By HUANG Jiahua

English Corner as a very enjoyable and educational activity for the students, is always a popular event on campus. On March 6th, the first English Corner was held on the ground floor of the library at 6:00 p.m. It is so popular that many students and overseas teachers attended it. The foreign teachers there were Mr. Christopher Dockstader, Mr. Stephen Keen, Dr. Matthew Conduct, Mr. Sean McHugh, Ms. Linda Jean Visner, Ms. Sara Tillman and Ms. Amy Van Gundy. After the winter holiday, the teachers and students shared their interesting experiences of traveling during the holiday.

Mr. Stephen Keen shared his feelings about his first visit to China. He worked in Taiwan for several years and then came to mainland China. He noticed that even though Taiwan and mainland areas have differences concerning language use, Chinese people are always very friendly and humorous. Mr. Stephen Keen also introduced his hometown, New Zealand, to the students. New Zealanders are crazy about sports, especially Rugby, a kind of sport similar to American football. Besides traveling, watching movies is also a main entertainment during our holiday. Therefore Mr. Stephen Keen and students exchanged their views towards various movies they have seen in the winter holiday.

Meanwhile, Mr. Sean McHugh showed the students his own tourist photos and described some interesting things that happened in his tour. He has traveled to lots of regions, such as India, Africa, Malaysia, Shanghai. Traveling to different places would bring him a brand new experience, which also attracted the students a lot.

Through the English Corner, the students and overseas teachers could communicate face to face, which has deepened their friendship and improved students’ spoken English. What will be going on the next English Corner? What kind of topic do we prepare for you? Don’t hesitate. Come and join us!