Students win awards in Putonghua Contest
Glancing at the display case in the Language Studies Division (LS), you
notice that most of the trophies displayed there are from Putonghua Contests. LS student, Hui Sin Nam, won the championship in the individual poem recitation. CityU's Hope Team which consisted of 14 members won the championship in the poem recitation group. The Maple Team with 15 members won the runner-up award in the essay recitation group.
Ms Y L Chuen, LS Lecturer (Chinese
team) and coach of the CityU teams said, “I would like to see my students more exposed to mandarin and, importantly, to Chinese culture, as I feel thatMany of the students considered the contest as a good opportunity to practice and improve their Putonghua skills. “It was my first time to compete in such a big intervarsity contest,” recalled Sizto Wai, a Hope Team member. “ I will compete in this contest again next year. It was a precious opportunity for me to learn from my peers. I have made good friends thanks to this contest.”
Yan yan, Maple Team leader said she has always liked Putonghua. “Ms Chuen is really good at recitation and I learn a lot from her. It has been a very happy experience for me because I improved my Putonghua intonation and pronunciation. As we recited the poem together, I learned how to work in a team and cooperate. Our team was large and everyone was busy with homework. Even so, every time we needed to rehearse, almost everyone showed up on time.”
Wong Ping Fan, from the Hope team said, “We were very nervous at the beginning and made a few mistakes. But as we went on, we were more and more relaxed. Once we relaxed, we felt natural and free to perform. Although it has been hard work, I found much happiness and a feeling of satisfaction in the process.”