On September 14th, 2013, the Second 2nd Teaching Competition for students majoring in Majors of English Education of in Guangdong Province was held in South China Normal University. On behalf of the School of Foreign Languages of BNUZ, Lin Zhijun and He Zhangyi participated in this competition and received won excellent results. Lin Zhijun won the first and the second prizes and He Zhangyi the second prizerespectively.

The competition was sponsored by the Bureau of Education of Guangdong Province and organized host by South China Normal University. 35 students from 17 universities participated in this competition, with a panel of judges that is composedcomprised of senior English teaching-researchers or and outstanding well-known English teachers in Guangdong.

The competition started at 8 a.m. and lasted ended until 6 p.m. Each contestant got the teaching materials and teaching objectives by lot and he or she had only one hour to prepare for a 12-minute lesson. The competition also attempted to simulate the real context of teaching by inviting altogether more than 200 students to attend the classes.

In the closing ceremony, Prof. Huang Zhihong from Guangdong Academy of Education spoke highly of the performance of the contestants, giving valuable advices suggestions to the students for better developing teaching skills to the students.

Both the two contestants from the SFL of BNUZ mentioned that this competition was a truly distinct opportunity to learn from experienced teachers and other outstanding students from different universities. The competition was definitely stimulating and inspiring. They also expressed their gratitude for their coaches, Associate Professor and vice dean Xie Qingli and Ms. Dai Jia, for their guidance before the competition.

The competition was a great platform for the two students of our university to demonstrate their talents and professional skills. The prizes they got were an embodiment of the BNUZ’s excellence in the education of English majors.