The Business School: English Instruction Open ClassSparks Positive Responses

As part of the university'steaching-quality-enhancement program, Professor Li Yongning commenced his openclass in Strategic Management, with English language medium of instruction,this Tuesday morning.  The lesson was given to the Innovation Class(1602). Dean Zhu Wenzhong and Associate Dean Ding Hao supervised proceedings.Faculty members Liu Xiaoqin, Qiu Aimei, Li Xiaohui and Chen Weizhenparticipated in the session, which was moderated by Dr Huang Lei, who is incharge of the English Instruction Program.

Li’s fluency of English deeply impressedthe whole audience.  His session was so well-structured and clearlyplanned that communication and interaction between the instructor and studentsindeed went smoothly and effectively.

A heated discussion took place after thesession. It was commonly agreed that Professor Li provided an excellent sessionin Strategic Management, with English as the medium of instruction.  Thecases used were concise and up-to-date, which proved attractive to the class.The process demonstrated a perfect integration of theory with practice.Professor Li’s experience indicated that a proactive and brilliant classcontext could be created, even it was conducted in a foreign language, ratherthan one's mother tongue. The young staff expressed their sincere willingnessto participate in the English instruction team and eagerness in learning morefrom the experienced teachers.

English Instruction imposes tough challenges for both the students andinstructors. However, it has been generally agreed that this can be the mosteffective approach for GDUFS and the Business School to achieve its target ofInternationalization. It has proven to be a big success since the program wasfirstly initiated in the Business School in 2014. Ever since then, cohorts of excellentstudents have been recruited into the program, and an outstanding team of about25 instructors has been established. We strongly believe that such a program isin accordance with the vision of Internationalization of Education for theBusiness School and GDUFS as a whole.  

（Contributed by Qiu Aimei and Huang Lei）

商学院全英观摩课引发热议

10月17日上午，作为学校本科教学质量活动月活动之一，商学院的李永宁教授为全英创新班1602讲授了《战略管理》观摩公开课。观摩课由商学院院长朱文忠教授组织。参加此次观摩课的还有丁浩副院长，创新班负责人黄磊老师，另外还有刘晓琴，邱爱梅，李小卉，陈伟珍等老师参加。

李永宁教授全程用流利的英文授课，教态端正，风范十足。从授课内容来看备课严谨认真，与学生的交流沟通自然恰当。学生在上课过程中非常投入，紧跟老师的节奏，做笔记，思考都显得有条不紊。

参加观摩的老师们在课后对此次课进行了客观分析和评估。大家一致认为，李教授的授课，重点与难点突出，时间安排合理，很好地促进了课堂活动氛围的创造。理论联系实际，内容精练，举例恰当，讲解透彻，教学效果相当突出。大家觉得，如果课堂设计合理，根据课程的目标和学生的英文水平因材施教，因课施教，全英教学一样可以获得课堂活跃、精彩纷呈的效果。这一点，参加听课的青年教师收获颇多，他们深深感受到，这一堂课对今后自己的教学产生了很大的触动，同时表示青年教师，应该多向经验丰富的全英授课老师学习，加强互动，以此为契机，为商学院全英教学文化氛围的建设和巩固贡献力量。

全英教学对学生和授课老师都是一种严峻的挑战。但是，大家充分意识到，全英讲授专业课是广外的教育特色，是广外获得竞争优势和核心能力以及实现教育国际化的一个有效途径。事实证明，商学院的全英教学是成功的。从2014年开设第一个全英创新班开始，在录取和培养了一批优秀的国际化人才的同时，也建立了一个优秀的全英教学团队。目前，商学院已经可以进行并计划参与全英教学的老师已经高达25人。大家相信，通过努力学习，团结合作，商学院的全英教学团队一定能够为商学院和广外的教育国际化作出卓越贡献。

(邱爱梅黄磊供稿 )