Undergraduate students in English studies from the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (FHSS) of the City University of Macau (CityU) have won national and provincial awards for their outstanding performance at the 2022 National English Translation Competition for College Students.
The 2022 National English Translation Competition for College Students was organized by the Teachers of English as a Foreign Language in China (TEFL China) of the International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language (IATEFL), the English Coaching Paper press, and the Testing and Evaluation press. The national competition aimed to cultivate cross-cultural awareness among college students nationwide, improve their cross-cultural communication skills, and encourage them to sharpen their language skills. A total of 2,147 students from 985 and 211 universities across the country participated in the competition.
Under the guidance of Prof. William Xu Wei and Lecturer Carrie Kuok Un I, year-one student Luan Kaiqi and year-three student Lin Zhijian won second prizes at national level.
Under the guidance of Prof. William Xu Wei, as well as Lecturers Shao Jinshi and Leong Chon, year-one students: Zhang Ziqiu, Zhang Xiaoyu, Pan Yingyi and year-three students: Ji Boya, Fu Yu Yangzi, Hu Jiawen, Wang Yixin won third prizes at national level.
In addition to the honors mentioned, undergraduate students from FHSS won 7 first prizes, 9 second prizes, and 14 third prizes at the provincial level.
Prof. William Xu Wei, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
“In coordinating and supervising this activity, I am pleased to see that our students are becoming increasingly enthusiastic about participating in professional competitions. It is gratifying to see them taking care of their own development and becoming involved in activities at the national level.”
Cathy Luan Kaiqi, student at Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
“I would like to express my gratitude for the supervision I received from my teachers. It was through this process that I gained more translation skills as well as attempts to apply our classroom knowledge to actual translation assignments. The translation process has also provided me with a deeper understanding of other fields. I am committed to continuing to improve my professional capability and interdisciplinary learning abilities in the future.”
Eric Lin Zhijian, student at Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
“I would like to thank the faculty members of FHSS for their support and encouragement. Translating a text requires careful polishing, but it also involves the accumulation of experience through practice. Through this contest, I received useful training and realized my shortcomings in the process of sparring with other contestants. In the future, I will try my best to progress, combine theory and practice, and strive for new achievements in my studies.”
Source: Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
