Your Mandarin Bridge at UC Davis

About

A place where Chinese learners can be immersed in a Chinese-speaking environment, allowing them to practice their listening and speaking abilities as much as possible. Regardless of if you want to start studying Chinese, take Chinese classes at Davis, self-study Chinese, or learned some Chinese when you were younger, everyone is welcome! We will have many resources for people to start learning, and we expect that people who attend meetings will do their best to speak as much Chinese as possible. A judgment-free zone where you can practice and become confident in your Chinese ability. Native speakers will also come to meetings and help people whenever they get stuck.

Benefits of Joining

• Language Environment: Provides a space for practicing Chinese in an immersive language environment, helping to boost fluency and build confidence.
• Diverse Learning Backgrounds: Members of all levels work together, allowing for peer feedback and support from native speakers.
• Language Learning Workshops: Be exposed to a variety of language learning methods through workshops and learn how to use them effectively to rapidly improve your Chinese
• Resource guide: Get access to an extensive resource guide made with all the different types of learning, and countless research

Events

• Socials (e.g. film & movie nights, language exchange days, club meetups)
• Outings (e.g. visits to restaurants as a group and speaking as much Chinese as possible)
• Optional Chinese workshops (e.g. learn about resources, learn about certain topics and keywords)
• Weekend zoom calls to provide further opportunities for practice.