Welcome to the Confucius Institute at the University of Sheffield (SCI)

谢菲尔德大学孔子学院

Confucius Institute at the University of Sheffield is an international collaboration between the University of Sheffield, the Office of Chinese Language Council International (OCLCI, commonly known as Hanban, Confucius Institute Headquarters), Beijing Language and Culture University (BLCU) and Nanjing University (NJU).

What's On at SCI

Mandarin Language Courses for Adults

1. Survival Chinese- 5-Day Intensive course

Survival Chinese is an intensive 10–hour language course for learners with little or no prior knowledge of Mandarin. Survival Chinese focuses mainly on speaking and listening skills and covers vocabulary and expressions useful in everyday situations.

Next course: 28 January - 1 February 2013
Venue: Hicks Building, University of Sheffield

Course fee:
University staff/public £60
Students £50

• Intensive 5-day evening course suitable for absolute beginners
• Experienced tutors
• Everyday situations covered
• Focus on listening/speaking skills

2. Non-intensive 12-week Mandarin courses

SCI offers non-intensive classes on weekday evenings 7-9pm (2 hours per week) during the University semester dates. Classes are available at six levels: Beginners I and II, Upper Beginners, Intermediate, Upper Intermediate and Advanced.

All above courses include speaking, listening, reading and writing and can be followed up for several semesters.

Please go to the section on Courses in the left-hand side menu for more information.

Enquiry Form for Language Courses

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Chinese Culture Courses

SCI offers Chinese calligraphy, Taiji and Chinese arts and crafts classes.

Please go to the section on Courses in the left-hand side menu for more information.

Enquiry Form for Chinese Culture Courses

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Sino-English Corner (SEC)

The Sino-English Corner is jointly organised by the CI and the Sheffield branch of the Chinese Students and Scholars Association (CSSA).

It is held on Tuesdays evenings during university semester times, and provides opportunities for those interested in learning either Chinese or English to practice their target language and learn more about the target culture.

Mandarin Language Courses for Children at Weekends

As the core part of SCI´s Chinese language programmes, tuition for children is offered through the CI's affiliated Star Mandarin School for children aged 5-16, on Saturdays.

Language tuition includes a range of classes for children of different levels of Chinese language ability, from beginner to advanced.

Preparatory courses for GSCE Chinese and A Level Chinese exams are open yearly in September.

Mandarin Chinese Beginners' Classes for children aged 5 and over are available every September.

Please click for Enquiry Form for Children Courses

For more information, please contact:

email : confucius@sheffield.ac.uk