由中国日报社、可口可乐大中华区联合主办的“第19届中国日报社‘21世纪·可口可乐杯’全国英语演讲比赛川渝赛区总决赛”于2013年12月15日上午在西南财经大学圆满落幕。来自四川外国语大学的周志飞、西南财经大学的朱梓薇、四川外国语大学成都学院的刘珊分获冠、亚、季军,这三位选手将代表川渝地区学子进军全国总决赛。
本场赛事共有来自川渝地区的12位精英选手同台竞技。他们在前期的互联网选拔赛、校园选拔赛、电话口试等多元化竞赛单元中脱颖而出,晋级川渝赛区决赛。选手们围绕主题 “University as I see it”展开精彩绝伦的演讲。
为保持比赛的学术水平,在19届赛事全国总决赛的评委会中,仍邀请来自国内外一流高校、知名英语教育机构及中国教育部、新闻界、外交部的英语教育专家担任比赛评委,国外机构如国际英语联合会(ESU)、美国教育考试服务中心(ETS)、澳大利亚广播公司(ABC)、英国大使馆文化教育处等仍作为智库机构支持赛事发展。
川渝赛区总决赛由四川外国语学院教授刘爱英、西南财经大学经贸外语学院副院长盛敏、成都中医药大学外语学院副院长叶立霜、电子科技大学教授廖敏、电子科技大学外籍专家Nancy Westanmo以及中国日报社21世纪英语教育传媒总经理曾庆锴担任评审团,并对选手的竞赛环节进行公正评定。
西南财经大学经贸外语学院院长邓海教授莅临比赛现场并致辞,他对赛事的权威性、严谨性、公平性予以高度肯定。
据悉,“21世纪杯”全国英语演讲比赛自1996年创办以来,作为我国英语教育界的一个传统项目,得到了全国师生和英语教育界专家的大力支持并积极参与,一直被指定为每年在英国伦敦举办的国际英语演讲比赛的中国区唯一选拔赛,面向全国在校大中小学生。中央电视台知名主持人芮成钢、刘欣,外交部著名翻译孙宁、张京等均曾作为赛事的优秀获奖选手,并代表中国参加国际比赛且荣获大奖。
The Sichuan & Chongqing Regional Final of the 19th China Daily "21st Century • Coca-Cola Cup" National English Speaking Competition Concluded Successfully
(Chengdu, Dec. 15th, 2013) The Sichuan & Chongqing Regional Final of the Nineteenth China Daily “21st Century·Coca-Cola Cup” National English Speaking Competition (the “competition”) concluded successfully on December 15th, 2013 at Southwestern University of Finance and Economics in Chengdu. The competition was co-sponsored by China Daily and Coca-Cola Great China, and co-organized by 21st Century English Education Media and Southwestern University of Finance and Economics. After the fierce competition, Zhou Zhifei from Sichuan International Studies University won the championship. The first and second runners-up went to Zhu Ziwei from Southwestern University of Finance and Economics and Liu Shan from Chengdu Institute Sichuan International Studies University respectively. They will compete in the national semi-finals to be held next spring.
All together there were 12 contestants in the Sichuan & Chongqing Regional Final of this year’s competition. They were selected through qualifying contests at university campuses and through audio-visual speech recordings submitted online followed by telephone interviews. They delivered eloquent and insightful speeches on the topics “University as I see it”.
As in the past years, this year’s competition has gained full support of well-known universities in China and abroad, major international ELT organizations, the Ministry of Education, the press circles and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Among the judges are ELT experts from the English-Speaking Union (ESU), the Educational Testing Service (ETS), Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) and the Cultural and Education Section of the British Embassy.
The panel of judges for the Sichuan & Chongqing Regional Final consisted of 6 members, including Professor Liu Aiying from Sichuan International Studies University, Professor Sheng Min, Vice Dean of School of Foreign Languages for Economics and Trade of Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, Professor Ye Lishuang, Vice Dean of School of Foreign Languages of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Professor Liao Min from School of Foreign Languages of University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Ms Nancy Westanmo, Foreign Expert from School of Foreign Languages of University of Electronic Science and Technology of China,and Mr Zeng Qingkai, General Manager of 21st Century English Education Media, China Daily.
Prof Deng Hai, Dean of School of Foreign Languages for Economics and Trade of Southwestern University of Finance and Economics,attended the event and gave an enthusiastic speech. He spoke highly of this competition, which enjoys international fame and prestige.
Known for its strict procedures and authoritative judging, China Daily “21st Century Cup” National English Speaking Competition is regarded as one of the most prestigious event of its kind in China. Since its establishment, the competition has served as the qualifying contest in China for the annual International Public Speaking Competition (IPSC) organized by the English-Speaking Union (ESU). Winners of the national competition have taken prizes including Championship and Runner-up in the international contest. Among them are Liu Xin and Rui Chenggang, famous bilingual anchors and presenters and Sun Ning and Zhang Jing, interpreters and translators at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.