Study Tools for Chinese Studies – Technology

By Tracy Fallon, Third Year PhD Student in Contemporary Chinese Studies, The University of Nottingham UK. Technology has radically altered the way that students and researchers are able to engage with data and the learning process. No less so for studying and researching Chinese Studies. I remember the first Chinese-English dictionary I bought. It was …

Nǐhǎo Shìjiè: Hello World

By Lucy Kirkup, Studying Modern Languages with Business at the University of Nottinham UK. When Brits travel abroad the stereotype is that they are pretty lazy when it comes to learning languages. I must admit that this generalisation has some truth to it. However, being a student of languages myself, I despair when I think …