19/12/2022
2022’s autumn term Mandarin programme closed in style on Saturday 10th December with a showcase party organised by Nottingham Confucius Institute (NCI). The party was attended by over forty group and private one-to-one students, staff and volunteers.
The end of course party is a great opportunity for our NCI students to celebrate their achievements and showcase their progress in Mandarin after completing a term of lessons.
After meeting to share a Chinese buffet, students from beginner to advanced levels delivered a wide range of performances. We were very lucky to have a cohort with a diverse array of talents, which led to a great evening’s entertainment. A number of well-known Chinese poems were read such as “Prelude to Water Melody (水调歌头)” by Su Shi and “Farewell to Cambridge (再别康桥)” by XU Zhimo. Several Chinese pop songs, including “Walking Past the Coffee House”, “The Moon Represents my Heart” and “Tonight is Unforgettable”, were also performed by students from intermediate and advanced levels. Group role plays “English food vs Chinese food” and “The Measure Word Shop” were fun and delivered with flair. We were even treated to an excellent stand-up routine!
After the show, many students stayed for drinks and chatted with their peers and NCI teachers. Several emphasised how much they enjoyed learning Mandarin with NCI teachers and were looking forward to joining us again in January.
NCI were delighted to have brought so many people with a passion for Mandarin together. There was a wonderful feeling of warmth and excitement in the air at the Si Yuan Centre – for many of us it was a great way to begin the countdown to Christmas. 2023 promises to be a great year: with such dedicated and lively students it could be nothing else!
~ENDS~
孔院2022年秋季学期期末成果秀大派对
2022年12月10日傍晚5点至7点，诺丁汉大学孔子学院举办了秋季学期期末成果秀大派对。
本次成果秀大派对共有三部分。首先是自助餐环节。孔院为前来参加活动的学员准备了丰盛美味的中餐。炒面、凉皮、烧麦、麻婆豆腐、鱼香茄子、宫保鸡丁，各类为人所喜爱的中餐被摆上餐桌供人挑选。就餐室里，大家都对此次的餐食赞不绝口。
自助餐之后，学生成果秀正式开始。孔子学院代理中方院长谢芳芳老师为学生成果秀致辞，对前来参加的学员表示了感谢，并祝贺各位学员圆满完成了本学期的汉语学习课程，邀请各位享受派对时光，尽情展现自己的学习成果。
本次学员成果秀，学员们为大家带来了共计13个节目。节目种类多样，有歌曲、舞蹈、情景剧、脱口秀、诗朗诵等等，学员们的表演精彩纷呈。
首先上场的是安迪(Andrew)与萨拉(Sara)，他们在节目情景短剧《中国菜vs英国菜》中用中文表演了“晚上吃什么”这个难题，吃中国菜还是英国菜？引起了大家的共鸣。
第二个节目是由阿什利(Ashley)带来的即兴脱口秀，他幽默风趣的脱口秀使在场的大家乐开怀。其次是由拉姆亚(Ramya)演唱《月亮代表我的心》，宛转悠扬，优美动听，获得了大家热烈的掌声。第四个节目，塞尔吉(Sergy)为大家带来了诗朗诵《浣溪沙·和柳亚子先生》，展现了中国诗词的韵律节奏。
第五个节目，彼得(Peter)与阿什利(Ashley)运用所学的汉语知识将《对不起，我的中文不好》改编成了《对不起，我唱的歌不好听》， 将自己在汉语课程中与授课老师程洁以及同学们的趣事改编进歌词里，有着相同经历的同学都会心一笑。接下来，彼得、阿什利和同班同学路易莎(Luiza)还为大家继续表演了舞蹈《本草纲目》，号召大家一起动起来，化身成“刘畊宏男孩”、“刘畊宏女孩”，跳起了“毽子舞”，将气氛推向了高潮。
第七个节目，拉姆亚(Ramya)、雷切尔(Rachel)以及高尔吉亚(Gorgia)表演了情景短剧《量词商店》，以情景剧的形式回忆了所学的量词。一杯水、一只熊猫、一把扇子，富有汉语特色的名词与量词的搭配被搬上舞台。第八个节目，詹姆斯(James)则为大家展示了自己的书法作品《江雪》。笔墨纸砚人相互碰撞，汉字的书写艺术初步为人所了解。
接下来是诗朗诵《水调歌头》，本(Ben), 麦克(Mike), 塞尔吉(Sergy), 黛菲(Defne)四位学员伴随着舒缓的背景音乐，将这首寄托思念的千年古调展现给大家，表达了“但愿人长久，千里共婵娟”的美好祝愿。
第十个节目，安达(Adam)与伊曼(Amanda)带来了歌曲《刀剑如梦》，在口琴声演奏中，感受“来也匆匆，去也匆匆，恨不能相逢”的中式情感诉说。接下来，伊曼继续演唱歌曲《大鱼》，为大家展现了中国歌曲的特色与动人曲调。
第十二个节目，由莱拉(Layla)与英格丽德(Ingrid)带来的诗朗诵《再别康桥》，“悄悄是别离的笙箫，夏虫也为我沉默，沉默是今晚的康桥”。 最后，成果秀环节在塞尔吉的歌曲演唱《难忘今宵》中正式落下帷幕。
节目一一表演结束后，观众们纷纷为自己喜爱的节目投票，最终彼得(Peter )与阿什利(Ashley)以《对不起，我唱的歌不好听》获得了最佳团体奖；拉姆亚(Ramya)则以《月亮代表我的心》打动了大家，获得了最佳个人奖。谢芳芳老师为获奖学员颁发礼品。 颁奖完毕后，各班授课老师还为本班学员颁发结业证书，学员们脸上均洋溢着兴奋的笑容。 成果秀大派对还安排了小酒会，师生移步大厅举杯交谈，并在“Merry Christmas”的节日气氛中互道祝福，相约2023年再见。
~终~
Posted on Monday 19th December 2022