Ukrainian student Lily was awarded when she competed with other Chinese students on the same stage in the National College Students' Speech Contest. Helped with China Eloquence Webside, the contest was held by the Chinese Speech and Eloquence Association, Jingjiang Municipal Party Committee, the Municipal government, “China Youth Daily ", and "China Education News” in Jingjiang City in the period from September 28 to September 30. The contest is named as “Runhui-Xiaohua Cup” while in the contest our college student Lily won the third prize.
It is reported that the theme of the contest is "Building up the vigor and pushing the modernization". After the recommendation and selection, more than 200 outstanding students in (from) over 60 universities took part in the contest. Lily, the overseas student from Ukraine, under the guidance of our teachers, with good preparation, bravely overcoming difficulties, on the same stage with Chinese students, used fluent Chinese in mandarin the speech, perfectly showing her own country’s culture and won the third prize.
Our college has been taking all teaching tasks for overseas students’ Chinese language study. We use the methods of teaching in small classes, enhancing oral Chinese practice, pay attention to writing and reading exercises to raise the students’ actual Chinese language level. In recent years, our college has been trying all the ways to create opportunities for students to experience Chinese culture in all aspects, to show their own elegant demeanour, to learn real-life Chinese language. Winning this award, Lily does not only prove the high Chinese language level the overseas students master in our college, but also demonstrate the effectiveness of our college’s Chinese language teaching concept. The award will encourage the other overseas students in our college to study Chinese language even harder!