Introduction Of Chinese Language Society

Introduction




Chinese Language Society of Multimedia University (Cyberjaya Campus), also known as CLSC, was founded in August 27th, 1997. It is one of the most active clubs and societies in the campus. Whatdifferentiate it with other societies is it uses Chinese language as the conversing media, hence providing a platform to students of MMU to organize various Chinese language oriented activities.



Multimedia University is located at the city of intelligent, Cyberjaya. It is rather isolated geographic wise. It will be merely a factory that produces manpower without the elements of humanity and culture. Although being said that University students are the eye of the era, but ignorance and lack of thinking among the students is no longer a new issue. Under such circumstances, the Chinese Language Society of Multimedia University (Cyberjaya Campus) has taken up the obligation to disseminate the culture and try to create an oasis out of the desert of culture.



Chinese Language Society is supported by its 4 pillar: Literature Division, Cultural Division, Recreational Division, and Information Technology and Media Division. It is with vision to bring development in all aspect for the club. Each of these four divisions is developing based on its own objective, each has different responsibility, each plays a different role. Cultural Division emphasize on promoting culture, Literature Division aim on promoting Chinese language and Chinese Literature, Recreational Division is meant to cultivate students' improvement through entertainment, whereas Information Technology and Media Division is to provide the technical support needed by the society in order to be on track with the fast-moving era. Besides that, CLS also emphasizes on cultivating undergraduates with sharp senses and mind instead of a person who works blindly like a robot. On the other hand, CLS wishes to become a bridge amongpeople, bringing in the gap between human despite the coldness resulting from the advance of technology.



Society’s Objective



1. To keep a friendly relationship among all other races and organizations, moving towards the nation unity and strength.

2. To promote the Chinese culture, and to absorb others' culture with an open mind.

3. To promote the Chinese language.

4. To cultivate and foster independent thinking, and to produce undergraduates with leading skills.

5. To command the knowledge of information and computer, moving towards information technology era.

6. To lead Multimedia University in becoming the world's first class university.





Society’s Logo



The logo is designed by a student from Faculty of Creative Multimedia of University Multimedia. The word "Hua" in the design is made up of 3 alphabets: C, L and S, which is the abbreviation of Chinese Language Society. The alphabets were written out with Chinese Calligraphy, further processed into 3D shape using the computer. This symbolizes the society's confidence in tolerating both technology and culture. "Hua" was placed above the name of the society; representing the unison of the society to carry on the obligation of spreading Chinese culture. The main colour tone is blue. Blue is water; it's the life of all living things. However, water always flows downwards humbly. Blue is also the sky. It symbolizes the unlimited and borderless dreams and visions. It also signify the society's hope towards cultural interaction, the society's goal in achieving "true, fine and beauty", and its humbleness in handling various matters. The whole design is different from the ordinary logo design, it is with hope that the society would be able to employ the advancement of technology, breaking out from the box, making Chinese culture livelier, and making the technology more humanized.



Society’s Motto



Leader of Information Technology, Pioneer of Chinese Culture



Chinese Language Society always hoped can raise up cultural base in the high technology center, strikes the literature with battle drum, blows loud for society awakeness, for the dream, will charge forward for a better tomorrow. We think deeply about : The ancient accumulated 5000 year of Chinese culture, on today, what role it has been able to act? We discussed: How continue the Malaysian Chinese cultural path? We move: What should we conduct to lets the other races appreciate the Chinese culture on "Truth","Kindness", and "Beauty"? The organization should follow what kind of step to more specialized? Certainly, we also do self-reflection: Activity that waste man power and money has brings any benefit? Is that we did not do well,as the student is indifferent to the humanities ? That is why, the feeling from heart consciousness, extends greatly my same principle heart, and concerns towards the human beings. That is why, admired regarding Chinese culture that, becomes a humbleness. Thereupon, because of this heart, with young, we burns our youth, changes into the enthusiasm, pours into cultural career.



The information science and technology is top of craft. Today any processor has stronger computation ability compared to past 5000 years, today information flows may more than past 5000 year. But, today actually was created by past 5000 year. Therefore, we not only understood the importance of information science and technology, we awaken certain values value. Some people said that, "Science and technology based on human." But we believed that, "Human based on cultural."

Thereupon, this constituted our society's values: The culture is the body, the technology is the using.





Literature Division



Objectives:

1. To popularise Chinese literature.

2. To offer a channel of interaction for all literature lovers.

3. To offer a channel to share literature with other races and nations.

4. To raise the knowledge of literature among members.

The existence of character symbolised the rise of a civilisation. Since Shi Huang Ti unified all Chinese writing, the Chinese character is use to record the thousands of year of Chinese civilisation. From writing on bamboo stick up to the invention of paper in the Han Dynasty, we witnessed how writing is being flourished. We witnessed how writing can differ through "The Journey to the West", "Shui Hu Zhuan", "Story of Three Kingdom", and "The Red Mansion Dream". Chinese literature has travelled through time and space. As the Malay saying "Bahasa Jiwa Bangsa", the Literature Division mean to take up the spirit to spread Chinese literature in the new-born city, Cyberjaya.

Debate Group

Objectives:

1. To enable members to discuss and analyse a certain topic from different angle.

2. To foster students to be able to think independently, with good debating skill, and with criticism.



Debate group, as the name tells it all, is to provide a platform for students to learn about debating and seeking for truth. The debate class is held weekly. Besides, the debate group often holds matches with debate team from other higher education institutions. The debate group also participates in some of the big-scale debate matches.



Mandarin Class (Chinese Language Sharing Group)

Objectives:

1. To introduce Chinese language to others, promoting the Chinese language.

2. To introduce the Chinese language to non-Chinese and foreign students in the university.



The Chinese Language Group (known as Mandarin Class) was formed in year 1997 with its purpose to share the beauty of the Chinese language. The class is open for anyone who wishes to know more about the language. In year 2002, due to constrain from university, the class was changed to its current name with different form of activity under planning. Classes are held in a form of teaching and learning through fun.



Literature Sharing Group

Objectives:

1. To foster the culture of reading and writing in campus.

2. To provide a channel for students to appreciate and discuss about literature.

3. To provide a channel for students to get more familiar with Chinese books.



Literature sharing group is a right place for those who would like to share their feeling and thought with others after reading a good book. In year 2001, Multimedia University became the first ever university to possess Chinese books in its library, with an estimation of 60 books. The following, the library bought in another 130 books, making the number of Chinese books in library approximately 200 copies. The group will hold mini book exhibition with assistance from some Chinese bookstores; this is to bring convenience for students in the campus to buy Chinese books.







Cultural Division





Objectives:

1. To spread the Chinese culture to other race and nation.

2. To increase the cultural knowledge level of student, and to promote Chinese traditional culture and festive celebration custom.

3. To encourage students' involvement in culture-based activities, to raise the quality of those activities.

4. To create more opportunities of sharing of thoughts on culture with other students.



The Chinese has a diverse of custom and tradition. It has become a responsibility for Chinese culture lover to work hard in preserving our root and culture. Nowadays, many has forgotten or neglected our very own culture; some are not quite sure of our culture. No matter in what era we are, we still need to conserve our culture. The Cultural Division is form with aim to bear the responsibility of conserving and spreading our culture.



Chinese Orchestra Group

Objectives:

1. To promote Chinese music.

2. To encourage interest in Chinese traditional musical instrument among the students.



The Chinese orchestra group was form in the 3rd year of Chinese Language Society. Although the numbers of member joining is encouraging, the group was not able to possess its own musical instrument due to high cost of buying those instruments. The operation of the group was also constrained due to this. Students are encouraged to buy their own musical instruments if they can afford one. There are Chinese Orchestra classes being held weekly. An experienced teacher is being hired to teach the students.



Dance Group

Objectives:

1. To deepen the knowledge of dance among students.

2. To promote Chinese traditional dances, combining with modern dance element.

3. To cultivate the learning of dancing, and to increase the ability to discern and appreciate dancing.

4. To sharpen members' body language, making them confident to express themselves.

The dance class is formed with the above objectives. The instructor shares her experience in dancing with students besides teaching them dancing skill. Her chronograph dances combine the spirit of both traditional and modern dances. The group receives many good responses. The students often perform in various events under the leading of the instructor.



Drama Group

Objectives:

1. To emphasis on actual performance, script discussion and acting skill.

2. To offer a channel for students to learn and share their thoughts, skill and theory.

3. To promote the traditional spirit of drama and modern acting skill.



With the above mentioned objectives, the drama class is held weekly. In every class, the students were asked to perform different character on the spot. The instructor will then give his opinion and comment for them. The drama group often receives invitation from outside parties to perform. The group also organizes trip to watch drama performance in order to bring up students acting skill.



24 Season Drums Group

Objectives:

1. To strengthen the knowledge of 24 Season Drums among the students.

2. To form a disciplined drum team.



The group was formed in the academic year of 2002/03 and instructed by students who are well experienced. The group is often invited to perform in events held in the campus, such as: Chinese New Year Extravaganza, CLS Orientation Night, CLS 10th Anniversary Celebration and the promotion ceremony of 17th Intervarsity Camp. Beside, the group is also often invited to perform in events organized by Student Representatives Council: Cross Cultural Integration Program (CCIP), “Karnival Gemilang 10” and MMU Award. The group had perform the following theme: Re-Live, Revolution, One To All, and Xin.Miao, and got a warm responses from the audiences.



Chinese Calligraphy and Painting Group

Objectives:

1. To develop the interest towards Chinese calligraphy and painting among students.

2. To promote the art of Chinese calligraphy and to spread the spirit of Chinese calligraphy and painting.



This group was set up when the Cultural Division was first formed. However, the Chinese calligraphy and painting class was halted temporarily due to low respond from the students. Until year 2002/03, the class was reopened. The group invited 2 famous instructors from the Malaysian Chinese Calligraphy and Painting Association. Under the instruction by Miss Tan, the students of Chinese calligraphy learned not just the skill and techniques of calligraphy, but also the essence and the changes of the Chinese character throughout these 5000 years. However, due to the low attendance, the class could not function well.







Recreational Division





Objectives:

1. To foster the relationship among members.

2. To have fun and recreation without forgetting to imbue knowledge and raise emotion and mentality growth.

3. To create sense of belonging and care among members.

4. To nurture students with leadership.

It is agreeable to all that university life is not just study. How many would have agreed with the statement that life at university is the vital time for us to contour our characteristic, manner, insight, and capability? To some, university life is dull. Day after day, the same old, dull chores are repeated. We scratch and crack our head just to live a different life from the ordinary. The forming of Recreational Division symbolise the care of the society towards its members' university life, hoping to bring colours into their university life.

Recreational Group

Objectives:

1. To organise recreational-based activities, in hope to foster tighter bond among all the members of Chinese Language Society.





As the organisation of the society grow bigger and bigger, ties among members becomes significantly important. Thus, we formed the Recreational Group. This group has organised trips, members' gathering, visits etc. It also helps other in organising recreational programmes for others.



Motivation and Training Group

Objectives:

1. To increase student's sensitiveness towards development in the society and current issues.

2. To cultivate the environment of discussing o current issues, establishing correct conception and value.

3. To advocate independent and multi-directional thinking, and to foster students who are concern about current issues.



The aim of forming this group is to foster students with criticism and concern about current issues. This group had held talks and discussion on motivation, and current issues to raise members' sensitivity on societal issues.



Care Group

Objectives:

1. To vigorously promote the culture of caring and to lead the students into better understanding for unfortunate people, thus establishing a caring society.



Care Group was formed during the 5th Recreational Division, in year 2001, with its goal to establish a caring community in the Multimedia University. Based on the idea of undergraduates should care for the community, the group held an event called "99233" 2 years consecutively. In 33 hours, the participant of "99233" did not take in any food. They were to feel for hunger and famine while attending a series of talks and activities, which will enable them to experience the inconvenient of unfortunate people. With this, the participants would appreciate the meaning of "giving" and "caring". All funds collected from this event were donated to charity institution. Care Group also makes visit to some old-folk's home or orphanage to perform some community services



Fresh Bottle Acoustic Workshop (Song Composing Group)

Objectives:

1. To provide a channel for members to share music and its improvement.

2. To let music lovers appreciate, explore, create, and publish their music.

3. To explore for talents in song writing and composing, and to promote original song composing.



The group holds gathering to share and discuss about its members' music. The group also has interaction session with song composing organisation from other universities and colleges. Besides this, there are drums and guitar class formed and being taught by well experienced teachers once a week. Furthermore, Recital Night are also held to let members perform their composed songs on stage.There are interaction session with local artists too.







Information Technology & Media Division

Objectives:

1. To combine the knowledge and technology of information and computer, providing exact, accurate and instant information to all students, thus connecting the society, members, further by students from other tertiary education institution in Malaysia.

2. To command the knowledge and technology of information and computer in facing the challenges in the Information and Technology Era.

3. To cultivate and encourage independent thinking among students thus to safe guard criticism.

4. To self-improve in all aspect, leading Multimedia University into becoming a top-notch university.



What will happen to a traditional club or society in the fast changing era of information technology? There is no way for tradition to stay isolated to itself whilst the outside world is changing everyday. How to portray the 5000 years of our history and culture to the eye of new era is something that we should think of. It is a tough challenge to all the new generation to embroider the chill of science and technology with the warmth of our ultimate Chinese culture. Taking up this huge task, the Information Technology and Media Division is hoping to lead Chinese Language Society towards the new generation of science and technology.







Magazine Editorial Board

Objectives:

1. To encourage the students to be concern of current issues and society, to shape a caring society.

2. To provide a media to those who are interested in writing.

3. To contour and establish the image of Chinese Language Society.

4. To report events in the society, letting the members to know more about Chinese Language Society.



The editorial board was formerly known as the journalist group and monthly magazine editorial board; the two were combined as one to increase efficiency. The magazine editorial board is in charge of publishing journal for the society. The editorial board owns its independent editorial staffs. It consist of planner, editor etc. The content and editing style of the magazine is decided by the board. The main focuses of the magazine are: report on special topic, interview, article by the students etc.



Information Technology Group

Objectives:

1. To provide information, multimedia and computer skills for the society.

2. To build the information network for the society.



The Information Technology Group is to manage the website of

Chinese Language Society, mainly refreshing its content. By the use of information technology and multimedia, the group is to help in promoting events of the society, thus building an information network. Besides, it also provides the society with assistant on information technology skills.