On the evening of March 8, 2017, the annual awarding ceremony of School of Foreign Languages was held successfully in LeYu C204. Professor Tao Wenhao, the Dean of School of Foreign Languages and General Secretary of Party Branch of SFL, Professor Xie Wenting and Professor Xie Qingli, Vice Dean of the school, and Wang Yan, Deputy Secretary of Party Branch of SFL, and all the party members and all teachers and students to be honored attended the ceremony.
Firstly, teachers who made outstanding contributions to the development of the school in the past three years were awarded. Since they devoted their attention to teaching, management and scientific research and set themselves a good example to others, students respected them deeply. Combining with their own teaching experiences, representatives of outstanding teachers put forward their suggestions on how to conduct self-management and how to deal with the relationship between "erudition" and "depth" in the learning process. They suggested that college students should set reasonable goals, have the ability to arrange self-learning independently, and actively participate in practical activities. At the same time, except for mastering the professional knowledge, they should aslo read extensively and widely so as to achieve progress continuously.
In addition, it awarded the advanced individuals and class groups that were outstanding in professional learning, party activities and social work. The winner of Special Scholarship Zhou Fang shared her experience both in the study and social practice. She stressed that one of the important reasons that she had been awarded Special Scholarship every year since she entered the school was that she really loved to study and enjoyd her study. At the same time, she also encouraged students to actively participate in social practice, especially volunteer service, while striving to improve their professional knowledge. Moreover, she emphasized we should always have a grateful heart towards the people and things around us.
Then Professor Tao Wenhao explained the Chinese translation of "International Women's Day" in a humorous way, and expressed festive greetings for all female staff and girls in the school. What's more, he extended his warm congratulations to individuals and groups awarded, and hoped all teachers and students to adhere to the motto of Beijing Normal University which is “ Learn, so as to instruct others; act, to serve as example to all". He also suggested we remain true to our original aspiration and keep our mission firmly in mind.
The awarding ceremony is not only the recognition of performance over the past year, but also motivation to the work in the future. It is strongly believed that teachers and students of SFL will surely contribute to the prosperity of the school.
