November 16, 2023: Far East Deep South Movie Screening

Discussions with producer of the movie and the local Chinese Community.

November 3-5, 2023:

UCA and Hendrix Chinese Language Immersion Camp

September 29, 2023: Midautumn Festival Celebration

May 13-June 10th, 2023: UCA and Hendrix Study Abroad in Taiwan

April 22nd, 2023: CCLC represented at Wildwood Park’s Lanterns Festival

April 21st, 2023: Conway High School and North Little Rock High School Celebrate UN Chinese Language Day with the CCLC

March 3rd-5th, 2023: Language Immersion Camp

The Center for Chinese Language and Culture held a Chinese Immersion Program for college students successfully in Mount Eagle Retreat Center. Around twenty students from UCA and Hendrix College attended. They enjoyed a good time speaking Chinese, watching Chinese movies, Karaoke in Chinese, and Chinese calligraphy. UCA professors Jia Zhu, Guo-ou Zhuang and Professor Wenjia Liu from Hendrix led the activities.

February 16, 2023: Why Urghurs? Religious Revival and Crackdowns in Xinjiang

January 20th, 2023: Year of the Rabbit Celebration

October 16, 2022: CCLC hosts the HSK Exam

The UCA Center for Chinese Language and Culture (CCLC) recently organized a language testing opportunity for high school students from Arkansas and other neighboring states. The HSK Chinese Language Proficiency Test assesses proficiency in Mandarin Chinese for foreign students seeking to study in China or simply to measure their language proficiency against an internationally recognized standard. Dr. Guo ou Zhuang, Associate Professor of Chinese in the Department of Languages, Linguistics, Literatures, and Cultures and Director of the UCA CCLC welcomed 71 students to Irby Hall 209 and 213 on Sunday, October 16, 2022. HSK Level II, and IV tests were offered in the morning and HSK III test were offered in the afternoon. Attending students arrived from Conway High School, Springdale High School, Bentonville High School, and Pulaski Academy, as well as from Tennessee. The Center for Chinese Language and Culture promotes student access to Chinese language and culture through the auspices of UCA’s Center for Global Learning and Engagement.