SCBC student wins third prize at the 15th All-China Japanese Speaking Contest
On March 28, Jiao Zipeng, a senior student of Japanese from the School of Asian Languages and Cultures, won a third prize at the national final of the 15th All-China Japanese Speaking Contest was held in Beijing.
Jiao Zipeng, who claimed the top prize in the Contest’s South China division competition last November, had to compete with 15 top winners from the eight division competitions. The contestants in the final were supposed to make both proposition speech and impromptu speech on the two topics—“The New Era as I See It—Looking forward to 2030” and “Fighting the Epidemic Together”. After the speeches, they were required to answer questions from the judges. The whole process was designed to test their articulation, knowledge and thinking ability. Thanks to his excellence performance, Jiao won a third prize in the national final in spite of fierce competition from other elite universities in the country. From this victory we could not only see the diligence of South China students, but also the practical effect of the “Speaking Foreign Languages Anytime Anywhere” campaign.
The All-China Japanese Speaking Contest is a national competition jointly sponsored by China Education Association for International Exchange, Nihon Keizai Shimbun, and Japan Chinese Professors Association. Its aim is to promote friendship and mutual understanding between Chinese and Japanese people, enhance the enthusiasm of Chinese university students to learn Japanese language and promote their Japanese language skills. Since 2006, the All-China Japanese Speaking Contest has been held annually in eight divisions: Northeast, Beijing, North China, Northwest, East China, Central China, Southwest, and South China. The winners of the division competitions will compete for the grand prize in the national final.
SCBC student takes third prize at International Russian Language Olympics
Recently, Wu Haotian, a sophomore of Russian Language from the School of European Languages and Cultures, has won a third prize in the International Russian Language Olympics (online) sponsored by Chuvash State University of Russia.
The contest was open to non-native Russian speakers from all over the world and consisted of three parts: reading, grammar and composition. According to their language level, the contestants were divided into three groups: A1 (introductory level), A2 (beginner level), and B1 (first certification level). Wu Haotian participated in the B1 group in which 53 contestants from 14 countries, including China, Poland, Slovakia, Iran, and Turkey, were competing for the laurels. Their ranking was determined by the sum of their scores in reading, grammar and composition. Wu Haotian, with solid language skills and broad knowledge, did well in every part of the competition and ranked third with an accuracy rate of 72%, winning the third prize.