Source: School of Chinese as a Second Language
Written by: School of Chinese as a Second Language
Translated by: Moazzam Ali Khan
Proofread by: Liang Jianxin
Edited by: Wang Dongmei

Recently, in order to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Confucius Institutes, the “Confucius Institute Cup” MTCSOL (Master of Teaching Chinese to Speakers of Other Languages) Teaching Competition was held in Beijing. The competition was co-sponsored by the Confucius Institute Headquarters (Hanban) and the National MTCSOL Education Steering Committee. Deng Meiling, a postgraduate student in MTCSOL program at School of Chinese as a Second Language (SCSL), Sun Yat-sen University (SYSU), made her way into the finals and won a second prize. She will have the opportunity to join the team of full-time Chinese language teachers of the Confucius Institute Headquarters. 

70 Chinese and foreign students from 33 universities participated in the competition, and 12 Chinese students and 10 international students entered the finals. Deng Meiling, under the guidance of SCSL teachers such as Li Bo, passed through three rounds of competition and made her place in the finals. The finals consisted of several sections including a quiz on Chinese language and culture, cultural talent shows and teaching skill presentations. In her teaching design of language points, Deng Meiling laid emphasis on teacher-student and student-student interactions, which got praise from the judges. Finally, she won the second prize of the competition. 

On September 27, winners in this competition were invited to attend the award ceremony, which was held at the Confucius Institute Headquarters in Beijing. Madam Xu Lin, Chief Executive of Confucius Institute Headquarters and Director General of Hanban, attended the ceremony and presented awards to the winners.

The MTCSOL program was established by the Academic Degrees Committee of the State Council in 2007. Up to now, 156 postgraduate students in this program at SYSU have been appointed by Confucius Institute Headquarters (Hanban) as overseas Chinese language teachers volunteering in 22 countries and regions around the world, training more than 18,000 international students in Chinese language and culture.