Lets face it, no one likes interviews especially if done in a foreign language, but being the only way to give all applicants an equal chance, we all have no option but to go through it. Kenyatta University’s Confucius Institute have announced their Confucius Institute Scholarship Interview to be held on 23rd May and the…
Category: HSK And Chinese Exams
2017 Confucius Institute Scholarship Application Details
Category & Eligibility Scholarship for Master’s Degree in Teaching Chinese to Speakers of Other Languages (MTCSOL) Students This category provides a sponsorship for 2 academic years. Full scholarship applicant should own a bachelor’s degree or its equivalent, a minimum score of 210 in HSK Test (Level 5), and a minimum score of 60 in HSKK…
The 6 Months Chinese Language Program In China – Q&A Study Experience By Becky Mbugua 白瑞洁的汉语国际教育专业学习经历在中国
The 6 months is one of the scholarships offered by the Chinese government through Hanban. This experience is to enable first time Chinese learners get a glimpse of China as they progress on with their language study. Students are expected to sit for HSK 3 or 4 after this program before returning back to their…
Yang Radio – Episode 4
Hello my readers and listeners, here is Yang Radio Episode 4. A culmination of Episode 1, Episode 2 and Episode 3. I can feel some positive changes in my speech and all the effort being put into these podcasts is finally paying off. Remember you can also head over to my SoundCloud Page and listen to…
Yang Radio – Episode 3
Yang Radio 第三个 is ready for listening. This one is released building up from corrections made from Episode 1 and Episode 2. Thank you so much for the corrections and critics alike who have made me become better and better. I have already started working on Episode 4 which will be the best so far….
Goodbye Friends, Goodbye Nanjing – 南京我的任务完成了!
I don’t like saying goodbye and maybe you also don’t but I have to this time. My time in Nanjing has been close to a year and I have to wind up and head back to Kenya. Its been a time of learning Chinese language and culture in the best way I can and all…
Chinese Family Visit – Wuxi, Huishan District (无锡,惠山区)
It is not the veryday thing to get a chance to visit a Chinese home invited by your Chinese firend so every opportunity that comes my way I value it completely. I have visited 3 Chinese homes so far and I have come to admire and appreciate the Chinese culture. Their way of life and…
Graduation Day – 我们毕业了
Graduation comes around once in a year in our school and today was that day. Finally after a year’s study of Chinese full dose each and every day, today we graduated. Together with the rest of Chinese students, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine was swarming in glown-clad graduants. Graduation ceremony in China is quite different…
The Ordinary Prefecture – Welcome to Changzhou
After visiting Changzhou I took back my words and have never called it “The Ordinary Prefecture” again. Changzhou is like a strong glass of concentrated Chinese culture take all in a gulp without breathing. And yes we had it all in one day. Welcome to Changzhou. The city lies some few kilometers from Nanjing so…
HSK & HSKK Exams (汉语水平考试和口语考试) in China
The HSK Exams are very important to anyone studying Chinese. With the recent introduction of a Speaking Test, test takers can gauge themselves on how well they can converse in standard Mandarin. In Nanjing, my city the HSK Test centers are quite many and most are located in universities which have a major in languages….