14/11/2017
11 Nottingham students of various nationalities including British, French, Spanish, Hungarian, Thai, Singaporean and Malaysian demonstrated their Mandarin skills at the 9th “China and Me” Speech Competition on Wednesday 8th November. The annual event, held by Nottingham Confucius Institute (NCI) since 2009, offers Mandarin learners an opportunity to test and showcase their language proficiency. It also serves as an excellent screening exercise for the selection of contestants who will be sent to attend the following year’s Chinese Bridge Competition, representing University of Nottingham.
The contestants were divided into two levels: intermediate and advanced. Their three-minute speeches covered a wide range of topics from Chinese cultural heritage, ancient Chinese legends, Chinese cuisine, Kung fu to experience of learning Mandarin and living in China. They also showcased fascinating talent, including Chinese calligraphy, paper cutting, singing whilst playing guitar, cat walk in Qi Pao and Shaolin Kung fu. The event was attended by over 60 students and staff who expressed their enthusiasm and support with warm rounds of applause for each performance.
Results of the competition are as below:
First prize winner: Zhi Yee Lim (Advanced); Nattaporn Lapitananuvat (Intermediate)
Second Prize winner: Tyrone Byrne and Olivia Thompson (Advanced); Sara Fernandez (Intermediate)
Third prize winner: Sam Bigwood (Advaned); Tristan Young (Intermediate)
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诺丁汉大学孔子学院第九届“中国与我”汉语演讲比赛圆满落幕
文/吴昊 图/陈茜
2017年11月8日，由诺丁汉大学孔子学院主办的第九届“中国与我”中文演讲大赛在思源楼A18如期举行，室外秋风瑟瑟，但室内呈现了一场精彩热烈的汉语交流盛宴。
本次大赛吸引了来英国、匈牙利、马来西亚、新加坡等国的11名优秀学生参赛。演讲主题涵盖中国文化传承、中国古代神话传说、中国功夫，以及学生对汉语学习、中国生活的感悟分享等。各位参赛选手带来的才艺也是丰富多彩：中国传统剪纸、书法、旗袍秀、少林功夫、吉他弹唱等等，选手们纷纷展示了对中国文化的热爱。
诺丁汉大学中方院长孟金蓉女士首先致辞，对大家的到来表示了欢迎，并且希望各位选手能够享受比赛。随后大赛拉开序幕，中级组1号选手Tofunmi Omisore带来《青年与政治》，由于是第一位上场，她有些许紧张，中间一度停顿，但观众席响起了热烈的掌声，在大家的鼓励下，选手顺利完成了演讲并带来一首精彩的歌曲《茉莉花》。2号选手Tristan Young幽默地讲述了在少林寺学习功夫的经历；3号选手sara ferreira fernandez一首《我好想你》以优美的声线、标准的发音征服了全场……最终中级组的桂冠由来自泰国的7号选手Nattaporn Lapitananuvat摘取，Nattaporn 用流利的汉语讲述了自己与四川的缘分，分析了川菜麻辣与泰国菜辛辣的不同，配合中国古典音乐快速展示了剪纸技艺，赢得满堂喝彩。
高级组的表现也是十分亮眼，演讲内容都兼具深度和丰富情感，最终冠军由来自马来西亚的Zhi Yee Lim夺得，她讲述了自身的经历，探讨了海外华裔对中国文字、文化的继承性问题。Zhi Yee Lim一边演唱《手印》，一边用毛笔写下大大的“爱”字，献给自己的母亲，现场充满了温情。Olivia Thompson、sam bigwood两位选手的吉他弹唱《平凡之路》、《成都》，安泰然演唱的《可惜没如果》也以标准的发音和极高的音准给大家留下了深刻的印象。
活动最后由留学生志愿者带来《但愿人长久》，诺丁汉大学现代语言文化学院王乃霞、郭兰、徐苏静老师，诺丁汉大学孔子学院郭转辉老师，中方院长孟金蓉分别为选手颁奖。孟院长也表达了对大家积极参与这次比赛的感谢之情。
本次大赛不仅是一场汉语言文化的比拼，更是多元文化思维碰撞，充分展示了孔院学生的汉语表达水平。绚丽的舞台、完美的表演，将课堂教学延伸到课外，为中外学生的交流搭建了平台，营造了诺丁汉大学孔子学院中外携手共进的和谐氛围，彰显了中国语言文化的魅力，赢得了中外学子的一致好评。
Posted on Tuesday 14th November 2017