The Confucius Institute at the University of Manchester

1. The Confucius Institute at the University of Manchester www.manchester.ac.uk/confuciusinstitute Karen Wang Dr Wu Fangmin Karen.wang@manchester.ac.uk Wu.fangmin@manchester.ac.uk

2. What is Confucius Institute? • To help the world to understand China • To project the image of intellectual and harmonious China • Modelled after the British Council, Goethe Institute, Cervantis Institute, Alliance Francaise. • The most promising/visible brand – 120 CIs by 2006 and aim for 500 by 2010.

3. Mission • Promote Chinese language and Chinese cultures • Develop understanding of contemporary China • Enhance intercultural understanding between China and the rest of the world

4. Scope of Activities • Teach Chinese via classroom, multimedia and internet • Teacher training and certification • Examination services (HSK etc.) • Sponsorship of competition and other academic activities • Organise cultural activities • Counselling, consultancy and training • Provision of teaching and learning Resources

5. Hanban • Office of Chinese Language Council International (known as Hanban) • Oversee the development of CIs across the world and provide guidelines for their activities and operations • Led by the Ministry of Education with members from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Culture, State Administration for Radio, Film and TV, State Press and Publication of 11 government departments

6. Manchester Confucius Institute • Second in the UK • Launched in October 2006 • Complement the activities of the Centre for Chinese Studies • Outreach to the schools, the local communities and the region • Partnership with Beijing Normal University

7. Confucius Institute Network UK • 6 CIs approved in the UK: London Confucius Institute at SOAS, University of Londonhttp://www.soas.ac.uk/lci/ Confucius Institute at the University of Manchesterhttp://www.manchester.ac.uk/confuciusinstitute Sheffield Confucius Institutehttp://www.shef.ac.uk/confucius/ Confucius Institute of Scotland at University of EdinburghLondon Confucius Institute for Business at LSEConfucius Institute at Special Schools and Academy Trust

8. How can schools benefit? • Organise and run language taster and cultural workshop in your school; • Help schools with the preparation of job description and advert for language teacher; • Recommend language teachers with required experience and qualification; • Advise schools of the qualification routes appropriate to the nature of the school and resources available; and the selection of textbooks and teaching/learning materials relating to the relevant qualification, i.e. GCSE, Asset or other qualifications (HSK);

9. How can schools benefit? • Invite your school to join our school network and its associated activities; • Help schools to organise China Day or China Week and advise on China cultural activities • Access to the learning resources including reference books, online learning resources, audio and video materials; • Prepare your pupils for language competition and other cultural events.

10. How can schools benefit? • Advise teachers of teaching methodology specific to the Chinese language; • Organise professional development programmes for the teachers with a long-term view of formal qualification; • Develop suitable teaching and learning materials for KS2, 3 and 4.