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Students from   the Japanese Department of Our School Won Good Prizes in the 32nd Japanese   Speech Contest for University Students in the Guangzhou District

By Liu Jue

17:21   December, 9 2019  

Japan   NHK report link:

https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20191207/k10012206101000.html?utm_int=news-international_contents_list-items_008&from=groupmessage&isappinstalled=0

On December 7, 2019 (Saturday),   the 32nd Japanese Speech Contest for University Students in Guangzhou was   held in the Sixth Teaching Lecture Hall of Guangdong University of Foreign   Studies. This contest was sponsored by the Japanese Consulate General in   Guangzhou, Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, and Guangzhou Japan   Chamber of Commerce. There is respectively only one winner in the first,   second and third prizes in this contest, so it’s very competitive. A senior   student from Jinan University won the first prize. Liu Chang, a sophomore   from the Department of Japanese of our school, won the second prize and Zhuang   Guisheng, a senior of our school, won the excellence award (both instructed   by Liu Jue and Zhang Shouxiang). It is reported that Liu Chang will be funded   by the Japanese institution to study in Japan. NHK, one of Japan's mainstream   media, reported this event.

23 Japanese major students from   11 universities participated in this contest. Contestants delivered a keynote   speech around "the Future of Sino-Japanese Relations and Youth” in   Japanese first. Then they answered questions from the judges on the spot. The   contestants’ fluent Japanese, brilliant performance, and the guests’   wonderful comments gave the audience a fascinating enjoyment. After the   contest, the judges, instructors, team teachers, and contestants held an   exchange meeting, and carried out a warm and harmonious exchange on topics of   common concern.

The two winners from our school   conveyed the idea that youth should have a sense of patriotism and social   responsibility, and contribute to the Sino-Japanese friendship. What’s more, it   demonstrates that students majoring in Japanese in our school can think   independently and express their ideas freely in Japanese. It also reflects that   we made preliminary success in the undergraduate teaching reform of   Department of the Japanese.

Liu   Chang is giving a speech (NHK report)

Award   Ceremony

Group   Photo of Winners and Judges

参赛选手与评委专家合影 Group   Photo of Contestants and Judges

奖杯（二等奖）Trophy for the Second Prize

奖状（二等奖）Certificate of the Second Prize

奖状（优秀奖）Certificate of the Excellence   Award