Source: School of Foreign Languages
Written by: Liu Xiaoling
Proofread by : Feng Pengpeng
Edited by: Wang Dongmei

The China Daily “21st Century Cup” National English Speaking Competition Grand Final was held in Hangzhou International Expo Center on March 22-24, 2019, gathering over 500 outstanding contestants from more than 30 countries around the world.

Students from Sun Yat-sen University (SYSU) excelled with outstanding performance in the competition. Liu Xiaoling (graduate student, School of Foreign Languages) won first prize in the 2nd China Daily “21st Century Cup” National Youth English Speaking Competition Grand Final. Wu Siying (sophomore, School of Sociology and Anthropology), a student from the “Outstanding Talents Program” (OTP) offered by the School of Foreign Languages, was awarded second prize in the 24th China Daily “21st Century·Coca-Cola Cup” National English Speaking Competition Grand Final. They have obtained the best results for SYSU in this competition in recent years. Feng Pengpeng and Zheng Yanfang, teachers from the School of Foreign Languages who provided the contestants with professional guidance and effective training, received the Outstanding Instructor Award.

Cultivating students’ competence to present China’s voice on the global stage has been one of the major missions of the School of Foreign Languages. The integration of curricular and extracurricular instruction is actively promoted by offering minor English courses and OTP at SYSU on the one hand, and organizing various English contests on campus on the other hand. Instruction teams are organized to offer guidance to students involved in provincial and national competitions. The outstanding achievements from this contest marked the beginning of a new journey, where students at SYSU continue to strive for a better future.