Another successful end of course showcase party at NCI!

Evening class students receiving end of course certificates

10/4/2017

Over 60 evening class students attended the April end of course showcase party on Friday 7th April at the Si Yuan Centre, following successful completion of their ten-week evening course at the Nottingham Confucius Institute (NCI).

A variety of acts were performed by students from across eight different levels of Mandarin evening courses including Chinese songs “虫儿飞” ("Flying Worms") by Beginners Level Two， “斑马，斑马” ("Zebra, Zebra") by Beginners Level Four, “小幸运” ("A Little Bit of Luck") by Advanced Level Two and ”童话”("Fairy Tales") by Intermediate Level Three. Beginners Level One students also read an ancient Chinese poem ”静夜思” ("Quiet Night Thoughts") by the Tang Dynasty poet, Li Bai.

Two students from Intermediate Level Four, one of them being Dr Peter Bibby, an Associate Professor from the University of Nottingham’s School of Psychology, gave a short talk in Chinese on “为什么有些人特别容易担心” ("Why some people tend to worry more than others"), from a psychological point of view. Students from Intermediate Level Three performed Tai Chi, led by Tony Gleadel, a retired engineer who has been practicing Tai Chi for many years and is a leading member of the Da Tai Chi club supported by NCI.

All performances were well received. A drinks reception followed, along with a fun Easter egg hunt arranged by NCI staff. The whole event was a great opportunity for students to showcase their achievements, get to know our diverse group of staff and students as a whole, socialise and share their love of Chinese language and culture. Feedback from students has already been overwhelmingly positive and we are delighted to have ended the term in style.

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    2017年4月7日，诺丁汉大学孔子学院春季汉语课程结业典礼暨汇报演出在诺丁汉大学银禧校区思源楼成功举行。

     典礼上每个班级都带来了精彩节目，如初级二班的合唱《虫儿飞》，初级四班的《斑马，斑马》，中级三班的独唱《童话》，高级二班的《小幸运》，带大家重新走入了汉语新世界。初级一班的同学集体朗诵了唐代大诗人李白的《静夜思》。中级四班的同学还自己创作了中文演讲《为什么有些人特别容易担心》。

     最特别的表演是来自初级三班，他们利用课余时间学习了中国传统武术太极拳，整齐的服装，优美的动作把汇报演出推向了高潮。

     在晚会即将结束的时候，孔子学院的老师还精心准备了复活节彩蛋游戏，大家积极参与，其乐融融。汇报演出中不仅有动听美妙的歌曲，铿锵有力的演讲，还有中国传统武术表演，这使得许多同学都参与其中切身感受地道的中国文化。有同学表示三个月的课程太过短暂，自己已经对汉语产生了浓厚兴趣，希望下学期的课程早点开始并会坚持不懈的努力学习汉语，争取能到中国身临其境的体验汉语，体验中国文化。