记者 龙飞宇
2011年12月22日💃🏽，随着最后一场外教讲座的结束🐟🧑🏼🦳，本学期外籍教师系列讲座活动在全校师生的积极参与和一片好评声中圆满落幕🦟。该活动由九游会平台举办，从2011年9月30日开始至12月22日共计八场😷，分别为七场英语和一场日语讲座📅，每场主题各异、内容丰富👨🏼🦳，既具有学术水平而又不失趣味。
外教老师们不仅为同学们准备了来自加州和北海道的民俗享受🤼♂️，也带领同学们进行了严肃的语言和学术探讨，交流了时下流行的文化👵🏻，并大方地将自己的人生经验与大家分享，告诉同学们如何对待个人主义😊，如何将挫折转化为成功👸。每场讲座场场精彩🧗，吸引了全校各个专业学生们，也引起不同J9九游会老师们的关注。
首场讲座由来自美国的外教Miss Amy Van Gundy主讲，为大家介绍了加利福尼亚的文化风俗和风景名胜，同时提及了我们熟悉的唐人街。她通过生动的语言和图片，指出社会普遍对加州的误解𓀍，有效提高了大家学习中西文化的差异🧑🏿🏫。
第二场讲座是由外教王道明教授主讲，题为English Vowel Length and English Derivational Doublets。本场讲座学术气氛较浓，内容多和语言学有关。王道明教授着重讲解了英语元音的长短特点，探讨了长短音发音规律〰️，并且也解释了英语词源和构词法，让大家领略了同源词的奥妙。
第三场讲座的主题为Meet the World’s Most Multilingual Woman，主讲人是毕业于哈佛大学的外教Mr. Byron Sherman👰🏼⚽️。他主要为大家讲述了著名匈牙利女翻译家卡莫•洛姆布学习外语的故事，向同学们传授了学习语言的方法和技巧✊。
第四场是由美国休斯顿的外教Mr. Charlie Wilson主持🏓，他以“Why Failure Is Good for Success”为题，与同学们探讨了失败在通往成功道路上的重要作用以及如何将挫折转化成动力🧙🏼，走向成功。这场讲座不仅探讨了失败和成功这一经典话题🧏🏽👩🏽🦳，更鼓舞了同学们在未来学习和生活中勇往直前，永不言败。
第五场讲座是本学期唯一一场日语讲座，为广大爱好日本文化和日语学习的同学们提供了良好的学习契机🌥。由来自日本的外教佐藤航老师主持，题为“我的家乡和北海道——其历史和起本的近代史”。佐藤老师在讲座时不时穿插粤语🐄，其幽默的语言使现场笑声不断。
第六场讲座是有关于僵尸文化的思考🎁，题目是“What We Talk about When We Talk about Zombies”，主讲人是来自美国的外教Mr. Charlie Reis⛰。他讨论了现今社会的各种“僵尸现象”👦🏻，认为僵尸是永不止步的时间代表。
快接近尾声的第七场讲座由加拿大籍外教Mr. Gregory Lawrence Smart带来，生动有趣地向同学们诠释了“Individualism”这一主题的含义🚵🏻♂️。他从历史的角度向同学们讲述了个人主义在西方的起源，之后，他又站在现代社会的角度，分别从私人空间、教育、文艺和社会等方面比较了西方和中国在个人主义的不同表现👃🏽👥。
最后一场是由英国籍外教James Gardiner为大家带来的“Accentuating the Accent—Uncovering the Myth of the British Accent”。他以英国式的诙谐向到场各位同学展示英国不同的语言和方言差异🎒👩👩👦👦，并告诫大家在学习语言的同时更应注重语音语调的训练。
八场讲座精彩纷呈🚴🏻，基本都座无虚席。此系列活动让我校学生加深了对外国文化的认识和了解，增强对语言的兴趣，强化了同学们的外语能力，同时也展示了九游会平台外语教学的显著成果。虽然本学期外教系列讲座圆满结束‼️，但我们对于外国语言的了解仍在继续👨🏽🍼，希望同学们能利用这类活动提升自我的外语能力，拓展外国文化的知识面。
Academic Lecture Series from Native Teachers
By Fay (Long Feiyu)
Academic lectures Series given by English and Japanese native teachers from the School of Foreign Languages came to an end successfully on December 22nd 2011. These lectures were highly thought of by both students and teachers of our university. The eight lectures have covered a wide range of themes, including languages, cultures, fashion, philosophy, geography, and social life. These lectures not only broadened students’ horizons, but also increased their interest in English language and culture.
Among these lectures, Miss Amy Van Gundy introduced California with some interesting pictures and video-clips. The second lecture was given by Professor Wang Daoming who focused on the topic“English Vowel Length and English Derivational Doublets”. Then Mr. Byron Sherman from Harvard University, in the third lecture stated how to learn languages, by sharing the example of the world’s most multilingual womanKató Lomb . In the lecture “Why Failure Is Good for Success”, Mr. Charlie Wilson encouraged us to face the failure and conquer the difficulties. The Japanese teacher, Mr. Wataru Sato told the history of his hometown, Hokkaido. Then Mr. Charlie Reis showed the topic “What We Talk about When We Talk about Zombies”, sharing the ideas about the heated topic “zombies” with the students. Also then, Mr. Gregory Lawrence Smart used both history and his own experience to explain what “individualism” is. Lastly, James introduced the diversity of languages and dialects in Britain. Every lecture was of great theoretical and realistic significance, which were very interesting to attract much audience.
The success of these lectures demonstrated the academic level of the School of Foreign Languages. At the same time, they contributed to students’ study of English language and culture. Both teachers and students are looking forward to the lectures next semester.
