Speaking Contest on “Teachers Virtues and Spirit”
Under the leadership of the CPC Committee of SCBC, sponsored by the Trade Union of the college, a speaking contest for teachers was held On April 26 at Lecture Hall F101, where 10 teachers from 7 departments unions shared their understandings of “Teachers Virtues and Spirit” through their own experiences. Their impassioned speeches deeply impressed the audience.
Before the contest began, there was a donation ceremony at which donations raised by each department were put into the donation box, as an expression of affection for recent quake-hit Ya’an compatriots.
The 6th “ SCBC Cup” English Speaking Competition
After the classes selections, audio rematches and semi-final contest in the previous month, 12 freshmen and sophomores of non-English majors stood out to make the final round in the 6th “SCBC Cup” College English Speaking Competition held by the Department of College English on April 25. The topic for the final round of the competition was “Development and Environment” and the contestants had to compete with each other in three parts: prepared speech, impromptu speech, and questions by the foreign teachers.
125 SCBC Students Work at Canton Fair
On April 24, Mr. Yuang Changqing, executive vice president of SCBC, and Mr. Xiong Kuanghan, vice president of SCBC, paid a visit to SCBC students working as interns at the Canton Fair at Guangzhou Pazhou International Convention and Exhibition Center. The 125 students provided services at admission, registration, and reception during the 113th Canton Fair, which lasted for about three weeks from April 15 to May 5. Their professional performances at their posts have been well-received among the organizers and merchants from home and abroad. Since 2007, SCBC has sent nearly 1000 students to work as interns in 12 Canton fairs.
SCBC Collects 7 Tons Relief Supplies for Ya’an
From April 24 and 27, SCBC called on students and staff members to help people in Ya’an quake-stricken area by giving relief materials and donations. The 7 tons relief supplies collected this time, including medicine, food, and daily necessities, will be delivered via express courier to the Civil Affairs Departments in Ya’an City. The fund raised in donation will be sent to the “Ya’an Youth Relief Fund” set up by Guangdong Youth Development Foundation. Apart from relief materials and donations, SCBC students also expressed their best wishes to Ya’an compatriots on the Wish Wall, banners they made around the campus, and their own Weibo pages.
MBA Director from Swansea University in Britain Visits SCBC
On April 24, Mr. Alun Jones, MBA director from Swansea University in Britain, headed a delegation to visit SCBC and was received by Vice President Lai Zhili at Room 309 of the Administrative Building. According to Mr. Jones, Swansea University is an old traditional public university with high-quality teaching and world-level research. He also expressed the hope of further cooperation and exchange with SCBC.
SCBC’s Entry into Spanish Chamber of Commerce in South China
Recently, SCBC has become a member of the South China Division of Spanish Chamber of Commerce in China, which means the students of Spanish language at SCBC will be provided with a great platform of practice and employment as they have more opportunities to participate in the cultural and business activities regularly organized by the Chamber. In the coming weeks, the Spanish Chamber of Commerce is going to recruit trainees and volunteers from SCBC for the Latin cultural festival.
English Space Time: Let’s Enjoy Board Games
On April 23, the Department of College English held a new section of “English Space Time” with the theme of popular board games. Martin, a foreign teacher of SCBC, presided over the section and introduced the origin and development of board games. In the group games, Martin explained the rules of various board games to the students, who later participated excitedly in the games.
Prof. Peng Zhifang Heads Teaching Supervisors to West Guangdong
From April 15 to 18, Prof. Peng Zhifang, educational inspector of SCBC, and four teaching supervisors, respectively paid a visit to Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang Normal College, and Cunjin College of Guangdong Ocean University in Zhanjiang City of West Guangdong Province. During the visit, they exchanged and explored ideas and opinions with their counterparts on such issues as teaching supervision, teaching management, educational patterns, fostering better atmosphere for teaching and learning, preparations for teaching evaluation, practical teachings, etc.
Guangdong Ocean University and Zhanjiang Normal College are both comprehensive universities of a long history; and Cunjin College of Guangdong Ocean University, the only independent college in West Guangdong, has developed rapidly in recent years. Their rich experience was generously shared with the guests from SCBC, especially in terms of teaching supervision, teaching management and preparations for teaching evaluation. Some of their experience was particularly valuable for SCBC. For example, the quality of teaching should be put at the core of teaching supervision. In other words, teaching process should be monitored based on the standards of teaching quality. A teaching supervisor’s job is to promote the quality of teaching by monitoring teaching process, and to help young teachers improve their teachings by providing suggestions and instructions Moreover, teaching supervision should be combined with the research.of teachers teachings.
With such benefits from the exchanges, all the parties agreed that the communication between colleges and universities should be increased and enhanced in the future for greater improvements of teaching quality.
时间:May 7, 2013 9:39:00 AM
录入者:陈慧椅