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Category Archives: Confucius
Instructor from China shares culture, language with Pellissippi State students
When Shuang Liu told friends in China she would be teaching in Tennessee, they first asked if she planned on going to the mountains. The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is well known in her hometown of Shenyang, the capital … Continue reading
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Pellissippi State offers Chinese language, culture classes for spring 2013
Since 2010, Pellissippi State Community College has offered classes in Chinese language and culture. The first language class that year was full long before registration ended. That’s why those interested in learning Mandarin Chinese or studying the culture of China … Continue reading
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Dancers, artists from China to perform at Pellissippi State
Imagine a calligrapher creating a written work of art onstage. Now weave in dancers clothed in colorful costumes, performing traditional Chinese Dragon and Lion dances. Add musicians playing centuries-old songs and martial artists demonstrating their fluid movements. Audiences of the … Continue reading
Pellissippi State students live, study in China thanks to scholarships
What better way to learn the language and culture of a country than to live there? For two students at Pellissippi State Community College, the opportunity to live and study in China came thanks to the scholarships they received prior … Continue reading
Mandarin Chinese to meet Pellissippi State foreign language requirement
Thanks to the 2010 establishment of a Confucius Classroom at Pellissippi State Community College, students pursuing an Associate of Arts degree may now choose a series of courses in Mandarin Chinese to satisfy their foreign language requirement. With nearly a … Continue reading
Chinese calligraphy art exhibit at Pellissippi State
It might seem impossible to condense the three-plus-millennium history of Chinese writing into one art show, but a new exhibit opening at Pellissippi State Community College accomplishes the feat with both style and substance. “The Genesis of Chinese Writing and … Continue reading
Free fun at Pellissippi State’s Chinese Mid-Autumn Harvest Festival
Colorful Chinese lanterns will sway from the ceiling during Pellissippi State Community College’s Chinese Mid-Autumn Harvest Festival Sept. 12. Festival-goers will have the opportunity to sample Chinese cuisine, including moon cakes and Chinese tea, as they learn about the traditional … Continue reading
Openings available in popular Chinese language, culture classes at Pellissippi State
Last spring was the first semester that Pellissippi State Community College offered “Beginning Chinese I” as part of the school’s Confucius Classroom. The course was full long before registration ended. Fall semester begins Aug. 27, and the college is encouraging … Continue reading
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Pellissippi State officially dedicates Confucius Classroom
Students at Pellissippi State Community College have been learning to speak Mandarin Chinese since spring classes began in January, but it was at a dedication ceremony last month that they first got to view the Confucius Classroom plaque that symbolizes … Continue reading
Pellissippi State hosts Confucius Classroom dedication and reception
Pellissippi State Community College will host a dedication and reception in recognition of the college’s newly established Confucius Classroom on Feb. 16. The classroom is the result of a prestigious grant Pellissippi State received though the Confucius Institute at the … Continue reading