Source: Party & Administration Joint Office of Zhuhai Campus

Written by: Office of Student Work of Lingnan College

Translated by: Chen Zixuan

Edited by: Wang Dongmei

On November 2, the launching ceremony of Lingnan English Corner (LEC) was held on Zhuhai Campus, SYSU. Joanna Wilk and David Clutterbuck, two foreign teachers; Cameron Rotblat, the instructor of the English education project of The Yale-China Association; Yang Qi, Counselor from the Student Work Office of Lingnan College; representatives from Youth League General Branch, Student Union and Lingnan News Agency of Lingnan College; as well as some freshmen and sophomores attended the launching ceremony.

Chen Zixuan, the president of LEC, introduced the organizational structure and development plan of LEC to the students in detail. Cameron Rotblat, the instructor of the English education project of The Yale-China Association, shared his experience with the audience. In the Q&A part, the hosts actively interacted with students through interesting questions in English. After a brief launching ceremony, students took part in their first oral English communication with foreign teachers.

Thanks to the English education project, which was reached by Lingnan College and The Yale-China Association in June this year, LEC is making efforts to establish a communication platform for SYSU students and outstanding graduates of Yale University with the aim to improve the students’ oral English proficiency. Although LEC was established recently, it was warmly welcomed by students. At present, over 400 students have applied for enrollment through e-mails and text messages.

It is reported that LEC will divide students into groups according to their interests and take various forms such as morning reading, scene play, classics reciting, etc. LEC will organize English learning activities on a regular basis to improve the students’ English proficiency.