Good News from 2023 FLTRP National English Contests Guangdong Division!

From October 28 to November 5, the 2023 “FLTRP·ETIC Cup” English Contests Guangdong Division was held successfully. 4 students from Guangdong-Israel Technion Institute of Technology (GTIIT) achieved excellent performance.

Hu Shennan (Cohort 2022 Materials Science and Engineering Program), who won the third prize in the English Public Speaking Contest last year, has stepped forward this year with the second prize in the English Public Speaking Contest.

Tu Feitong (Cohort 2023 Chemistry Program) won the second prize in the English Writing Contest and the third prize in the English Reading Contest;

Huang Xueqing (Cohort 2022 Biotechnology and Food Engineering Program) won the third prize in the English Reading Contest;

Li Peixuan (Cohort 2020 Mathematics with Computer Science Program) that participated the Contest the second time, won the third prize in the English Writing Contest.

Congratulations to the GTIIT students for achieving great results in the Contests!

(Mr. Hu Shennan from Cohort 2022 Materials Science and Engineering Program in Impromptu Speech Session)

(Mr. Zhong Rui from Cohort 2023 Mechanical Engineering Program in Impromptu Speech Session)

(Mr. Tan Chengfei from Cohort 2023 Mechanical Engineering Program in Oral Interpretation Competition)

Shennan and Feitong were invited to share with us their preparation and thoughts about attending the Contests.

Shennan: “For the competition in this year, I think there are a lot of changes comparing to the last one. This year, we presented ourselves in front of the audience in the stage, so it would be more difficult than last year, but it helped me a lot as well. After the competition, I found myself more confident at any sort of things, because when you are on the stage and giving a speech, the most important thing is just about your attitude, that is, confidence. I believe when dealing with challenges in our daily life, we need to have the faith and confidence for ourselves.”

Feitong is a Cohort 2023 freshman in GTIIT, but she has already shown her ability in English.

After winning 2 prizes from both the Reading and Writing Contests, she said: “The contest is undoubtedly a way to prove my capability and improve my English level. To prepare for it, I went through the mock tests on the official website of the Contests and carefully analyzed the argumentative essays written by previous winners. In addition, I enlarged my vocabulary and knowledge base accordingly. For instance, I never heard of the concept ‘logical fallacy’ before. In order to make up for my deficiency, I studied all kinds of logical fallacies on my own by reading online materials. My test-taking skills and writing ability had been improved through this experience.

At last, Feitong also thanked GTIIT for providing this precious opportunity to allow students to show their talents.

(After the Speaking and Oral Interpretation Contests, GTIIT students took a group photo)

The “FLTRP·ETIC Cup” National English Contests Guangdong Division is hosted by the Guangdong Education Department, co-organized by the Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press, the Guangdong Undergraduate University English Course Teaching Steering Committee, and the English Major Sub-committee of Guangdong Undergraduate University Foreign Language Teaching Steering Committee.

This year more than 92,000 contestants from 69 colleges and universities in Guangdong Province participated in the selection of the school competition, and a total of 894 contestants stood out and entered the finals of the provincial competitions. The English Writing, Reading and Translation Competitions were held online on October 28, while the Speech and Oral Interpretation Competitions were held on November 4-5 at the Beijing Normal University-Hong Kong Baptist University United International College.

The topic of the Public Speaking Contest this year is “Understanding Contemporary China”.