On March 7 2023, CIBL Public Lecture on Mandarin Learning Strategies and Learner Experience Exchange Forum was successfully held by Confucius Institute of Business London (CIBL) at the London School of Economics and Political Science. The event was carried out hybridly, attracting more than 150 Chinese learners and scholars from all over the world to participate online. More than 20 guests attended the event on site.
This Chinese learning lecture was hosted and delivered by Dr. Catherine Xiang, UK director of CIBL. Four special guest speakers were invited to conduct interviews. The four special guest speakers are: Dr. Martin Ward, Associate Professor of Chinese and Japanese Translation at the University of Leeds; Grant Swanson, Sales Director of SecureWISE in Taiwan; Michelle Maggi, a Finance Master student at the London School of Economics and Political Science, the winner of the Most Creative Award in the UK Regional Final of the 20th “Chinese Bridge” Competition and Mr. Ivo Ganchev, Vice-Chairman of the Bulgaria-China Chamber of Commerce, currently living in Beijing.
Dr Xiang shared her experience and skills in learning Chinese from the aspects of formulating plans, setting goals, strengthening focus associative memory, and tapping self-drive. Combining theory and in-depth research on fluent Chinese users, Dr Xiang pointed out the best learning skills for learning Chinese, as well as the different learning skills required for learning Chinese comparing with learning other foreign languages. After introducing the learning skills, Dr Xiang had a brief communication with the four invited speakers on their own experience in the past two years since the last interview.
A Q＆A session was specially set up to solve the difficulties and problems that the audience usually encountered in Chinese learning. Based on the lectures and their own experience in learning Chinese, everyone had a heated discussion and sharing on how to better communicate with Chinese people and how to memorize Chinese. After the lecture, CIBL gave small gifts to the three guests who were invited to participate in the interview on site, also expressed sincere thanks to Mr. Ivo Ganchev who participated online in the early hours of Beijing time.
Snacks and drinks were prepared after the lecture, and the guests who participated in the event talked enthusiastically about the content of the lecture and their own experiences, and the scene was enjoyable. The purpose of this Chinese learning lecture is to provide a platform for the audience who are fully interested in learning Chinese to learn and exchange experiences, and further expand the influence of Chinese language and Chinese culture.
2023年3月7日，伦敦商务孔子学院2023年度汉语学习技巧讲座及交流论坛在伦敦政治经济学院如期举行。该活动以线上线下形式展开，吸引了来及世界各地150多位汉语学习者及学者的线上参与，现场共有20余位听众参加本次活动。
本次汉语学习交流讲座活动由伦敦商务孔子学院英方院长项骅博士主持兼主讲，邀请了四位特邀演讲人来进行访谈式交流。这四位特邀演讲人分别是：英国利兹大学中日英翻译教授Martin Ward博士，SecureWISE 台湾地区销售总监Grant Swanson， 伦敦政治经济学院金融硕士生Michelle Maggi,第二十界全英‘汉语桥’比赛最佳创意奖得主，及目前居住于北京的高管，中国保加利亚商会副会长Ivo Ganchev先生。
项骅院长从制定计划设定目标、加强专注联想记忆、挖掘自驱力等多个方面分享了关于学习汉语的经验技巧。结合理论及实地对汉语流利使用者的深度科研，项院长指出了学习汉语的最佳学习技能，以及学习汉语与学习其他外语所需要的不同学习技能介绍完学习技巧之后，项骅院长与四位特邀演讲人就上次访谈后近两年自身的经历进行了简要交流，全程中文的交流方式和个人生活经历分享的访谈环节别具一格，现场观众收获良多。
分享结束之后，为解决听众们平时在汉语学习中遇到的困难和问题，专门设置了答疑环节。大家根据讲座与自我学习汉语的经验，就如何更好与中国人交流、汉语记忆方法等问题展开了热烈讨论与分享。讲座结束后，伦敦商务孔子学院为受邀现场参与访谈的三位嘉宾赠送了小礼物，并向于北京时间凌晨线上参与的Ivo Ganchev先生表达了诚挚的谢意。
讲座活动结束后，现场准备了小食和酒水，参加活动的宾客们就讲座内容和自身经历热烈交谈着，现场其乐融融。此次汉语学习交流讲座旨在为对学习汉语有充分兴趣的听众提供一个学习体会与交流经验的平台，进一步扩大了汉语和中国文化的影响力。