Our 21st Annual Chinese Teaching Conference ‘New Horizons: New Perspectives’ is coming up this Saturday, 19th October 2024. In this year’s exhibition area, you’ll find the exhibitors below who are keen to share Mandarin Chinese teaching materials and resources with you.
AQA, since 1903, we’ve been rewarding achievement by designing and delivering fair and inclusive assessment. We do this because we believe that quality assessment is an essential ingredient for a good education. We’re the most chosen exam board in England and we set and mark the papers for around half of all GCSEs and A-levels. Our qualifications are taught in 30 countries around the world.
But we’re more than an exam board. As an independent education charity we reinvest all of our income. From funding cutting-edge research, to supporting new insights that help raise the bar in assessment practice internationally, we’re always focused on fair and inclusive assessment and the positive impact it has on teaching, learning and society. In 120 years, our mission hasn’t changed, but the way we improve assessment keeps on evolving.
Chinese Proficiency Test UK Committee has been engaged in the implementation and promotion of the Chinese proficiency tests and Chinese language teaching in the UK since 1998. In addition, the scope of work of Centre for Language Education and Cooperation (CLEC) UK & Chinese Proficiency Test UK Committee also includes Chinese teacher training, the running of CTCSOL (Certificate of Teaching Chinese to Speakers of Other Languages) tests, annual ‘Chinese Bridge’ Chinese Proficiency Competitions for UK university, secondary and primary school students. We are also involved in the pan-European dispatch and delivery of Chinese textbooks and teaching materials, the issue and management of the Certificate of Sponsorship for China-dispatched Co-directors, Qualified Mandarin teachers and Volunteer Mandarin teachers to the UK Confucius Institutes and other organisations who have teacher exchange programmes with CLEC. We research Chinese language teaching and learning in the UK and Europe. The overall work of both organisations has been propelling the sustained development of Chinese language teaching in the UK and Europe at multiple levels.
Cypress Book Company (U.K.) Limited was established in 1984 and is conveniently located in west London, combining office and warehousing logistics. As the largest wholesale and retail distributor of Chinese and China-themed publications in the UK, the company primarily focuses on the import and export of books, as well as publishing.
We offer a wide range of Chinese textbooks, supplementary materials, and audio visual publications, mainly sourced from Mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, and the United States. With a substantial inventory, we are able to respond quickly to customer orders. Our self-operated online bookstore – https://cypressbooks.com/, is rich in information and allows for online orders.
Additionally, we have established stores on the Amazon platform in several countries including Germany, Belgium, Netherlands, Poland, Sweden, Spain, and Italy, to cater to a broader range of customers across Europe.
Cypress Books is also associated with Guanghwa Bookshop, which is located in London’s Chinatown. Guanghwa Bookshop is the only physical bookstore in the UK dedicated to Chinese publications. Belonging to the same cultural corporation, both are committed to providing high-quality reading materials and services to Chinese readers.
FOLLOW THE ORIENT LTD is honoured to be the Ambassador for the University of Nottingham Business School Ingenuity Lab, dedicated to promoting Chinese culture and enhancing Chinese teaching methods. We offer a diverse range of engaging publications, including picture books, storybooks, pop-up books, audiobooks, and activity books. Each title is designed to make learning about Chinese culture enjoyable and accessible. Our goal is to foster a deeper appreciation for China’s rich heritage and innovative practices, inviting everyone to join us on this journey of exploration and discovery!
GoChinese is an online language platform offering a wide range of resources for UK schools, from primary to GCSE, IB, A level and HSK. All learning materials in GoChinese are customised to match your school’s teaching progression – and are stand-alone courses or supplementary resources supporting popular textbooks. Teachers and students can also upload their own lessons and exercises into the platform, for which voice, Pinyin and definitions are automatically generated. With GoChinese, students just click on or highlight the text to hear the Mandarin voice and point the cursor on any word to view its English definition. Student progress with revision exercises, homework and competitions can be monitored. Podcasts and MP3 downloads are featured. See the ‘Product Site’ at www.gochinese.net for more information.
Learn StepWise is an AI-powered platform designed to enhance the teaching and learning of Chinese language by aligning with curricula approved by leading exam boards such as GCSE, IGCSE, IB, and HSK. The platform provides educators with AI-driven tools to customize lessons, create content, generate quizzes, and track student progress through insightful analytics. Students benefit from direct access to curriculum-aligned content and a personalized learning experience tailored to their specific needs.
Top Features include:
AI-powered content creation:
• Auto-generation: pinyin, translation, phrases, sentences, matching images
• Text-to-speech support
• Smart quizzes
• Flash cards
• Classroom games
Chinese teaching toolkits:
• Level-matching reading and listening material AI-generation
• Pinyin converter
• Hanzi character writing practise (online and offline)
• vocabulary cards with images
Verified & exam-board endorsed’ teaching resources:
• HSK, GCSE, IB vocabulary
• More than 1000 vocabulary images
• Example phrases and sentences
• Fun quizzes
Students’ Performance Analysis:
• Progress tracking
• Accuracy analytics
• Incorrect answer sets
Pichinese is a unique online course designed to make learning Chinese accessible and enjoyable for beginners to intermediate learners. Our innovative approach combines language, history, and art by using beautifully crafted illustrations to represent Chinese characters, inspired by the ancient oracle bone inscriptions. This method helps learners, including those with dyslexia, to easily memorise characters by associating them with meaningful images.
At Pichinese, we don’t just teach the language – we explore the roots of Chinese culture and history. Our bite-sized videos, each just 2-3 minutes long, guide you through the correct stroke order of the characters while explaining their origins and meanings. Whether you’re passionate about Chinese culture or simply want an easier way to learn the language, Pichinese offers an engaging, visual, and effective learning experience.
Visit our website www.pichinese.net today to sign up for a free trial course and discover how Pichinese can help learners master Chinese characters effortlessly!
SINOLINGUA LONDON, established in March 2009 in London, SINOLINGUA LONDON is a leading provider of high-quality educational resources tailored for the UK market. We specialise in the development of Chinese language textbooks, supplementary materials, children’s books, academic collections, and reference books for learners of all levels, making significant contributions to the educational field.
Our product portfolio includes influential titles such as the Chinese GCSE series, Chinese in Steps series, A-Level Chinese Complete Study Guide, My First Chinese Storybooks Series, and Gems of the Chinese Language Through the Ages Series, and many more. Many of our key publications have earned endorsements from well-known UK exam boards and garnered overwhelmingly positive feedback from learners.
In addition to our publications, SINOLINGUA LONDON is dedicated to supporting schools through a variety of services. These include textbook launch events, free themed workshops, academic seminars, and teacher training programmes, all aimed at addressing the diverse needs of our partners.
Through our extensive offerings, we are dedicated to advancing Chinese language education and making a meaningful impact on the educational landscape.
The Learning Adventure, alongside our sister brand The Dragon Trip, have been running youth trips to China since 2011. Since then, we have taken thousands of students to China, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia and beyond. Our trips scratch beneath the surface of each of our amazing destinations, offering unique insights into local culture, and plenty of hands-on experiences. Every one of our trips is custom-made for you, and can be tailored to your scheme of work.
We offer a range of experiences for every budget, from learning tai chi at the Temple of Heaven to camping overnight at the Great Wall, dragon boating in the outskirts of Shanghai, or practising Chinese in a migrant school in Beijing.
Our service is underpinned by our robust Safety Management System. Our friendly Adventure Leaders ensure a smooth journey from start to finish, and a fun and enriching experience for your students.