More than 1,500 British secondary school students participate in the online Chinese summer camp
Chinese as a Bridge "Traveling" China
The two-week online summer camp for students of the "Chinese Bridge" British "Excellence in Chinese" program with more than 1,500 British middle school students has closed a few days ago.
During this period, 16 Chinese colleges and universities in 11 Chinese cities provided live lectures and video tours for British students focusing on the four themes of "Panda and Zoo", "Sports and Modern Life", "Campus Life" and "History and Cultural Heritage". , folk experiences, music evenings, family visits and other diverse Chinese teaching forms and cultural experiences.
"The online study schedule is intensive, and students have the opportunity and time to engage in focused, interactive learning. They really enjoy interacting with their Chinese peers and are very excited to speak Chinese, which provides an effective way for students to understand the Chinese way of life. window, allowing them to have a more direct experience of Chinese language and Chinese culture." said the relevant person in charge of a British school that participated in the project.
Experience the unique style of Chinese cities
The live broadcast of city visits is the highlight of this online summer camp, which is favored by many British students.
On the second day of the summer camp, in the live video, Chongqing, which has a profound cultural heritage, appeared beautifully, and the beautiful scenery of the mountain city caught everyone's eyes.
Following in the footsteps of the host, hot pot, tempting skewers, fragrant noodles, etc. appeared one by one, making the students shout, "You must go to China to taste delicious food as soon as possible".
Having experienced the unique beauty of Chongqing, the students followed the host of Zhejiang Normal University to "travel" Hangzhou online - to appreciate Chinese tea art and compare it with the British tea culture; go to the live broadcast room to explore the host's style and understand its operation mode .
Hangzhou, which combines ancient and modern flavors, not only left a deep impression on the students, but also made them sigh "I can't wait to go to China".
The pace of "Yunyou" kept on going. When the ingenious bronze chariots and horses and the world-famous Terracotta Warriors appeared in the live video, the students added another city - Xi'an to the future Chinese city tour plan.
In the 40-minute themed live broadcast, the host led the British students to travel around Xi'an City Wall, Yongxing Square, Terracotta Warriors, Chang'an Twelve Hours and Tang Dynasty City that never sleeps and other places of interest and well-known attractions, allowing everyone to appreciate the depth and prosperity of Xi'an as an ancient capital .
Beijing is the last stop of this summer camp city visit live event.
The host from Beijing Language and Culture University started with culture and led the students to approach Beijing along the central axis, from Yongdingmen to Zhengyangmen, from Tiananmen to Jingshan... Everyone bluntly felt the historical charm and vitality of Beijing.
The Chinese cities with different characteristics are shown in the camera, so that the students in the UK have a three-dimensional and intuitive understanding of China, and feel the unique charm of the fusion of modernity and tradition.
As one student said: "The 'Yunyou' China activity not only helped us deepen our understanding of Chinese, but also brought us closer to China."
Many students also left messages on the live broadcast, expressing their desire to "think of China and see": "We love Chinese, love Chinese, and hope to visit China on the spot."
Combining language teaching and cultural teaching
In this summer camp, Chinese teaching is undoubtedly the focus.
All participating Chinese colleges and universities have organized excellent teacher teams to combine Chinese teaching and Chinese culture teaching.
Through the two-week immersion study, British students not only developed a strong interest in Chinese, but also gained a deeper understanding of Chinese culture, and improved their Chinese communication skills through Chinese listening and speaking exercises.
In the "Chinese Poetry and Festival Customs" cultural activity class, as a participating institution of the "Chinese Bridge" British "Chinese Excellence" program, teachers from East China Normal University focused on the Mid-Autumn Festival, starting from the shape of a "circle", leading students to understand The origin and customs of the traditional Chinese festival Mid-Autumn Festival and introduce all kinds of moon cakes to it.
British students said that it was the first time they knew that mooncakes had so many flavors to choose from, and they also understood the cultural information carried by the Mid-Autumn Festival.
This year is the second time that Yunnan Normal University has participated in the British "Chinese Excellence" program. The relevant person in charge of the School of International Chinese Education of the school said that the school is committed to creating an all-round immersive language + cultural online experience. Let British students improve their language skills and broaden their cultural horizons.
At the closing ceremony held at Yunnan Normal University, student representatives from three British schools said that they had improved their Chinese level and enhanced their understanding of Chinese and China by studying and discussing with Chinese teachers and language partners.
This is also the consensus of many students who participated in the summer camp. After the camp, many students can express their achievements in the two-week camp in Chinese, which is a strong proof.
Feel the real, three-dimensional and vivid China
In September 2016, the British government announced the official launch of the Chinese language teaching project "Chinese Training Excellence" (MEP) to support Chinese teaching in secondary schools in England, and established a clear training plan.
So far, many outstanding Chinese talents have been trained.
As an important part of the program, the students participating in the program every year will participate in the summer camp for intensive training after mastering a certain Chinese foundation.
Affected by the new crown pneumonia epidemic, the summer camp in 2021 will be held through online platforms, and the online mode will continue this year.
Tian Xuejun, Vice Minister of Education of China, said in a video speech at the opening ceremony of this year's summer camp that helping people of the two countries, especially young people, to learn each other's language has always been one of the key tasks in the education field of the two countries. Learn about the past, understand the present and future of China, share growth experiences with the Chinese students participating in the summer camp, establish sincere friendships, and go to China to experience a real, three-dimensional and vivid China at the right time.
Although it only lasted for two weeks, the students who participated in the summer camp said that they have gained a lot.
Write Chinese characters one by one, practice dialogue word by word, make creative panda origami works, share campus and family life on both ends of the screen, sing moving songs that connect the heart, and visit famous historical cities in China spanning ancient and modern...every one In an instant, it left a deep impression on the students.
As one of the sponsors of the training program, Michael Spencer, President of University College London, expressed the hope that the students who participated in the summer camp would like to learn Chinese more, understand Chinese culture better, and learn more about Chinese after two weeks of study. friend.
Jing Wei, deputy director of the Sino-Foreign Language Exchange and Cooperation Center, said that more and more foreign students have achieved good results in the Chinese Proficiency Test (HSK), speak Chinese fluently, and understand Chinese customs, ways of thinking, and philosophy and culture. , to become the educational and cultural exchange messengers between China and their respective countries.
Zhang Hejia