XLIS 2023 Secondary Chinese New Year Celebration
‘My Youth’ 2023 XLIS 5th Secondary Chinese Speech Contest
List of winners in the native language group
First prize Rambo Zuo
Second prize David Zhang 、Richie Liu
Third prize Eason Xu、Tiger Li、Jennifer Wu
List of winners in the second language group
First prize Choi Park (Korean)
Second prize Youlim Choi (Korean), Kyurin kim (Korean)
Third prize
Dian Yeom (Korean), Wonji Jo (Korean)
Seungsoo Han (Korean),
Lilee Blae Dolman (The Isle of Man)
Speech of award of native language group students:
Speech of the second language group students:
One skilled speaker, Seungsoo Han from MYP1, who learned Chinese in only 5 months, mustered up the courage to stand center of the stage as a risk-taker and expressed himself candidly in Chinese. After the speech contest he said: “I have learned Chinese just for 5 months. At first, I thought that is a mission of impossible to join Chinese Speech Contest. Because of the continuous encouragement from my teacher Ms. Jasmin and my family, I decided to have a try. I am a person who doesn’t like speaking out that much and fears speaking out to the audience. I practiced a great of times and finally I made it. I had never had experiences like this before, so it is so new to me. And my feeling of experiencing this speech contest is exciting, fun. And, I improved my Chinese skills. And I think I have also earned the confidence that I can do it if I trust myself. I would like to try out for next year and I hope I can do a better job.”
We would like to encourage parents to support students’ Chinese learning and growth at XLIS. Mr. Jo, one of the judges of this contest, father of Korean student MYP3 Diana, expressed his gratitude for the event. He felt that students expressed themselves well in Chinese and stated his thoughts on the importance of the youth from different perspectives. He believed that being young implies the exploration and practice of various ideas. In addition, he further encouraged every student by using Emerson’s famous words: “for the sake of a wonderful life, don’t follow the path that others have taken, but to explore a new path and leave their own footprint”.
This speech contest was honored to have invited Mr. Jiang He, the head of Shaanxi People’s Art Theatre Troupe, the national first-class actor, and also the star of the drama “White Deer Plain” and “Ordinary World”, as one of the judges. He hailed the performance of the presenters on the spot and put forward sincere suggestions. Mr. Jiang also shared his views on youth. He believes that youth should be fearless and bold. He encouraged young people to pursue their dreams bravely and without hesitance.
Once the contest came to the end, everyone in attendance was submerged in reflection. Youth is synonymous with passion. Is this the end of the discussion of “youth”? Of course not. The speech contestants are quite right. The students of Xi’an Liangjiatan International School will continue to explore the key to open a world that is full of opportunities . Instead of settling for a prize and an extravagant applause, they will move on to take consistent steps toward taking more defined and clear path in the future.
Organizers:
XLIS Secondary Chinese teachers
Eunice Hou (Secondary Chinese Lead Teacher, MYP&DP Chinese Language & Literature Teacher, DP TOK teacher)
Emma Yang (MYP coordinator, MYP&DP Chinese Acquisition teacher)
Sophia Suo (MYP&DP Chinese Language & Literature Teacher, MYP&DP Chinese Acquisition teacher, DP TOK teacher)
Carrie Quan (MYP Chinese Language & Literature Teacher, MYP&DP Chinese Acquisition teacher)
Matthew Lu (MYP Chinese Language & Literature Teacher, MYP Chinese Acquisition teacher)
Jasmin Sun (MYP&DP Chinese Acquisition teacher)
Momo Li (MYP Chinese Language & Literature Teacher, MYP Chinese Acquisition teacher)
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Authors:
MYP students
Momo Li (MYP Chinese Language & Literature Teacher, MYP Chinese Acquisition teacher)
Jasmin Sun (MYP&DP Chinese Acquisition teacher)
Sophia Suo (MYP&DP Chinese Language & Literature Teacher, MYP&DP Chinese Acquisition teacher, DP TOK teacher)