近年來,成都三十七中十分重視國際教育活動,通過舉辦講座、開設(shè)國際理解教育課程、與國外學校簽訂友好合作協(xié)議、舉行國際交流等活動,進一步提升學校的國際化水平,開拓師生視野。
2015年舉行了“走進同一課堂,共享中西文化”大型國際教育活動,與美國紐約坦布里克學院簽訂了友好協(xié)議,2017年4月,英語創(chuàng)新路演研討會在學校成功舉行,英國量子物理學家Ben Murdin 本.莫爾丁教授到學校講學。同時,通過國際交流,激發(fā)了學生出國留學的熱情與愿望。2016年馬國豪、楊姣、廖若雯等分別被澳大利亞悉尼大學、馬來西亞博特拉大學、加拿大西門弗雷澤大學錄取。
關(guān)于這次英語創(chuàng)新路演研討會,外籍教師Marjorie 董曼珍有話說:
成都三十七中的這次研討會是非常成功的。來這些參與的學生們,原本他們的英語能力和自信度都很一般,但是,很明顯的是這些學生都積極的參與并努力的走出他們的舒適區(qū),用批判性思維來向聽眾表達自己的想法。不管他們的英語能力如何,就從當天的研討會來說,所有的學生在這個項目中都獲得了自信并用英語來表達了自己的觀點。在每個小組討論環(huán)節(jié),我號召每個組的不同組員都來總結(jié)他們小組的討論結(jié)果,這樣給了每位學生參與練習的機會。最后的呈現(xiàn)是非常讓人印象深刻的,因為學生們的準備時間是那么有限,只是在午飯后一個多小時不到的時間里。在活動開始的時候,學生們對“路演”毫無所知,對一些商業(yè)的學術(shù)用語更是從未接觸過。但是,在最后的呈現(xiàn)里,學生們都運用到了這些術(shù)語。盡管最后的呈現(xiàn)打磨的還不夠完美,但是他們卻在路演中對這些商業(yè)模式,目標聽眾,和公司的位置等方面進行了很好的理解。最后的陳述是學生們對今天所學所用的最好呈現(xiàn),他們應(yīng)該為他們的表現(xiàn)感到自豪。我非常喜歡和三十七中孩子們的合作并期待將來的合作!
Marjorie 董曼珍:
The workshop at Chengdu No. 37 High School was very successful. In general, there was quite a range in English language abilities and confidence speaking among the student participants. However, it is clear that students were very willing to learn and venture outside their comfort zones to think critically and express their thoughts to the audience in English. Regardless of English ability, over the course of the day, all students seemed to gain confidence with the subject matter and expressing these ideas in English. After each small group discussion session, I made a point of calling on different students from each group to summarize their group’s discussion, thus giving every student an opportunity to participate.The presentations at the end were very impressive, especially because students only had little more than an hour to prepare after lunchtime. At the very beginning of the day, none of the students knew what a “pitch” was and there were many business terms that they had never been exposed to before. However, by the end of the workshop, the students were applying these terms in their own pitch presentations. The final presentations were not perfectly polished, however they showed a true understanding of the business models, target audience, and positioning of the companies being covered. The final presentations demonstrated true effort and understanding of the material on the part of the students, and they should all be proud of the final product.I truly enjoyed working with your school and students. I look forward to future collaboration!
當然,孩子們也有想對外教說的話:
學生譚璐娟(Tina):我仍然記得和Marjorie度過的難忘時光,她帶來的國際課程讓我深切的體會到團隊協(xié)作的重要性,同時,在準備演講的過程中,我發(fā)掘到了自身潛在的創(chuàng)造力。我非常感謝Marjorie和她精彩的國際課程!
I still remember the wonderful time we spend with Marjorie.The international course she offered woke me up to the importance of teamwork,meanwhile,I have found my potential creativity during the process of speech preparation.I am very appreciate to Marjorie and her wonderful course.
學生Teddy:今天對我來說是非常值得記憶的一天, 我能參加這個活動真的是太幸運了!我曾經(jīng)是很害羞的,而且不敢在別人面前說英語,可是今天,我挑戰(zhàn)了自己,非常感謝您!愛您!
Today is a very memorable day for me. I thought I was so fortunate that I can join in this speech. I used to be very shy to speak English to others. So today I challenged myself. Thank you very much, and I really love you!