The preliminary of ‘Board-Writing Competition’ was held at Classroom 3218 at the noon of September 17th by Foreign Language Department ,in which Sun Xiaotong, an instructor of board-writing skills, Deng Ruoting, the president of Nan Hu Calligraphy Association, and Hou Wenjie, a backbone member of the Calligraphy Association participated as judges. This contest was held by Educating Department of CCNU, Office of Student Affairs, Dean’s Office and Communist Youth League Committee and sponsored by Future Educator Organization.
Aiming at promoting teacher-training students’ ability to write on blackboard, this contest encouraged students to boost their teaching skills constantly and build a solid foundation for their future career. Finally, Huang Jinjing came out the first, and Ge Changqing,Zhao Hongyan and Qin Yuan, Chang Hanmei marked second and third.
Before the competition , Li Mengmeng, Vice Captain of Life Department announced the rules: All 23 competitors have to complete their work within seven minutes, and during the competition three judges will check every competitor’s progress in turn so that they can give the score. During the intense seven minutes, all the competitors were extremely creative, among whom Zhao Hongyan highlighted herself and won the judges’ praise by stressing important points with distinct marks.
While waiting for the outcome, the judges made some comments on competitors’ writing skills, the structure of the board-writing and their writing speed. They first acknowledged their incredible capacity and then emphasized the importance of board-writing.‘For teachers, the calligraphic of board-writing isn’t vital .Instead, what really matters is that you should write every word standard and clear, and beauty comes second. For instance, every word should be of the same size, and the space between lines has to be appropriate, either Chinese or English.’ said Deng.
After the competition, competitors gathered together and shared their tips with others. Huang Jinjing, the champion, said :’This contest is of great significance. Not only did it show me the difficulty and hard work of teachers, but it also gave me a clear direction in which I can practice my board-writing properly.’
Translator：Du Yuchen
2018-9-18
