记者 龙飞宇
本学期外籍教师系列讲座活动在全校师生的一片好评声中圆满结束。该活动由九游会平台举办，从2011年3月3日开始至5月26日共计七场，皆为英语讲座，每场讲座主题各异🧑🏼💼，内容丰富2️⃣，学术而不失趣味🚜，既带领同学们探讨了语言的发展和生命的意义，也讲述了异域地理风情等。每场讲座毫无疑问吸引了全校英语及非英语专业同学到场听讲。
第一场外教讲座由Linda Visner主讲，主题为Language and Cross-Cultural Communication。她以深厚的文化底蕴及丰富的生活经历介绍了语言在不同时代的发展历程，展现了语言之美，提高了在场同学对于语言甚至语言学习的认识。
第二场是由Mr. Tim Musgrave进行的题为Reality TV - the death of light entertainment精彩演讲🌾。通过英国的电视节目👩🏿🏫🌮，Tim详细介绍了真人秀这一新型电视节目的发展历史，同时联系了中国的选秀节目以及当今热门的微博和社交网络等现象。现场气氛非常活跃。
第三场讲座由来自澳大利亚的Mr. David Riddiford主讲，主题为Australian Wildlife。David通过生活经历以及相关视频向广大师生展示了澳大利亚的地理环境和种类丰富的野生动物，引得在场同学赞叹连连🧛♀️。
第四场讲座题为Tales of Life, Luck, and Fate: How the Past Can Help Us Face an Uncertain Future🍴，主讲人为Mr. Chad Glass 💂🏽♂️。他的讲座内容充实📌，涵盖了中西方文化差异，他丰富的阅历让讲座精彩纷呈🙃，在座同学在Mr. Chad Glass的带领下对生命和运气有了新的理解。
第五场讲座由外教Dr. Ann Henry主讲，她给我们带来了有关American Women Film Makers的精彩演讲。她生动地介绍了女性电影制作人在20世纪早期的状况⛹🏿♀️，使同学们在趣味中获得了相关知识🥈✅。
第六场讲座题目是“生命的意义”，主讲人Mr. Martin Stannard。他用成长经历和在场诸位分享了“艺术是人们在满足了自我生存需要之后萌生出来的🤹🏽♀️🐘，没有艺术的世界是孤寂的”这个道理。整个演讲过程气氛非常热烈🤽，教室里挤满了全校各个年级的学生👿。
最后一场讲座是Mr. Jack Merrington带来的，他 以“PRT, a transportation revolution?”为主题向大家介绍了一种新型的交通工具——个人快捷交通🏉。通过介绍PRT相关知识🧑🏽🌾，使同学们了解到“我们无法预料未来，只能把握现在，从而改变未来👐🏽！”这一真理。
七场外教讲座都精彩纷呈，每个主题都吸引了大批学生听讲🧹。此系列活动让我校学生加深了对外国文化的认识和了解，强化了我校学生的外语能力，也展示了九游会平台外语教学的显著成果。本学期外教系列讲座活动已圆满结束，但我们对外国语言的学习却仍在继续，希望同学们能利用外教讲座中认识到的知识更好地学习外语，让自己的外语能力达到更高的水平😞。
Academic Lectures by Native English Teachers Come to an End
By Guo Rui
Academic lectures given by English native teachers from the Faculty of Foreign Languages came to an end successfully on May 26. These lectures were thought highly of by both students and teachers of our university. The seven lectures held this semester cover a wide range of themes, including language, culture, philosophy, geography, social life and high technology. These lectures not only broadened students’ horizons, but also increased their interest of English study.
Among the seven lectures, Ms. Linda Visner analyzed the connections between language and its history background; Mr. Tim Musgrave introduced the details of the history of the Reality TV; Mr. David Riddiford introduced the diverse and unique wildlife in Australia; Mr. Chad Glass analyzed the different values about luck and fate between Chinese and western cultures; Dr. Ann Henry introduced the status of the women film makers in the 20 centuries; Mr. Martin Stannard gave a philosophy lecture entitled ‘The Meaning of Life’; and Mr. Jack Merrington focused on an advanced technology called PRT (Personal Rapid Transit). Every lecture was of great theoretical and realistic significance and each was interesting enough to attract many audience.
The success of these lectures demonstrated the academic level of the Faculty 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.
