Author：Peng Yuxin, Undergraduate League Branch of the Department of Linguistics

On 19th Oct. 2020, the final competition of the Freshman Spoken English Contest was successfully held. Zuming Liang participated in the competition on behalf of the Department of Linguistics and gave a wonderful performance on the stage. At the same time, the teachers and students of the Department of Linguistics were dispatched together. The head of the Department, Fuzhen Si , and the counselor, Xue Meng , were also watching the game on the spot to cheer for Zuming Liang. The active support of the students from the Department of Linguistics has also brought about a warm atmosphere on site.

One of the host speakers：Grade 19 of the Linguistics Department

The Speech scene of Zuming Liang

In the competition, Zuming Liang performed well, especially in the first two rounds.

In the first round of "Speech as the Voice", his fluent spoken language and vivid performance were praised "Fantastic speech!". Facing the judge's question, he responded calmly and gave a satisfactory answer. In addition, Zuming Liang chose the clips from the movie Detective Sherlock as the dubbing material for the second round of "Sound on the Scene". The pure British accent surprised everyone and achieved excellent results in the competition.

The award scene

In addition, the enthusiastic support of the Department of Linguistics has also become a highlight. The students from the Department of Linguistics in the audience were extremely excited, holding up the light sign to cheer for Zuming Liang, and they were as nervous as the contestants themselves.

Warm support of students

After the competition, family of the Department of Linguistics took a group photo on stage to record the wonderful moments.

photo of the family of linguistics

The Freshman Spoken English Contest ended smoothly with warm applause. In the days to come, students from the Department of Linguistics will surely shine on more and more broad stages!