By Huang Jiahua

On September 12th, the SFL held a teaching training session for 12 newly-employed native English/Japanese teachers in Liyun B206. Present at the training session were Vice deans Xie Qingli and Xie Wenting of the SFL and Mr. Martin Stannard, the coordinator of overseas teachers.

First of all, Ms. Xie Wenting introduced the Chinese and foreign teachers present. She distributed some documents to the new teachers. She began with relevant regulations of the university, and she emphasized that both Chinese and foreign teachers should be responsible for their students. In addition, Ms. Xie encouraged foreign teachers to participate in some academic activities, such as, the lecture series and the English corner.

Then, Vice Dean Xie Qingli explicated the teaching affairs of both English majors and non-English majors. Mr. Xie, with the help of power point, introduced the requirements of certain issues concerning the teaching of different types of courses. Mr. Xie also showed foreign teachers how to use the class’s equipment.