在线国产一区二区_成人黄色片在线观看_国产成人免费_日韩精品免费在线视频_亚洲精品美女久久_欧美一级免费在线观看

Global EditionASIA 中文雙語Fran?ais
Lifestyle
Home / Lifestyle / People

Somali teacher happy to chart a new course

By Wang Ru | China Daily Global | Updated: 2021-09-22 09:50
Share
Share - WeChat
Abdilahi Ismail Abdilahi, a Somali teacher from Beijing Foreign Studies University, picks cherries in a village in Yan'an, Shaanxi province, in July.[Photo provided to China Daily]

When Somali Abdilahi Ismail Abdilahi, then 23 years old, watched the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, he was not only impressed by what was taking place on the track and in the pool. The soaring National Stadium and the National Aquatics Center left a deep impression, as did programs showing the English-language skills of Beijing taxi drivers and the high-speed railway.

"I thought China organized the Olympics well, and it seemed China had developed a lot," 37-year-old Ismail says. "At that time, I was searching for a country where I could go to study abroad, so it inspired me to go to China."

Three months after the Games, he arrived in China and was enrolled into the Central China Normal University in Wuhan, Hubei province, as a Chinese major.

He gained a doctorate in diplomacy, and was then recruited by a postdoctoral research station at the Wuhan University of Technology.

During his university years, he did many voluntary jobs, such as teaching English in a small village in Qinghai province for a month in 2009, and for five years, he volunteered at a police station in Wuhan helping foreigners deal with daily problems related to housing, traffic and visas.

In 2020, under the recommendation of a friend, he left Wuhan for Beijing to become a teacher at Beijing Foreign Studies University, teaching a general elective course in the Somali language.

"It's my second time working as a teacher. Although I'm a bit shy, teaching really makes me happy," says Ismail.

BFSU opened the Somali language course in 2017. That year was symbolic as it marked the 600th anniversary of the fifth voyage of Zheng He, a renowned navigator from the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), to Somalia.

"Considering the strategic importance of Somalia and the long friendship between China and the African country, we felt it necessary to establish this course," says Zhao Lei, vice-dean of the school of African Studies of BFSU.

Ismail is the only teacher of the course at present. He had six students last semester, and two this semester.

Despite the small number of students, the university insists on the importance of the Somali language program.

"Although the cost performance may not be good enough with a small number of students, it is the university's responsibility to cultivate people talented in this language as long as our country has the requirement, and one from which we will not shirk," says Zhao.

Somali is one of the 101 languages that BFSU has opened courses for. According to Zhao, BFSU is the only university in China which has a Somali language course and they plan to offer a major in the language in the future.

Liu Qin'anqi, one of Ismail's students who started to attend Somali courses in 2017, says: "My undergraduate thesis was about a survey I conducted on Chinese people's impression of Somalia, and I found many people didn't know much about the country.

"When I learned Somali, I was also breaking many of my stereotypical ideas of the country, and I developed an interest in African countries."

Liu plans to continue learning the language in Somalia in the future.

Speaking about his students, Ismail says: "I like my students at BFSU. They are smart, hardworking and thought-provoking. I hope to cultivate more talented people who can speak Somali, and who can approach the world with an international vision."

Ma Nan, another of Ismail's students, says: "Ismail is quite modest, and I always talk happily with him. We often discuss topics in an in-depth way, and he helps me understand more about the current situation in Africa."

Ismail is also compiling a textbook about the Somali language in Chinese, because the only textbooks he could find to use on his course are all in English.

"I have completed part of it, and I plan to finish the book in 2022," says Ismail. "It's difficult for me, but I also received help and encouragement from the school.

"I like BFSU. The open, tolerant and dynamic atmosphere here is suitable for overseas teachers like me. We all feel relaxed working here. This year marks the 80th anniversary of the university's establishment, and I feel privileged to work at such a time-honored institution," he adds.

 

 

Most Popular
Top
BACK TO THE TOP
English
Copyright 1995 - . All rights reserved. The content (including but not limited to text, photo, multimedia information, etc) published in this site belongs to China Daily Information Co (CDIC). Without written authorization from CDIC, such content shall not be republished or used in any form. Note: Browsers with 1024*768 or higher resolution are suggested for this site.
License for publishing multimedia online 0108263

Registration Number: 130349
FOLLOW US
 
主站蜘蛛池模板: 亚洲怡红院在线观看 | 久久成人午夜 | 欧美手机在线 | 亚洲精品一区二区三区 | 国产精品无码永久免费888 | 国精产品一区一区三区在线观看 | 欧美日韩综合精品 | 国产欧美精品区一区二区三区 | 成人免费在线观看视频 | 天天草天天草 | 激情欧美一区 | 九九综合网站 | 综合久久综合久久 | 一区二区国产精品 | 人人插 | 美女久久 | 欧美激情自拍偷拍 | 成人日韩 | 91视频观看 | 欧美一级淫片007 | 国产午夜精品一区二区三区四区 | 国产黄色大片 | 久久91视频 | 亚洲女同老女人女同志 | 亚洲片在线观看 | 一区二视频| 国产精品一区二区在线观看 | 久久综合狠狠综合久久综合88 | 九色在线播放 | 久久99精品久久久久久 | 一区二区精品在线 | 国产精品毛片久久久久久久av | 亚洲综合首页 | av下一页 | 成人黄色小视频 | 亚洲天天 | 国产精品久久国产精麻豆99网站 | 精东粉嫩av免费一区二区三区 | 九九综合九九 | 91看片免费| 国产日韩欧美视频 |