Cultural diversity for academic new year; BIRMINGHAM METROPOLITAN COLLEGE: Advertisement feature.INTERNATIONAL students at Birmingham Metropolitan College were treated to a celebratory evening of cultural diversity as part of a welcome to the new academic year. Students from all over the world have enrolled on a variety of full and part-time courses across the college campuses in order to improve their English, broaden their knowledge and develop their career prospects. As part of the evening, Xiayon Li from Xi'an in China demonstrated some of the skills he is currently developing on his BTEC BTEC Business and Technology Education Council (UK) BTEC Biomanufacturing Training and Education Center (Raleigh, NC) BTEC Business Transformation Executive Committee National Diploma in Music Technology by performing a rendition of singer Neyo's recent pop hit, So Sick. Fellow student, Xi Xi Lin, gave a stunning violin performance of traditional Chinese music Chinese music, the classical music forms of China. Origins and Characteristics Chinese music can be traced back as far as the third millennium B.C. . "I really enjoyed performing at the celebration evening," said Xi Xi, who has been playing the violin The violin player usually holds the instrument under the chin, supported by the left shoulder (see below for variations of this posture). The strings are sounded either by drawing the bow across them (arco), or sometimes by plucking them (pizzicato). for seven years. "It's nice to meet so many students from different countries who all want to learn and are interested in other people's cultures. "This is the first year of my A-level course in accounting, business and economics and although I miss my family, I am really enjoying studying here in Birmingham. The college has made me feel very welcome and helped me to get used to student life." Entertainment also came from a Chinese Dragon
The Chinese dragon is a Chinese mythical creature, depicted as a long, scaled, snake-like creature with four claws. dance act and a Bhangra bhangra (bhängˑ·r  ),n Latin name: Eclipta alba; group. In addition there were a number of performances from the college's performing arts students, as well as games and karaoke. Amerdeep Jakhu, director for international students at the college, said: "The evening served as an excellent introduction to UK college life whilst also enabling us to showcase the wealth of skills and enthusiasm shared by all our learners. "We were delighted the evening was such a success. This will now become an annual event that continues to celebrate the diverse backgrounds, cultural identities and academic achievements that make Birmingham Metropolitan College so appealing to international students." Birmingham Metropolitan College offers a very broad choice of subjects to international students, including A-levels as well as several international foundation and higher education courses. CAPTION(S): Reception: Chinese students Xiayon Li and Xi Xi Lin at Birmingham Metropolitan College's international welcome evening. |
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