Learning Resources
The Confucius Institute has its own resource centre with hundreds of books on teaching and learning Chinese, dictionaries and references, books on Chinese hisotry, society, culture, art and architecture. The Institute also subscribes to a number of academic and cultural journals such as China Pictorial, China Today, the International Chinese Newsweekly, the National Geographical Society, Xinhua Digest.
In addition, there are online resources available for learning Chinese and learning about China. Here are some popular sites for learning Chinese and China. ChinesePod, 网络孔子学院 Confucius Institute online, 汉语网 Learn Chinese Online, 长城汉语 Great Wall Chinese and 中国网学汉语网站.
The Institute has a collection of Chinese films and documentaries, housed in the University Language Centre. Students registered with us can have access to them either by showing your university student/staff cards or by obatining a letter from our reception desk stating that you are a current student with CI.
