姓名:梁曉

出生年份:1975年

星座:天

蝎座

英文名：Stefanie

學(xué)校:湖南省望城縣一中（高中）湖南大學(xué)（本科、研究生）加拿大卡爾加里大學(xué)（University of Calgary, Ph.D.博士)

湖南農(nóng)業(yè)大學(xué)（國(guó)際學(xué)院副院長(zhǎng)）（英語(yǔ)、高等教育學(xué)教師）

我的個(gè)性宣言: Work hard and work smart. Enjoy life.

我眼中的英語(yǔ): One of the tools to bridge China with the rest of the world.

我最喜歡的一句話: Love to live and live to love.

我是什么時(shí)候開(kāi)始學(xué)英語(yǔ)的: Junior high school.

我最喜歡的英語(yǔ)讀物: China Daily.

我最喜歡的書(shū): A lot.

梁曉，1975年生，湖南望城人，博士。湖南商學(xué)院外國(guó)語(yǔ)學(xué)院副教授，加拿大研究中心主任。2011年被聘為湖南農(nóng)業(yè)大學(xué)人文社會(huì)科學(xué)學(xué)院碩士研究生導(dǎo)師。1997年從湖南大學(xué)外語(yǔ)系本科畢業(yè)后保送攻讀碩士研究生。1999年赴加拿大留學(xué)。留學(xué)期間梁曉博士曾獲美國(guó)國(guó)際女研究生世界獎(jiǎng)學(xué)金、卡爾加里大學(xué)杰出研究生研究獎(jiǎng)。2003年12月從加拿大卡爾加里大學(xué)獲教育學(xué)博士學(xué)位后回國(guó)工作，曾任湖南農(nóng)業(yè)大學(xué)國(guó)際學(xué)院副院長(zhǎng)。

在2005年CCTV“希望之星”英語(yǔ)風(fēng)采大賽中獲湖南賽區(qū)特等獎(jiǎng)，全國(guó)總決賽第二名。梁曉博士同時(shí)從事有關(guān)英語(yǔ)語(yǔ)言及比較教育方面的科研活動(dòng)，承擔(dān)本科生及研究生的課程教學(xué)，她執(zhí)教的課程包括《比較教育學(xué)》、《法律英語(yǔ)》、《雅思考試培訓(xùn)》、《英語(yǔ)語(yǔ)法》、《國(guó)際商務(wù)英語(yǔ)》、《英語(yǔ)交際與禮儀》、《綜合英語(yǔ)》、《大學(xué)英語(yǔ)》、《英語(yǔ)演講與口才》、《新托福進(jìn)階》等。還擔(dān)任國(guó)內(nèi)知名培訓(xùn)機(jī)構(gòu)口語(yǔ)主講教師，教學(xué)考評(píng)常年優(yōu)秀。

梁曉博士擅長(zhǎng)公眾演講，曾多次應(yīng)邀進(jìn)行關(guān)于英語(yǔ)學(xué)習(xí)、留學(xué)深造和人生奮斗方面的省內(nèi)外宣講。她擔(dān)任多項(xiàng)英語(yǔ)賽事的評(píng)審專(zhuān)家，參與相關(guān)書(shū)籍的編寫(xiě)與錄音。中央電視臺(tái)、中國(guó)教育電視臺(tái)、湖南衛(wèi)視、湖南教育電視臺(tái)、長(zhǎng)沙電視臺(tái)、瀟湘晨報(bào)、湖南廣播電視報(bào)等新聞媒體都以梁曉博士的教育理念為題作過(guò)專(zhuān)門(mén)報(bào)道。梁曉于2007年應(yīng)中央電視臺(tái)邀請(qǐng)當(dāng)任“迎奧運(yùn)”希望之星英語(yǔ)風(fēng)采大賽全國(guó)總決賽現(xiàn)場(chǎng)評(píng)審。2008年獲得加拿大政府外交部全額資助赴加進(jìn)行學(xué)術(shù)交流。2009年任“希望之星”英語(yǔ)風(fēng)采大賽湖南賽區(qū)總評(píng)委,全國(guó)總決賽選手現(xiàn)場(chǎng)指導(dǎo)，并應(yīng)邀為中央電視臺(tái)《希望英語(yǔ)》欄目拍攝專(zhuān)題宣傳片在全國(guó)展播。連年擔(dān)任CCTV杯全國(guó)大學(xué)生演講比賽湖南省賽區(qū)指導(dǎo)老師。

Learning English is a long and accumulating process. Donu2019t trust that you could ever grasp this foreign language within one day or a short period of time. I started learning English in junior high school. At that time I lived in rural area of Changsha, where English was regarded as a rare thing. Fortunately, I had a wonderful beginning teacher, Ms. Ma. She has a nice voice and an excellent grasp of the foreign language. Also, my mother, who was an “intellectual youth” from the Cultural Revolution time, taught me to memorize and use the language. I believe these two factors contributed a lot to my great interest in English. Later on I became a representative for the course and exchanged ways of learning the language with fellow students on different occasions. Sometimes to present the ideas of how to learn and learn from others would increase your understanding of the whole process of learning.

I became an English major at Hunan University. Carefully following the instructions of my Chinese and foreign teachers, I wrote down my thoughts everyday in English u2013 diaries. Although the usage of the language at that time was far from perfect, I am still proud of myself being brave enough to make a try.

My graduate area was linguistics and applied linguistics. Linguistics is quite boring. But from the two to three years of Masteru2019s studies I realized that every language has certain rules and regulations. Knowing this could enhance our way of approaching and gaining the language.

In 1999, I went to Canada through a joint academic program. I first studied for about one year as a visiting scholar. Then I successfully applied for a PhD program. This time I chose education as my major. In the four years when I was in Canada, my English was improved very quickly. The most important reason is that I was using the language every day: in class, at home, in shopping centers, on buses, in social activities. Therefore I believe an English environment that requires us to use the language is very crucial. In addition, one personu2019s personality counts. Being open and courageous, I attended many social events, met plenty of English-speaking people of different background, and of course, made some Canadian friends whom I could talk with in any time. Communication makes great sense here. I communicated with friends, fellow students and foreign teachers, just to exchange ideas in the target language. Making mistakes was quite common. This does not matter much. What matters is that you are brave enough to try and to learn from what you experienced. In China, we should try to create an English-learning environment instead of only focusing on “book English.”

When I started learning the language I tried to memorize the vocabulary and imagine every sentence as a live picture. English for me has never been dull and I even regarded English, the subject, as a kind of entertainment out of the heavy workload when I was approaching College Entrance Examination.

Today as a university administrator and teacher, I still keep learning and using the language every moment I can. Among my job responsibilities, I hire foreign teachers form abroad and am in charge of the foreign teachers affairs in my college. This brings a lot of opportunities for communication --- communication of language, culture and studies. I like my students and would always share with them my thoughts about learning.

I first came to know Stephanie Xiao Liang as a fellow student in my home country; Canada. We were both enrolled in a University Teaching Certificate course at the University of Calgary, along with 25 other students, some of whom, like herself were also foreign students.

As in any class, there are always those few who seem to stand out. Those who participant rather than observe, those who are not afraid to speak their mind and offer their point of view, those who contribute, Stephanie was one of those students.

Generally speaking most of the foreign students were very shy and soft spoken, not so with Stephanie. She was an example, always encouraging the other Asian students to speak out regardless of their language barriers.

Stephanie was an involved foreign student, volunteering her time to other students and fellow Chinese in Canada; thatu2019s why Iu2019m here today. Her dream to come back to China to make a change in the education system encouraged me to come here to meet the people she loved and wanted to help.

Now I find myself in her shoes so to speak, a foreigner in her home country; China. As colleagues at the International College, in Changsha， Hunan, I see the way she encourages our students in their English language studies. Working to help them seek and fulfill their dream of going abroad and in turn, return to China bringing back new ideas to make changes like herself. As well she challenges herself by working towards a better future for the Chinese students and those who work with her by choosing not to speak Chinese when it would be so much easier for everyone if she did. She makes herself an example.

In a society of people where losing face is often considered a weakness, Stephanie is living proof that hard work, doing your best, facing your fears and never turning back, will bring you your biggest rewards. Even losing face, should not be considered your greatest failure but your greatest lesson in life.

Facing an English competition is no easy fate, even for a native speaker and when I see Stephanie rise to the challenge to face her fears, I am in awe of the strength she carries to show her students that anything is possible, as long as you try.

There is a saying that goes: “If you are at ease with yourself in the world, the world will be at ease with you”. I can say for certain, that Stephanie is a person at ease with herself and for those of us who know and work with her, her ease helps us as foreign teachers feel at ease and believe that we too can make a change.

Certainly in our conversations Stephanie expresses her doubts and fears of failure and the, “what ifsu2019” in life but who doesnu2019t. The only barriers that hold us back are the barriers we build for ourselves.

As a friend and colleague Stephanie has supported, taught and encouraged not only myself but many of us here at the University. She is not only an example to students, and young teachers, she is an example to us so called Foreign Experts of English who if faced with the same challenge of learning a new language and making it our own , might not be as brave as she. In my books Stephanie; “ROCKS” !

(Foreign teacher from Canada: Ms. Lily E. Visser)

我最鐘情的職業(yè)：Education.

The Foreign Teachersu2019 Experience in China

Honorable judges, ladies and gentlemen, here goes my topic “The Foreign Teachersu2019 Experience in China.”

Today in China, with more and more attention being paid to learning English, schools and universities are hiring more foreign teachers from all nationalities. These teachers come from afar to spend a part of their life in China. Usually they earn less than they did in their home countries. They are far away from home, families and friends. They often live in conditions much different than ever experienced before. Then, what are they coming for?

“For the experience.” This is the answer of most foreign teachers. To experience the people, the culture, and education in China. Unlike traveling for pleasure, foreign teachers have more time to delve deeply into Chinese society and culture. They meet the real people of China like their students and colleagues. They enjoy more than just the visual sight. They experience the heartbeat of China.

Instead of being a stranger, foreign teachers participate as a family member in many social activities both formal and informal. This way soon they see that “there is no right or wrong, we are only different culturally.”

Most importantly, they experience education in China. Through teaching, foreign teachers realize that there are quite a few differences between Chinese education and foreign education systems. This combining of the two systems then becomes both a learning and teaching experience and a win-win situation for all concerned.

Foreign teachers generally spend one, two, or more years experiencing China, a diverse country. When you look around, it is surprisingly pleasant to see more and more foreign teachers enjoying their life in China, while making contributions to our society.

As John Keats so eloquently put it, “Nothing ever becomes real till it is experienced.” So ladies and gentlemen, please join me in welcoming foreign teachers to experience China, the great country!

Thank you!

日子一天一天過(guò)去，離第六屆中央電視臺(tái)“希望之星”英語(yǔ)風(fēng)采大賽似乎越來(lái)越遠(yuǎn)了，但這次比賽又仿佛發(fā)生在昨天，因?yàn)樗�是我的驕傲�?/p>

2005 年 3 月 25 日晚，到達(dá)北京首都機(jī)場(chǎng)已經(jīng)十點(diǎn)多，輾轉(zhuǎn)來(lái)到全國(guó)總決賽預(yù)選賽的賽場(chǎng)“優(yōu)龍會(huì)議中心”已經(jīng)是凌晨一點(diǎn)。當(dāng)時(shí)心是疲憊的，因?yàn)榉畔虏艃蓚�(gè)多月正嗷嗷待哺的女兒，獨(dú)自來(lái)京追求自己的夢(mèng)想。通過(guò)兩天的比賽，在 3 月 27 日下午得知進(jìn)入了決賽時(shí)，立即電話通知家人并讓母親帶我的小女兒來(lái)京。于是這天晚上又到了首都機(jī)場(chǎng)。到達(dá)賽場(chǎng)又是凌晨一點(diǎn)左右。對(duì)母親和女兒是心中無(wú)限感激和感動(dòng)的。

接下來(lái)的培訓(xùn)、會(huì)議、觀摩，直到 4 月 2 日大學(xué)組的正式比賽，內(nèi)容豐富，感受很深。最后“全國(guó)第二名”的結(jié)果讓我真正證實(shí)了自己的實(shí)力，同時(shí)未得到“第一”也印證了我的“名言”——“生活中有點(diǎn)遺憾是好事，這讓你從中獲得更多的啟發(fā)�！闭麄�(gè)參賽過(guò)程對(duì)于每一位參賽選手來(lái)說(shuō)都是“塑造”和“展現(xiàn)”的過(guò)程。我想每個(gè)人都從中學(xué)到了不少。

大賽組委會(huì)的工作人員是非常盡職盡責(zé)的，大到在中央電視臺(tái)演播廳彩排和比賽，小到電話打到賓館房間通知用餐時(shí)間，無(wú)微不至，熱心誠(chéng)懇。這讓我更意識(shí)到整個(gè)大賽從籌備到執(zhí)行，從地方各賽區(qū)比賽到全國(guó)總決賽，從個(gè)人到團(tuán)體，凝聚了無(wú)數(shù)人的汗水和智慧。我們湖南賽區(qū)組委會(huì)的辛勤工作就是很好的例子。

英語(yǔ)風(fēng)采大賽比的不僅是英語(yǔ)能力，更是考察一個(gè)人的綜合素質(zhì)。因?yàn)楸荣惖闹T多環(huán)節(jié)，沒(méi)有十足的生活閱歷和對(duì)世事的明鑒，以及豐富的想象力和縝密的思維是難以取得好成績(jī)的。這樣的賽事一定能在全國(guó)掀起學(xué)英語(yǔ)和用英語(yǔ)的高潮，起到很好的號(hào)召作用。

最后，我要感謝養(yǎng)育我的母親和我養(yǎng)育的女兒，我們?nèi)�代人共同參與了這次全國(guó)大賽，我們會(huì)永遠(yuǎn)以此為驕傲，當(dāng)女兒米米長(zhǎng)大后，我也會(huì)讓她來(lái)參加“第 N 屆”中央電視臺(tái)希望之星英語(yǔ)風(fēng)采大賽。