Latvia’s second “Chinese Corner” in 2019 was successfully held

里加当地时间11月4日，拉脱维亚大学人文学院举办了又一次的“汉语角”活动，活动主要面对所有学习汉语的爱好者，当天出席的人员主要有中高级水平的汉语学习者、拉脱维亚大学孔子学院的老师们、拉脱维亚留华同学会成员、以及里加工业大学的部分留学生。 大家用汉语或者拉语交流两国的时下的新闻，并且分享各自的经验。这种不用花钱就能学到汉语和拉语的机会得到了老师和同学们的赞赏。和课堂教学不一样，“汉语角”讲求的是轻松自由的交流环境和交流方式。大家可以将自己学到的词汇和语法在这里进行“激活”，体会不一样的跨文化交流，这种形式目前在很多国家都受到了欢迎。“汉语角”已经成为孔子学院的有益补充。

On the 4th of November in Riga, the University of Latvia Faculty of Humanities held another “Chinese corner” event. The event attracted a variety of Chinese language learning enthusiasts. That day the majority of attendees were learners with an intermediate and advanced level of Chinese, teachers from the Confucius Institute at the University of Latvia, members of the Latvian Chinese Students Association, as well as international students from Riga Technical University. Using either Chinese or Latvian language, the participants exchanged their views on the latest events in both countries and shared their own experiences. Such an opportunity to practice Chinese and Latvian free of charge has been appreciated by both teachers and students. Unlike in a classroom, “Chinese Corner” emphasizes a relaxed and free communication environment and interaction. The participants got a chance to “activate” the vocabulary and grammar structures they had learned, and to experience a different sort of cross-cultural communication, which is a trend currently enjoying popularity in many countries. “Chinese corner” events have become a useful complement to the Confucius Institute.