Chinese Studies

sorry to butt in on this thread, but i'm just curious.. is it possible to learn mandarin somehow (maybe there are some classes/modules etc) at sheffield if you aren't studying chinese/east asia etc?

You can do non specialist mandarin modules as an elective if you have any free credits.

thing is.. i want to be able to properly speak mandarin and read chinese (to a fluent level not necessarily perfect) :/ so will what you say help me achieve that? i heard the Confucious Institute teaches mandarin?

You can take electives in Chinese at Sheffield which will start from beginners level but-and without wanting to sound rude or condescending at all here- if you are not intensively studying Chinese, and have no intention of studying the language in China, it's very unlikely that you will be able to gain a level of fluency (or even good conversational ability) purely from classes once or twice a week.

I am about to start my fourth year studying Chinese, and i've lived in China for 2 years, and to be honest, i'm still not fluent, not even close.

There's a reason Chinese is considered one of the hardest languages to learn, and if you're considering taking it on, you will need to put a LOT of effort in.

Having said all that, a first year friend of mine took a Mandarin elective and enjoyed herself, found the classes interesting etc so i'd definitely recommend it as an interest or as something you might consider taking further later on

Hmm whoopsie, I missed my offer by quite a lot...

I got BBC instead of ABB so they wouldn't let me do Chinese and business, but I got onto just Chinese studies.

I was pretty unlucky, 2 UMS off a B in biology so literally 1 mark!

And then I got the exact same score in my other 2 subjects 304 UMS when 320 is an A... So although I missed by what appears to be loads.. I really was close to getting AAB.

I have a place, but do you think it's worth remarking to get the 2 ums maybe for a BBB result set?

First congratulations on getting into Sheffield even if it wasn't on your preffered course, hope to see you in September
And in my opinion it would be worth getting a remark as you're already in and with such a high C even if the remark goes down it wont be by enough to change the grade down. So go for it and good luck!

Do you know much/any Chinese?

I used to study on a sunday morning so I know a little, but really nothing more than the basics. I'm no where near even GCSE standard so still pretty much a beginner. What about you?

And do you know your accommodation yet?
I'm in Ranmoor - Wimberry D6 (think that's the name).

I'm the president of Chinese society this year....we are here to help students learning chinese and for those who are interested in the culture. Feel free to join and come to our socials ^^ And remember to pop down to our stall during the Freshers Fair.

Come speak to our committee members and students about there life experience and year abroad in china/Nanjing University and also to help polish your chinese skills

Windgather D6 in Ranmoor, so close enough to be social if we get on, and far enough away for you to ignore me entirely if you dislike me! The best of both worlds!

I'm the president of Chinese society this year....we are here to help students learning chinese and for those who are interested in the culture. Feel free to join and come to our socials ^^ And remember to pop down to our stall during the Freshers Fair.

Come speak to our committee members and students about there life experience and year abroad in china/Nanjing University and also to help polish your chinese skills

I'm staying at Ranmoor, Windgather D6?

Congrats on getting into Sheffield! I was in Ranmoor (Ramshaw C2) for first year, really enjoyed myself, even though it was quite a way from the centre of town.

Anyways, if you need any help with Chinese, you can give me a shout!