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A Student Delegation from Krefeld Visited Institute of German Studies, ZJU

date:2016-03-18

A delegation, including 14 students and two teachers, Ms. Regina Schulz and Ms. Ruth Müller, from Ricarda-Huch Gymnasiam (RHG) in Krefeld, Germany, paid a visit to Institute of German Studies (IGS) on March 16, 2016. The delegation had just finished their visit to Hangzhou Xuejun High School, its sister school and then visited Zijingang Campus of Zhejiang University, and had a face-to-face discussion with German majors here in a friendly atmosphere.

Teachers from IGS warmly welcomed the delegates, and invited them to attend Intensive German IV, a course for German majors given by Mr. Zhu Gengsheng. In class, Mr. Shao Yong and Mr. Zhu Gengsheng expressed their warm welcome to German delegation and gave a brief introduction to Zhejiang University. Then, students from Germany had extensive and in-depth discussions with over 20 sophomores here about the differences between the two countries in eating habits, education, cultures and lifestyles. Chinese students applied what they had learned in class, including German culture, Sino-German relations, and intercultural communication, to the discussions. Their good command of German and excellent listening and speaking skills were praised by the German delegation.

At noon, German students roamed around the Qizhen Lake accompanied by Chinese students, and enjoyed the beautiful scenery of Zijingang Campus on a spring day. Later, they exchanged their information for their further contacts and posed for a group photo in front of ZJU library to commemorate this friendly encounter. After they said goodbye to each other, German students left the campus by coach.

This exchange program provided German majors with opportunities to practice German and learn its culture. It is hoped that students make use of what they have learned in this exchange program and make greater efforts in the future study so as to contribute more to the communication between China and Germany.

Institute of German Studies

March 18, 2016

Written by Zhou Yuting; Photo by Guo Dan

 

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