Foreign Students, welcome to Lingnan Normal University (LNU)!
Hey, babes!
Is there anything new to share recently?
Yes!
There are always some handsome foreign boys around North Street
What's going on?
●The first large-scale enrollment of overseas students! Eight students arrive at school!
It is learned that the foreign boys and girls who often appear in the No. 1 teaching building at the North Street recently are the undergraduate students admitted by our school this year. This year, LNU has enrolled 32 undergraduate students from all over the world for the first time, 8 of whom have already arrived. Most of the foreign students come from Rwanda, Guinea and other African countries.
"In the past, our school only admitted a few foreign students, and they studied undergraduate professional courses together with ordinary Chinese students." "With the internationalization development of education in LNU, the overseas students scale has also been further expanded. This year, the university will open two special classes for international students majoring in Chinese Language and Literature and Business English for the first time to promote the undergraduate study of overseas students in China", said a teacher from the Office of International Exchange & Cooperation.
Photo of overseas students
During the registration period, overseas students have already begun to learn some Chinese cultural courses, such as elementary spoken Chinese, elementary Chinese reading, elementary Chinese listening, elementary Chinese comprehensive knowledge, paper-cutting, Tai Chi and so on.
Paper cutting class
In order to make students adapt to the new environment as soon as possible and provide opportunities for the cultural communication of Chinese students, students from Grades 16 and 17 of the School of Literature and Media and the School of Foreign Languages were selected to form one-to-one support volunteers to help overseas students to go through the admission procedure and understand the teaching management and daily life and other matters.
"International students face many difficulties when they come to a new environment, such as language barriers, jet lag, differences in diet and so on." English major Shen Chengjie told the reporter as an international student assistant. Although there are many difficulties to overcome, the overseas students' initial experience in LNU seems to be good! Don't believe it? Read the WeChat Moments that they released!
●Initial experience of studying abroad: very nice！
▼Happy Campus Tour
On the morning of October 27, Mr. Zhong from the Office of International Exchange & Cooperation and some students from the School of Foreign Languages led the overseas students to have a pleasant campus tour. Enthusiastic Chinese students introduced the campus landscape and its rich connotation to the overseas students in English.
The first stop: Lingxing Gate of Lei Yang Academy
The second stop: the Centennial Normal School Memorial Tower
The third stop: the library
The fourth stop: ShuRen Square
After the tour, the overseas students got on the school bus to go to Peng Yuan for dinner.
Having dinner in Peng Yuan
"The food in the canteen is nice, but Chinese chopsticks are really difficult to use!" Overseas student Divin told reporters.
▼Colorful club activities
After the campus tour, the students went to experience other wonderful activities in the evening! Overseas students Divin, Rufino, keke and Locki, accompanied by assistant Shen Chengjie and several Chinese students, took part in various activities in the bustling community street. Watching performances, kicking shuttlecocks, experiencing traditional massage, and appreciating calligraphy art... The overseas students didn't go back to their dormitory until ten o 'clock.
An assistant introduces club activities to overseas students
Kicking shuttlecocks with Chinese students
Appreciate club exhibits
Keke is experiencing traditional massage
▼Lawn concert
Last Sunday night, in the comfortable autumn wind, five international students came to the sports field to experience the LNU lawn concert. Foreign teacher Harrison's saxophone performance was about to begin, and students were turning on the flashlights on their mobile phones to cheer for the concert. "Very nice!" Divin, an overseas student, said happily.
Overseas students are experiencing the lawn concert
How do the overseas students feel when they first come to LNU? The reporter of our school interviewed 3 African boys to find out what they thought of LNU.
English Name: Divin
Chinese Name: Li Hua
Nationality: Rwanda
Strong Point: Fluent Spoken English
Hobby: Swimming, Table Tennis
Food Preference: Desserts
"There are many delicious foods in the North Street. I like the fried rice very much!" Divin said excitedly. "But what impresses me most is that Chinese chopsticks are really difficult to use."
English Name: Locki
Nationality: The Republic of Guinea
Native Language: French
Strong Points: Football
Hobbies: Listening to the Misic, Sports
Idol: J Balvin
He was a very good football player and loves all kinds of sports. "I love the basketball court and sports field at LNU. I hope I can come here to play sports one day." Locki told the reporter.
Name: Rufino
Nationality: The Republic of Guinea
Native Language: Spanish
Personal Image：Handsome and Cool
Strong Points: Tennis, Basketball
Hobby: Sports
"The temperature difference here is too big!" Rufino pointed to the coat in his hand. "I have to wear two coats when I come out in the morning. It's very hot now (at noon), but the wind in the evening is very comfortable."
