（通讯员：向瑾阳）5月28日下午，由学校教务处和william威廉中文联合举办的以“融通世界 和声华章”为主题的学校第九届外语文化节——第六届“英语之星”演讲比赛决赛暨william威廉中文“一站式”学生社区“红五月”主题文化展演在学校大礼堂隆重开幕。校党委副书记刘昕亲临现场指导，招生就业处处长刘儒国、国际交流合作处副处长付琦、学科建设办公室、研究生处副处长翟建波出席活动，william威廉中文全体师生到场观赛。
william威廉中文党委书记胡崇芝为活动致辞。她强调，语言是文明互鉴的桥梁，是青年连接世界的纽带，希望同学们深耕专业、胸怀家国，以流利外语传递中国声音，以青春视角讲述中国故事，在跨文化交流中展现新时代青年的担当与风采。
本次决赛分专业组、非专业组同台竞技。分别以China's Voice in the Chorus of Civilizations（文明和声里的中国之声）和China: A Chapter in the World's Story（中国：世界篇章里的隽永一页）为主题，10名专业选手和12 名非专业选手结合个人见闻与时代观察，从发展成就、文化魅力、青年责任等角度，生动讲述中国故事，传递文化自信，彰显了学子们扎实的语言功底、深厚的文化素养和开阔的国际视野。
决赛间隙，歌曲和舞蹈的加入，使会场氛围热烈，赢得现场观众阵阵掌声与喝彩。外教Hannah进行了专业点评，精准指出选手亮点并给出针对性提升建议；院长刘晖对全体选手的优异表现给予高度肯定，鼓励同学们持续夯实语言基础、拓宽国际视野，努力成为传播中华文化、促进文明交流的青年使者。
经评委综合评审，专业组明宸瑶、非专业组欧阳诗涵荣获一等奖。校党委副书记刘昕为她们颁发了荣誉证书和奖杯。
本次活动的成功举办，为学子搭建了展示英语能力、交流学习心得的优质平台，进一步浓厚了校园外语文化氛围，充分展现了我校学子自信自强、融通中外的青春风采，为学校人才培养与校园文化建设注入了新活力。（摄影：苏沐恩、夏慧仪）
Connecting the World, Composing a Harmonious Chapter — The 9th Foreign Culture Festival and the 6th “Star of English” Speech Contest Final Concludes Successfully
(Reporter: Xiang Jinyang) On the afternoon of May 28, the grand opening of our university’s 9th Foreign Culture Festival and the Final of the 6th “Star of English” Speech Contest—themed “Connecting the World, Composing a Harmonious Chapter”—took place in the auditorium. The event was jointly hosted by the Academic Affairs Office and the School of Foreign Languages and also featured the “Red May” Cultural Performance of the School’s “One-Stop” Student Community. Liu Xin, Deputy Secretary of the University Party Committee, attended the event. Also present were Liu Ruguo, Director of the Admissions and Career Development Office; Fu Qi, Deputy Director of the International Cooperation and Exchange Office; Zhai Jianbo, Deputy Director of the Discipline Construction Office and the Graduate Department; along with all faculty and students of the School of Foreign Languages.
Hu Chongzhi, Party Secretary of the School of Foreign Languages, delivered a speech for the event. She emphasized that language serves as a bridge for mutual learning between civilizations and a bond connecting youth to the world. She expressed her hope that students would cultivate their professional expertise while keeping the nation in their hearts, using fluent foreign languages to convey China’s voice and tell China’s stories from a youthful perspective, thereby demonstrating the responsibility and charisma of the new generation of youth in cross-cultural exchange.
The final featured contestants competing in two categories: the English Major Group and the Non-English Major Group. Centered on the themes “China’s Voice in the Chorus of Civilizations” and “China: A Chapter in the World’s Story” respectively, 10 English major contestants and 12 non-English major contestants combined personal experiences with observations of the times. From perspectives such as development achievements, cultural charm, and youth responsibility, they vividly narrated Chinese stories and conveyed cultural confidence, demonstrating the students’ solid linguistic foundation, profound cultural literacy, and broad international vision.
During the intermission, song and dance performances created a lively atmosphere, winning waves of applause and cheers from the audience. The foreign teacher, Hannah, provided professional commentary, precisely highlighting the contestants’ strengths and offering targeted suggestions for improvement. Dean Liu Hui spoke highly of the wonderful performance of all contestants, encouraging them to continuously solidify their language foundation, broaden their international horizons, and strive to become youth envoys who spread Chinese culture and promote exchanges between civilizations.
Following a comprehensive evaluation by the judges, Ming Chenyao from the English Major Group and Ouyang Shihan from the Non-English Major Group were awarded the First Prize. Liu Xin, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee, presented them with honorary certificates and trophies.
The successful hosting of this event built a high-quality platform for students to showcase their English proficiency and exchange learning insights. It further enriched the campus foreign language cultural atmosphere, fully demonstrating the confidence, self-reliance, and global vision of our students, and injecting new vitality into the school’s talent cultivation and campus culture construction.
