Professor He qizhen: successful events

Professor He qizhen: successful events

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Author: Sun cuiting Zhang Hong, Student Union

Speaking of New Concept English, Chinese college students and English lovers are well known. The author of this set of teaching materials is Professor He qizhen, President of the Institute of Foreign Languages, Renmin University of China. When we first saw Professor He Qiyun, we were very surprised that although we were 60 years old, there was no white hair, and the spirit of the young gentleman was shining, it is a rich connotation. Bond with English He started his studies at Beijing 1960 Middle School in 101. At that time, he was not very interested in English. He focused on science and engineering, and specifically on missiles ". As the atomic bomb exploded in 1964, the people throughout the country were excited, and the images of cheers in the desert were engraved in the heart of He qizhen, at that time, many of the researchers of "Two bombs and one star" were alumni of 101 middle school. His dream was to become one of them and contribute to national defense construction. However, just as He qizhen made every effort to prepare for the college entrance examination and wanted to take the test of Harbin military industry for missile research, the Cultural Revolution began, and he lost the opportunity to go to school directly, and his studies were interrupted, the ideal of missile research is also stranded. In 1968, he qizhen was assigned a four-year machine repair fitter to the military factory in Qinghai. The conditions in the factory were very difficult. At that time, the factory was just built. More than one hundred people slept in a factory, and the surrounding area was desolate and lonely. In the meantime, he did not give up learning. He learned mechanical drawing and material mechanics based on the needs of the fitter, when playing poker in the same dormitory, he sat alone on a small stool and regarded the bed as a table to read books ...... He qizhen has always held a firm belief that university education will recover one day! Recalling that experience, Professor He Qiyun said: "It is good for a person to grow up in the future. It is not easy to get down if he encounters difficulties ." At last, he started enrolling students in college education in 1972. He qizhen entered the first group of engineers and peasants. At that time, his only choice was Xi'an Foreign Language Institute. His only major was English. Maybe it is the fate of destiny. Professor He qizhen lost his bond with English. A treasure heart Although we cannot realize our original dream, we cherish the hard-earned learning opportunities. He worked very hard during his college years and laid a solid foundation for long-term English education and research. After graduating from college, he qizhen is outstanding in learning and outstanding in teaching. In 1981, he Qianyi went to the United States to study abroad and taught American students through teaching assistants.CompositionAnd grant the students to complete their studies. In the "half-work-and-half-read" way, he Qianyi won his master's and doctoral degrees in five and a half years. For the days of studying in the United States, he Qianyi said, "It is still very hard to read literature in the United States ". The English drama in the doctoral qualification test has been a deep memory for him. The teacher gave him a question about how difficult he was to the British in China: from Shakespeare's 145 plays, 45 characters are selected, and 30 are selected as the name of the source script, the name of the screenwriter, and the role of the character in the play, the answer should be completed within 30 minutes. He was 38 years old when he took the doctorate qualification test, but he finished the test with a solid learning foundation and super-human memory. He qizhen also selected the Bible during his school period. The teacher gave him a comment at the end of the examination: "I hope the American students in the class can have such a good understanding of the Bible !" During his studies in the United States, he Qianyi was motivated by competition with American students in the American culture and accomplished incredible things today with the perseverance of Superman: he received only two awards from the school for English graduate students, one of which is one of the top ten. At that time, his head gave him a high comment: "during my tenure, you were the first to finish your doctorate in such a short period of time ." The rumor on the temple of Apollo: Know yourself. In the United States, what's the biggest feeling? "Let me know how much potential I have, what I can do, and what I can do ". After learning it, he did not hesitate to return home. Communicate with China and the world in English In the United States, he studied the Bible and often went to church activities. But he is neither a believer nor a believer. He wants to learn more about American culture by studying the Bible and experiencing religious ceremonies in the United States. He said, "learning the Bible can know how Christianity influences American thoughts ." He Qiyun believes that learning a language is really about learning the things behind it. "At present, domestic research on foreign countries is far from enough, the understanding of current American policies should be based on a thorough understanding of the history and religion of the United States, closely related to the political history of the history of thought, what's more important is to use language tools to understand deeper things at all levels of culture. We need to understand what people outside China want to do and why they want to do so, so as to recognize the whole world ." "A language is a window to broaden your horizons. When you actually go out and need to understand a culture, it becomes a tool ." He Qiyun believes that Chinese literature has not been well introduced abroad. This is a pity. Therefore, he has a wish that Chinese and foreign writers can work together to translate a set of books from Chinese writers, introduce the Chinese literature system abroad. Sent to students: People with lofty aspirations He Qianyi prefers to be a teacher, to communicate with others, and to encourage innovation. "I hope that students may disagree with me or traditional critics ". He Qianyi said, "my greatest wish in my life is to influence some people's thoughts. This is what I want to do and what I am doing ." He qizhen is often an outstanding student: there is no shortcut to reading. It is especially difficult to learn languages. For English learning, he thinks the only effective method is to expand the reading volume, adhere to extensive reading, and recite the classic text. Only in this way can we use it freely. When talking about hope for students, he said: "Where there is a will, there is a way (something with lofty aspirations can be achieved)", he hopes that students can establish a lofty goal in life, just like aim high, the American Air Force can persistently strive for the goal for ten or even longer years. (Edit: Yang Yijun wenjing)