为了让家长深入了解学院，了解孩子的学习环境，实现学院与家长共同帮助学生规划好未来蓝图的目标， 紧张而繁忙的迎新工作刚刚结束，外国语学院立即召开了新生家长代表座谈会。9月3日下午4时，在励耘楼B206，共有17位新生家长代表参加了本次座谈会。院长陶文好教授、副院长谢庆立副教授、副院长谢文婷副教授、党总支副书记张敏丽、办公室主任高原等老师参加了本次会议。
陶文好院长首先介绍了学校、学院的概况及师资力量，又详细介绍了我院自建校来由创院之路到强院之路的迅速发展，并结合珠海的发展前景提出了我院的未来规划。之后谢庆立老师、甄文康老师分别介绍了英语专业和日语专业的教学计划，张敏丽老师介绍了我院近两年毕业生的考研出国及就业情况。在最后的交流环节，教师与家长、家长与家长之间就孩子的学习和未来展开了热烈的讨论。
院长在介绍我院情况的同时，也就家长担心的各个方面展开了深入阐释，郑重承诺以认真负责的态度培养学生。为了让新生能尽快适应大学的新环境，院长又提出几点要求和建议，例如要培养自主学习和独立辩证思考的能力、博览群书、拥有自己的独特见解；善于利用网络，不要沉迷于网络游戏；学会化解生活中的矛盾，树立远大目标等。陶院长希望家长们能为学院发展出谋划策，能够与学院的师生一道共建学院。
家长们纷纷表示，此次会议让他们更加深入地了解学院，对学院英语专业和日语专业的课程设置非常满意，也很庆幸自己的孩子能加入外国语学院这个大家庭；他们对学院的办学及未来的发展也充满信心。
本次会后我院将着手筹建家长委员会，以实现学校与家长的有效沟通，相互合作，共同关注学生的成长与发展，为学校为社会培养更多的优秀人才。
School of Foreign Languages Holds Parent-Teacher Meeting
By Guo Rui
In order to give the parents of the freshmen an insight into the teaching plans of the English and Japanese majors and enhance the mutual cooperation of the parents and the school, the School of Foreign Languages held a parent-teacher meeting immediately after the orientation day on September 3, 2011.
Seventeen representatives of the freshmen’s parents attended this meeting in Room B206, Liyun Building. Present at the meeting were Professor Tao Wenhao, the Dean, Associate Professor Xie Qingli and Associate Professor Xie Wenting, the Vice Deans, Ms.Zhang Minli, the Vice Secretary of the Party General Branch, Ms. Gao Yuan, Director of the Administrative Office of the School.
Firstly, Dean Tao introduced the history of our university and school. He then came up with the future plan with regards to the development of the school. Then Mr. Xie Qingli and Mr. Zhen Wenkang introduced the teaching plans of the English major and Japanese major respectively. Ms. Zhang Minli gave a report on the number of graduates who were admitted to graduate programs of universities from home and abroad in 2010 and 2011. At last, teachers and parents exchanged views on the parents concerns.
Dean Tao promised that the teachers of School of Foreign Languages will teach with a careful and responsible attitude. In order to help freshmen to adapt to the new campus life, Dean Tao offered some suggestions that students should study and think independently and read as much as they can, make full use of the Internet properly, set long-term goals and learn to handle relationships with their classmates. Dean Tao hoped that parents could give suggestions for and make contributions to the development of the school.
The parents present said that this meeting enabled them to know the school better and they were very satisfied with the curricula of the English Major and the Japanese Major; they thought their children were lucky to be a member of the big family of the school and believed the school would have a brighter future.
After this meeting, the school will set up a parents’ committee, which will make contribution to the communication between teachers and parents. It is a great opportunity for parents to get to know more about the school.
