Recently, The Competition of Gifts to the Motherland and Confession to Nankai by Youth was held in the auditorium of the CFL. The competition aims to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the founding of New China and the 100th anniversary of the founding of Nankai University in the form of class show gaveb by the freshmen making their voice heard for confessing to the motherland and the alma mater.
There were various and distinct performances given by 8 classes, such as class chorus, dubbing, drama performance, poetry reading and video display. Presentations given by many classes also combined their own professional expertise, such as the English dubbing of the interpreting class one, the class chorus of the Japanese language and literature, and the video for blessing given by students of the Russian language and literature class. the outstanding performances carefully prepared by students won the audience's applause. In addition, a knowledge contest session was designed over the break. Mainly focusing on the history of Nankai University and the history of the College of Foreign Languages, the topics would help the freshmen to understand the school history, adhere to the university school motto and establish the spirit of Nankai. The students were enthusiastic about answering the questions.
In the end, the English Language and Literature (Glasgow) class 2019 won the first prize; the English interpreting class two the second prize; the English interpreting class one and the foreign language and applied language class the third prize.
Fully demonstrating the mental outlook and class style of the graduate students, the competition was conductive to enhancing the class cohesiveness and building a platform for students to present gifts to the motherland and Nankai University. Students involved in this activity would develop a deeper sense of belonging and pride towards the motherland and Nankai. They were also encouraged to renew themselves for the new century and work hard in the new era and work as a contributor of the great cause of socialism with Chinese characteristics.
