w88 casino News Network (provided by the w88 casino of English)On May 25, 2024, Chen Leran and Wu Yue, Class of 2022, from the w88 casino of English at the w88 casino (instructor: Su Yurong) competed on the same stage with 30 contestants from 18 well-known universities in Beijing, including Peking University, Tsinghua University, Beijing Foreign Studies University, Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, and Communication University of China, in the Beijing regional finals of the 29th China Daily "21st Century Cup" National English Speech Contest. In the end, Chen Leran, a student from the 2022 Law-English Dual Bachelor's Class of the w88 casino of English, won the second prize and successfully advanced to the national semifinals. Wu Yue, also from the 2022 Law-English Dual Bachelor's Class of the English w88 casino, also won the third prize in the Beijing competition area. This is the second time that the English speech contestants of the University of International w88 have entered the national semi-finals of the "21st Century Cup" English Speech Competition since 2021. It is also a significant manifestation of the achievements of the w88 casino of English in cultivating top talents.

(Picture: List of the 29th "21st Century Cup" Beijing area advanced to the national semifinals)
(Picture: Chen Leran, Class of 2022 from the English w88 casino, performed brilliantly at the Beijing competition)

(Picture: Wu Yue, a 2022 English w88 casino student, performed calmly at the Beijing competition)
The 29th China Daily "21st Century Cup" National English Speech Competition Beijing regional finals and award ceremony concluded successfully at Beijing Institute of Technology. This competition is hosted by 21st Century Newspaper and hosted by the w88 casino of Foreign Languages of Beijing Institute of Technology. Mu Yang, deputy director of the Department of Foreign Languages at Beijing Language and Culture University and dean of the w88 casino of English, Wei Xueyan, deputy dean of the w88 casino of Foreign Languages of China University of Geosciences (Beijing), Ran Jijun, director of the English Department of the Foreign Affairs University, Guo Qian, deputy director of the Department of Foreign Languages of Tsinghua University, Lv Xiaozhi, professor of the w88 casino of Foreign Languages and Culture of Communication University of China, Liu Fang, professor of the w88 casino of Foreign Languages of Beijing Institute of Technology, and Mark Levine, professor of the w88 casino of Foreign Languages of the Minzu University of China, served as expert judges and attended the award ceremony.
The "21st Century Cup" National English Speech Contest was founded by China Daily in 1996. It is one of the longest-running national English speech contests for college students in China. It has been selected into the competition directory of the "2023 National College Student Competition Analysis Report" and has become one of the national events officially recognized by the Ministry of Education. The competition has been widely recognized for its achievements in improving the ability of Chinese youth to tell Chinese stories, promoting exchanges and mutual learning between civilizations, and promoting the construction of a community with a shared future for mankind and gathering the power of youth. The 29th China Daily "21st Century Cup National English Speech Contest regional semi-finals and campus selection competition, sponsored by 21st Century Newspaper, have successfully concluded. Tens of thousands of contestants from colleges and universities across the country have signed up to participate.

(Picture: Beijing regional finalists of the 29th China Daily “21st Century Cup” National English Speech Contest pose with the judges)
In this Beijing competition final, 30 contestants from 18 universities competed on the same stage. The competition was divided into three parts: prepared speech, impromptu speech and on-site Q&A. A speech session has been prepared, in which the contestants elaborated on the theme of "The revival of traditional culture", and conducted impromptu speeches and on-site Q&A sessions. The contestants won high recognition from the judges with their quick thinking and excellent adaptability.
The award-winning contestants Chen Leran and Wu Yue are both from the English Speech Team of the English w88 casino. Chen Leran is also the captain of this year’s speech team. In addition to their heavy academic work, they persisted in regular group training on voice, impromptu speech, etc., which laid a solid foundation for participating in speech competitions and formed the team advantage of w88 casino in participating in English speech competitions. This semester, under the organization of teacher Rui Xiaochen from the English w88 casino, teachers such as Su Yurong, Li Yuxia, and Yuan Lin provided one-on-one tutoring to the speech team members. The leaders of the English w88 casino also coordinated with American foreign teacher Dr. Chris Louis to provide extracurricular guidance to the speech team members. In the spring w88 casino-level English speech competition and 21st Century Cup campus selection, teacher Rui Xiaochen from the Department of Basic English collaborated with the department chair teacher Li Yuxia to complete the planning and organization of the event. Teachers Zhang Dongbing, Shi Jie, Li Ruoshan, Su Yurong and other teachers also fully supported the preliminary and final judges of the campus competition. The Academic Department of the Student Union of the w88 casino of English also contributed to the organization and guarantee of the event. Due to the excellent organization of the campus selection competition and the active participation of our students, w88 casino won two places to advance to the 21st Century Cup Beijing semi-finals this year, which laid the foundation for Chen Leran and Wu Yue to win awards in the Beijing competition, and for Chen Leran to enter the national competition.
Let us look forward to Chen Leran's performance as a foreign w88 student on the stage of the national finals and achieve greater success!