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The relationship between Uganda and China has promoted trade and peopleto-people contact. In recent years, Chinese enterprises and other investments have been established in Uganda. Many Ugandans visit China for trade, tourism, and education. Learning Chinese in Uganda is becoming more and more important because the language opens up so many doors. The study focused on students learning Chinese as a second language at the Confucius Institute, Makerere University, and Luyanzi College. The research article explored the factors affecting attitude toward learning Chinese as a second language as well as their goals for learning Chinese. This study employed a quantitative approach by sending questionnaires to students learning Chinese at the Confucius Institute, Makerere University, and Luyanzi College. A total of 82 students were recruited for the study; 50 from Makerere University and 32 from Luyanzi College. The study unequivocally revealed that a positive attitude remains the most vital factor in learning Chinese as a second language at the Confucius Institute at Makerere University and Luyanzi College. Learners showed a positive attitude towards learning the Chinese language since most of the responses indicated that they enjoyed learning the Chinese language and learned Chinese for better jobs and business opportunities. However, there are factors such as limited learning materials, lack of opportunities to practise the language, the age of the students and their gender that negatively

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A new method aiming to improve bond performance between rebar and concrete is proposed in present paper. In this method, the rebar embedded in self-compacting steel fiber reinforced concrete (SSFRC) was magnetized to attract surrounding steel fibers. The special combination of rebar and the attracted steel fiber was expected to improve bond strength of rebar and concrete. Six groups of specimens were made to investigate the effect of rebar magnetization, steel fiber volume fraction and compacting method on bond strength between rebar and concrete. Results show that magnetization of rebar can greatly improve bond strength with the highest increase of 52%. The steel fiber volume fraction can be largely reduced under rebar magnetization condition and the highest bond strength 23.78 MPa was found on specimen with rebar magnetization of 30 mT and 0.25% steel fiber. Moreover, SSFRC was better than vibrated steel fiber reinforced concrete (VSFRC) when using this new method. A bond stress-slip model reflecting the effect of rebar magnetization and steel fiber volume fraction was also developed and verified by experimental results. 1 Master course student, College