Silver and Bronze Awards for UIC Students at 2023 FLTRP ▪ ETIC Cup National Foreign Language Contest
The 2023 finals of the FLTRP ▪ ETIC Cup “Understanding Contemporary China” National Foreign Language Contest for university students was held in Beijing on 4th December 2023, with UIC students Zhou Ziqian and Li Xiang winning silver awards in the English Speaking contest, and Yang Xiwen winning the bronze award in the English Interpretation contest.
Silver award winners: Zhou Ziqian and Li Xiang
Organized by the Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press, the contest was themed "Understanding China and Communicating with the World" with English group and multilingual group, and comprising four sub-contests: Speaking, Reading, Writing, and Interpretation. The contest consisted of three rounds at institutional level, provincial level, and national level, and ran from June to December 2023, attracting nearly one million students from around 1,300 universities and colleges in 31 provinces.
After the Guangdong Collegiate English Speaking Contest held at UIC in October and November 2023, the three UIC students, winning gold awards, were qualified for the national level contest. In the first stage of the National Final English group around 2,200 contestants competed online on 24th November, to be selected for the second stage on 4th December 2023. In the English Speaking contest, Zhou Ziqian and Li Xiang faced around 500 other contestants and ultimately won silver. Meanwhile, Yang Xiwen won bronze in the English Interpretation contest.
UIC award winners and their advisors
Zhou Ziqian speaking at the finals
Li Xiang speaking at the finals
The UIC contestants were accompanied by Ms. Cathy Shujing Zhang and Ms. Gil Lu Wang from SGE English Language Centre. They worked remotely with other advisors from UIC to provide coaching and support to our students. The ceaseless effort made by students and ponderable guidance offered by their coaches were paid off by the break-through achievements in the contests. Moreover, the accomplishment is inextricably associated with UIC’s liberal arts education aimed at nurturing students with international outlook and fostering Chinese culture and national passion. With the support of UIC and its management, the UIC students are bound to break new grounds in the future.
UIC contestants and their coaches (from left to right):
Ms. Cathy Shujing Zhang, Li Xiang, Zhou Ziqian, Ms. Gil Lu Wang
