The ""English World" Cup" National College English Grammar Contest was launched in 2022. It aims to conform to the general trend of the times, focus on national current affairs hotspots, grasp the trend of foreign language education, lead the reform of foreign language education, and vigorously improve the language application ability and cultural awareness of national college students. and intercultural communication skills. The feature of the competition is the competition of English skills among college students around different themes every year.
After research, it was decided that the "English World" magazine of the Commercial Press will hold the "2023 Second "English World" Cup National College Students English Grammar Competition". The theme of this year's competition is "Minimalism". It is hoped that contemporary college students, while sharpening their English skills, will gain a deep understanding of minimalism-related knowledge, properly practice the concept of minimalism, convey aesthetic concepts, share lifestyles, grasp the new era, and pursue beauty Life.
"English World" was founded in 1981. It is managed by China Publishing Group, sponsored by Commercial Press Co., Ltd., and edited and published by "English World" Magazine Co., Ltd. The magazine adheres to the tenet of "expanding the horizons of the text, and delighting the soul through translation". It is aimed at university teachers and students and other English lovers. It is a reading and learning publication and is the first English-Chinese learning magazine in New China. At the beginning of its publication, the magazine invited famous authors to write articles for translation, which laid the foundation for the high quality of the magazine, and its encyclopedia-style rich content meets the needs of readers from all walks of life and at all levels, so it was widely welcomed by readers once it was launched.
The magazine is known for its high quality. It has won the "Editor Quality Award", "National 100 Key Social Science Journals Award", "China Journal Award Nomination Award" and other awards issued by the state. It has won the "Journal Award Honor Award" and "Excellent Editor's Award", in 2009, it was selected as "Influential Journal in the 60 Years of New China", and in 2019, it was selected as "Excellent Journal Celebrating the 70th Anniversary of the Founding of the People's Republic of China".
The content of "English World" is extensive, all-inclusive, and has many columns. The permanent columns include: "Wenyuan" to promote the beauty of famous artists, "Global Vientiane" to tell anecdotes, "Art World" to track entertainment hotspots, "Science and Technology World" to introduce advanced technology, and "Internet Age" to pay attention to Internet dynamics. Interpreting the "Chinese Story" of Chinese civilization from a Western perspective, exploring the "state of mind" of psychological issues, and "Walking in Ci Lin" and "Tan Yilu" where famous teachers guide English learning. In addition, various social science and humanities columns are launched from time to time, including "Economic Vision", "Walking the World", "History", "Military Aspect", "Character", "Fashion", "Reading", "Education", etc. The magazine also pays attention to advancing with the times, and strives to make the content have the flavor of the times and be close to the vision of contemporary students, thus creating the "Focus" column, which makes in-depth reports on hot topics and cultural phenomena at home and abroad. The articles selected by the magazine are pure in English, standard in translation, classic but interesting, fashionable but not out of the ordinary, while introducing and learning from Western civilization, they also pay close attention to Chinese culture.
"English World" has a strong team of consultant editors. In the early days, it received great help from famous English-language figures such as Xu Guozhang, Li Funing, Wang Zuoliang, Zhou Jueliang, Yang Xianyi, Zhao Luorui, Xiao Qian, and Bo Bing; , He Qishen, Chen Guohua, Gu Zhengkun and other famous teachers gave excellent manuscripts. Just as Mr. Yu Wentao, a reporter from China Daily, said: "English World is a magazine run by a real master." The high-quality brand of the magazine has not only won affirmation and praise in the academic circles, but also spread among generations of readers. It has cultivated batches of loyal readers and provided batches of outstanding talents for national construction.
"English World" has also published a number of English reading and learning books, and opened a variety of online media such as websites, WeChat public accounts, and Weibo to achieve multi-channel communication. Since 2010, the magazine has hosted the "English World" Cup translation competition from May to October every year, which has attracted wide attention. In the past 10 years, the magazine has cooperated with the English (foreign language) colleges of more than 30 colleges and universities across the country to establish a translation practice base, which has been warmly welcomed by teachers and students.
The format of this competition is all objective single-choice questions. Each multiple-choice question examines the grammar knowledge of a topic area. There are 50 questions in total, with a full score of 100 points. The competition lasts for 60 minutes.
Hundreds of 985 and 211 colleges and universities participated in the second "English World" Cup National College English Grammar Competition in 2023. At the same time, many media reports published articles to promote the competition. The following is a promotional screenshot:
Learning English grammar is very important for English learners, improving English expression ability: learning English grammar can help learners master the basic grammatical structure and rules of English, so as to express their thoughts and opinions more accurately and avoid grammatical mistakes. Strengthen English listening, speaking, reading and writing skills: Learning English grammar can help learners better understand and master English listening, speaking, reading and writing skills, so that they can use English more fluently and naturally. Enhance English reading ability: Learning English grammar can help learners better understand the structure and connotation of English articles, improve reading comprehension and analysis skills, and thus understand English articles more deeply. Improve English test scores: Learning English grammar can help learners better deal with various grammar questions in English tests, improve test scores, and lay the foundation for further education and job hunting. Enhance English communication skills: Learning English grammar can help learners communicate and communicate better with native English speakers, and improve cross-cultural communication skills.
In short, learning English grammar is very important for English learners. It can improve English expression skills, strengthen English listening, speaking, reading and writing skills, enhance English reading skills, improve English test scores, and enhance English communication skills. To lay a solid foundation for English learning and career development.