Two GDUFS Students Win First Prize in 18th “FLTRP·JD.COM” Cup National English Debating Competition of the South China Division

On the afternoon of April 26th, the 18th “FLTRP·JD.COM” Cup National English Debate Competition of the South China Division held its final at Guilin University of Electronic Technology. Debaters from 61 universities and institutions in Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Fujian, Jiangxi, Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao participated the competition. LIN Taojie and WANG Ziyi, members of Desi English Debating Team, won first prize and the title of Best Debater under the guidance of Professor WANG Tao. They also got their entrance ticket to the Grand Final in the middle of May. Meanwhile, Professor WANG Tao, who was the judge in the round-robin portion of the contest will continue his job as one of the five judges in the Grand Final.

Our debaters with their tutor WANG Xin

The competition was under the auspices of the School Department of the Central Committee, the Secretariat of the All-China Students Federation and Beijing University of Foreign Studies and was sponsored by the Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press, China Education Television and Guilin University of Electronic Technology. It lasted from April 24 to 26 and consisted of a five-round race and a final. The topic was announced 15 minutes before the debate. Every debater had to state his opinion and answer any questions raised in 7 minutes. All these were great challenges to a student’s range of knowledge, logical reasoning, the ability of English Application and psychological quality.

LIN Taojie was answering question from his competitor with confidence

During the five-round race, our debaters had fierce debates with those from Sun Yat-sen University, South China University of Technology, Shantou University, Guangxi University and others, revolving around topics like ‘Should Sports Clubs Sign Contracts with Minor Athletes’, ‘Should Government Levy Higher Taxes in Order to Combat Gender Inequality’ , ‘Should Government Set a Maximum Working Hour?’ , ‘Should Terrorists Be Tried by Military Courts?’ and other hot-spot issues from home and abroad. Our debaters ranked first and entered the final phases readily. They won a top reputation for GDUFS on account of their wide range of knowledge, strict logical reasoning, excellent competence of English and strong psychological quality.

WANG Ziyi was making her statement

The “FLTRP” Cup National English Debating Competition had already been held 16 times successfully. It is a national English Debating Competition which boasts the longest history, the largest scale, highest standards and strongest influence as well as a platform for selecting excellent debaters. It is also know for demonstrating the extraordinary English competence of university students. Up to now, more than 1,000 universities and institutions have participated in the competition. Every session of the competition will receive support from the International Debate Education Association and the China English Language Education Association. We look forward to seeing them make another success in the coming National Grand Final.