In the evening of May.27th, over 100 international students from 11 classes watched the Chinese Songs Competition for Chinese Language Students held in the International Student Activity Center. 34 Chinese Language Students from over 20 countries participated in the competition and displayed their high-level Chinese language proficiency and singing skills.
This competition was divided into two parts, each covering 7 songs in the order of classes with the judges as the rich-experienced Chinese teacher Ms.He Li, the top 10 singer in the School of Electrical Engineering Dang Qi and officer from the International Student Office Ms. Yan Wei. The hosts included Joseph from Dominican Republic, Olha from Ukraine, Jia Jun He from Germany and Yasmine from Cote d'Ivoire. The competition started with PPT and videos that showed the charm of the performers and their class in a warm atmosphere, which raised the expectation of the audience towards the performances from their classes.
A Chinese song Hometown sang with guitar played by Liam from New Zealand in Class A1 brought everyone into the rhythmed and homesick song. Followed was the song Hidden Wings performed by Korean student Minji Park and Mongolian student Akhmarzhan Islambek from Class A2, their sweet voice invoked the remarks from the audience as “They sound like Teresa Teng! ” Fairy Tale by Mongolian student Bayarsaikkhan Battushig from C2 was so tender and gentle that all the audience could not help singing with him. Wonderful moments continued without stop, which witnessed the chorus from Class B3 and C1 that displayed the class union and harmony. The antiphonal singing from Class D and E was either combined with deep feelings or sweet mood. Solo from Class C2, E and F demonstrated the singers’ extraordinary stage manners and competence as well, Cheering up from the audience never came to an halt throughout the competition and it hit a new high when the class supervisors Afra and Betty sang two popular Chinese songs when the competition drew near to an close. Both teacher and students performed on the stage and hereby songs were like the bridge that brought them closer to each other.
Finally Nehemie from Democratic Republic of the Congo in Class C2 won the first prize by One Thousand Years Later and Moroccan student Baiya and Malaysian student Al Rashid Mohammad Zul from B4 won the second prize by Little Dimple, while the third prize went to Liam from New Zealand in Class A1 by Hometown and Julia from Republic of Lithuania in B1 by Zebra.
"I enjoyed this competition very much and every contestant performed so well. I not only learn better about my classmates around and but also acquire the new motivation to learn Chinese well!” said Jessica, a Philippine student. “I wish this activity could last since I see another side of my students which really surprises me a lot. This is also a good channel for the teachers and students for further communication and closer relationship.”
It’s said that the 1st Chinese Songs Competition for Chinese Language Students was held by the School of International Education, aiming at providing the Chinese language students a platform to show their Chinese language skills and their talents. Cultural activities in different themes and forms are held each semester and this is the grandest one among Chinese classes for this semester, which is an important part to encourage the Chinese students to study and communicate with each other.
首届汉语生中文歌曲比赛成功举办
5月27日晚，来自11个班级的100多名留学生齐聚友谊公寓国际学生活动中心，观看届首届汉语生中文歌曲比赛。来自20多个不同国家的34名汉语生带来了14首中文歌曲，展示着自己扎实的中文水平和歌唱实力。
此次比赛分为上下两场，每场7首歌曲，以初级班到高级班为顺序依次表演。评委包括资深对外汉语老师何利，电气学院十大歌手党琪和留学生办公室老师严薇。四位主持人分别是来自多米尼加的约瑟夫，来自乌克兰的张亚丽，来自德国的何镓俊和来自科特迪瓦的罗松。比赛在各班级的风采展示PPT和小视频中温馨开场，同学们都期待各自的班级代表表演。
首来自A1班的吉他弹唱的《故乡》，把大家带入了新西兰选手李安韵律十足，柔美低沉的歌声里。紧接着A2班的韩国学生朴敏智和蒙古学生郑蓉用甜美的歌声诠释了《隐形的翅膀》，有的观众感叹道：“唱得太温柔了，听着好像邓丽君啊！”来自C2班的蒙古学生白彦深情献唱了一首《童话》，让所有人都情不自禁的跟着唱起来。比赛精彩不断，B3，C1班的合唱歌声和谐统一，唱出了班级的团结和睦，B2班，B4班，D班和E班的双人对唱或甜美或动情，C2班，E班，F班的独唱展示了选手们非凡的台风和气场，不管是哪个班级的选手都展示了自己扎实的唱功和中文实力，台下的观众加油声不断。在比赛接近尾声时，班主任王小晗和何贝老师的精彩献唱再一次使现场气氛高涨，师生同台献艺，汉语歌成了加深师生彼此了解和情感沟通的纽带。
最后获得一等奖的是C2班刚果金学生何民演唱的《一千年以后》，B4班摩洛哥学生白娅和马来西亚学生林俊杰合唱的《小酒窝》获得二等奖，三等奖赢家分别是A1班李安带来的《故乡》和B1班立陶宛学生尤娜带来的《斑马》。其余选手则都获得优胜奖。
“我很喜欢这次比赛，大家的表现太精彩了，不仅让我更好地了解了身边的同学们，还让我有了学习中文的新动力！”来自菲律宾的高婵娟说道。“希望这个活动能够延续下去，今天我看到学生新的一面，我很惊喜。同时这是一个很好的班级活动，我感觉师生之间的关系又拉近了。”
据悉，此次首届汉语生中文歌曲比赛由国际教育学院主办，旨在为汉语生提供一个展示汉语水平和自我风采的平台。每学期汉语生班级都会举行主题和形式各异的文化活动，此次中文歌曲比赛是本学期最大型的班级文化活动，也是促进汉语生学习和交流的重要组成部分。
附录：2016上汉语班中文歌曲比赛曲单
序号 班级 表演曲目 表演者
1 A1 《故乡》 李安
2 A1 《多爱我一天》 杜兰，崔俞辰
3 A2 《隐形的翅膀》 朴敏智，郑蓉
4 B1 《斑马》 尤娜
5 B2 《依然爱你》 何米 黎文胜 吉他
6 B3 《北京欢迎你》 杨洋，严波，安迪，高飞，单福， 苏米雅，杜兰，吉玛，武空邦
7 B4 《小酒窝》 林俊杰 白娅
8 C1 《月亮代表我的心》 孔明，孙杨，金旼范，朴宣馨，马丽 下半场
9 C2 《一千年以后》 何民
10 C2 《童话》 白彦
11 D 《我的歌声里》 裴玲、胡蕾
12 E 《人质》 约瑟夫
13 E 《安静》 邢嘉玲，邢嘉慧
14 F 《好久不见》
《外面的世界》串烧 何镓俊
