winners – Qian Wang
May 4, 2020 The Faculty of Arts is pleased to announce that five faculty members have been awarded the Killam Teaching Prize for 2019-2020. The Killam Teaching Prize is awarded annually to faculty nominated by students, colleagues and alumni in recognition of excellence in teaching. Qian Wang, Asian Studies Qian Wang is the Director of the […]
Through our lenses: Our Online Lives
With the transition to online school came many changes to each of our daily routines, from sleep cycles to study habits to classroom etiquette. The Chinese Language Program recently started a series on our Instagram story, titled “Our Online Life”, where our beloved professors, TA’s, and students share bits of their new lifestyles with everyone. […]
Bridging Life and Language: Mandarin Speech Contestant Spotlight — Laura Lee
This year, the 2020 “Chinese Bridge” Mandarin Speech Contest took place online with the theme of “one world, one family”. Korean-Canadian fourth-year student Laura Lee was chosen to represent British Columbia in this global competition. Laura took her first Mandarin class at UBC, and is now majoring in Chinese Language and Culture, as well as […]
Chinese Fun Night 2020: The CLP Plays Among Us!
This past Friday, November 20th, the Chinese Language Program held their first online game night. Over forty students and TAs from the program were in attendance, playing with nine instructors…most of who had previously never played online games before! There’s no better way to help students feel closer with their teachers than to see them […]
UCCS 2020 Coming Soon: 3-24 December 2020
UBC’s Chinese Language Program Presents: Undergraduate Conference of Chinese Studies (UCCS) Date December 3-24, 2020 Platform Canvas UCCS website The Chinese Language Program in the Department of Asian Studies, UBC, is pleased to announce that the Undergraduate Conference of Chinese Studies (UCCS) is to be held on Canvas from 3 to 24 December, 2020. A […]
2020 Chinese Language Program Singing Contest – “The Voices of Our Community”
UBC’s Chinese Language Program Presents: “The Voices of Our Community” 2020 Chinese Language Program Singing Contest Do you feel bored during the pandemic? Do you miss learning Chinese together with many other classmates? Do you enjoy singing? If you have answered “yes” to all these questions, welcome to the “The Voices of Our Community”: 2020 […]
2020 Chinese Fun Night – Among Us
UBC’s Chinese Language Program Presents: 2020 Chinese Fun Night – Among Us Date Friday, November 20, 2020 Time 8:00 PM – 9:00 PM PST Cost Free Platform Zoom (→ Zoom link) Come on, come all to our annual Chinese Fun Night event, held online through Zoom this year, on Friday, November 20th! This year, the […]
Chinese One Minute – How to confess to your crush
In modern Chinese culture, November 11 is unofficially known as “Singles’ Day”, or 光棍节 (literally, bare sticks day, named because the date 11/11 resembles four solitary sticks). This day is meant to celebrate those who are living the single life, a direct opposite of Valentine’s Day on February 14th. This day has become known for […]