Workshop on Study Abroad In China

On 27 April 2016, Mandarin Language and Culture Centre (MLCC) conducted a Workshop on Study abroad in China. MLCC had invited Mr Chen Zhong, Director of Institute of Kong Zi, University of Malaya (UM) to give a talk on the possibilities of studying in China.  Mr Chen introduced the requirements of study abroad in China and some China scholarship. University Malaysia Pahang (UMP) students were interested to know the process of application in pursuing their study abroad in China.

Also present were Ms Yong Ying Mei (MLCC Director), Madam Kang Mei Feng Ms Cheng Ching Yee (Mandarin Language teachers), Mr. Wang Xiaozhi (Volunteer Language Teacher), Madam Nornashua Farhani Binti Abdul Ghaffar (Administrative Assistant of MLCC), Madam Du Hong Mei (Lecturer of Institute of Kong Zi, UM), Madam Emma Melati Binti Burhanuddin (Assisstant Registrar of Faculty of Engineering Technology) and Mr Jamil Bin Basri, Assistant Registrar of Faculty of Electrical and Electronic Engineering).

By Yong Ying Mei

The numbers of UMP students who participated in the HSK or Chinese Proficiency Test in English, reached a new high. A total of 32 UMP students took the HSK Test on 16 April 2016 at Kong Zi Institute, University of Malaya. Among the 32 candidates, 13 of them took the HSK Level 1, 16 sat for HSK Level 2, 2 sat for the HSK Level 3 including 1 who registered for HSK Level 5. The HSK Test is China's only standardized test which measures the proficiency level of non-native speakers of standard Chinese. It is a widely recognized test comparable to TOEFL of English. There are six levels of testing labelled as Level 1, the lowest proficiency, to Level 6, the highest.

Wan Nurul Nabilah binti Wan Suhaimi, a student from Faculty ofEngineering Technology said that the intensive classes helped her to have better understanding of the HSK test. She also claimed the new version of Mandarin textbook that released this semester provided useful contents in preparing for the HSK test.

Hanis Najihah binti Khairul, a Civil Engineering & Earth Resources student who sat for HSK Level 2 expressed her appreciation to MLCC and the instructors in helping her to answer the questions of the HSK test. She said the mock-test that was carried out during the intensive classes had guided her in facing the HSK test.