Competition

November 10, 2024 - The “FLTRP·ETIC Cup” “Understanding Contemporary China” National Foreign Language Proficiency Contest Guangdong Provincial Semi-Final was grandly held at the Beijing Normal University-Hong Kong Baptist University United International College. Six contestants from SUSTech attended the provincial semi-final, and all of them achieved great success winning four gold medals, three silver medals, and three bronze medals, with four contestants/groups advancing to the national finals. Our contestant JIANG Jinxing excelled and advanced to the national finals being the first place in the provincial semi-final. Congratulations to our students for once again showcasing their extraordinary proficiency in national English competitions!

This year’s “FLTRP·ETIC Cup”, while continuing the theme of “Understanding China, Communicating with the World,” has undergone comprehensive upgrades. It integrated the previous Speech Contest, Writing Contest, and Reading Contest into the International Communication Skills Contest, assessing students’ comprehensive English proficiency and Speech skills at different stages. Our students demonstrated significant advantages under the new format, reflecting their excellent command of the language, comprehensive skills development, and profound understanding of contemporary China. In the Comprehensive Proficiency Contest, JIANG Jinxing won the first place in the gold medal and advanced to the national finals, CHANG Jiankang won the fourth place in the gold medal and advanced to the national finals, and HUANG Yili won a silver medal. In the Speech Contest, JIANG Jinxing once again won the gold medal, and CHANG Jiankang and HUANG Yili won the bronze medals.

In the new Translation Contest and Interpreting Contest, our students also performed extraordinarily. Competing alongside students majoring in English and translation, our contestants excelled with their outstanding English skills, precise understanding of Chinese topics, and exceptional adaptability, securing multiple awards. WANG Minjun won the Translation gold medal and advanced to the national finals, ZHANG Yicheng won the Translation silver medal, and WEN Aoxuan won the Interpreting bronze medal.

A new Short Video Contest was also launched this year, where contestants focused on the theme “Digital China” and tell their stories in a rich and vivid manner, demonstrating their international communication capabilities. A total of 334 participants submitted 102 short videos in the provincial round. A Chinese short video made by our international student Calin Tan Kai Lin won the gold medal and advanced to the national finals. The English short video jointly created by CHEN Wenjun, WANG Yangshu, JIANG Boyu, and JIANG Keyao won the silver medal and advanced to the national finals. Another English short video co-produced by MA Jingxiao, ZENG Yitao, ZHANG Antai, JIANG Nan, and XIE Ziang won the bronze medal.

The “FLTRP·ETIC Cup” “Understanding Contemporary China” National Foreign Language Proficiency Contest for College Students is one of the most influential national foreign language competitions, featuring a variety of contests and a comprehensive assessment of student’s language proficiency. In 2024, approximately fifty thousand contestants from sixty-night universities in Guangdong Province participated. During the preliminary contest, our university had 368 contestants, with 20 winning gold medals, 57 silver medals, and 94 bronze medals.

The outstanding performance of SUSTech students in the national English competition fully reflects the effectiveness of our university’s distinctive English education system. Promoting learning through competition is an important dimension of our English education outside the classroom. The Center for Language Education has been actively promoting and guiding English competitions, offering related lectures and personalized tutoring, and striving to create more opportunities and resources to help our students continuously develop their English skills. In the future, we will continue to promote English competitions, share learning opportunities, and provide platforms for our teachers and students to showcase their talents. We wish our students success in achieving new heights in the national finals! We also welcome everyone to join us and participate in English competitions!

JIANG Jinxing

CHANG Jiankang

HUANG Yili

From left to right: Instructor CHU YU, WEN Aoxuan, HUANG Yili, CHANG Jiankang, Jiang Jinxing, Instructor SHI Xiao