近日，美国内布拉斯加林肯大学Newman教授到西安交通大学城市学院访问交流，为我院中美项目办学生做了一场别开生面的讲座。中美办公室外教Mariah、Suzanne、Bowlin和中美办近40名学生参加了此次活动。
Newman教授首先介绍了自己的故乡新西兰方面的情况，谈到自己也曾是一名前往美国的留学生，所以非常理解中美项目办学生赴美留学前的忐忑心情，希望项目内学生都能以积极主动的心态准备各项考试和手续办理工作，并真诚预祝同学们赴美后能在林肯大学学有所成。随后，他为大家展示了一组生动形象、幽默诙谐的“中西方文化差异”主题PPT，引起了所有同学的兴趣，大家针对中西方餐厅文化差异、家庭成员关系差异、派对不同形式等相关内容展开激烈的讨论，纷纷发表自己的观点和看法和。最后，Newman教授根据自己的研究领域，为同学们做了一场有关酒精用途的学术报告。内容涵盖中国酿酒的历史、酒的宗教用途、酒的商业用途等方面，报告内容十分有说服力，并且贴近实际。当谈到青少年对酒精使用的一些情况时，Newman教授也表示这是他最近研究的领域，希望可以通过自己和同事们的努力，可以帮助一些嗜酒的青少年摆脱陋习。
整场讲座在欢声笑语中圆满结束，我院中美项目的学生不仅在讲座中收获了知识，而且认识了一位博闻强识的外国朋友。
Professor Newman of UNL Gave A Lecture to PDP Students
Newman, Professor of University of Nebraska-Lincoln, visited XJTUCC recently. He gave a wonderful lecture to PDP students. Mariah, Suzanne, Bowlin from XJTUCC-UNL PDP office and 40 students attended the event.
Professor Newman first introduced his hometown New Zealand. Then he mentioned that he once was an overseas student in the US and he completely understood how students felt before they went to the United States to study. He hoped that the students could prepare for studying abroad actively and sincerely wished them great success. After that, he did a vivid and humorous presentation on Western and Eastern Cultural Differences, which aroused the interests of all students. They expressed their views and opinions on restaurant cultural differences, family relationship differences, etc.
Finally, based on his own field of study, Newman presented an academic report on alcohol use, covering Chinese wine history, religious use of wine, commercial use of wine, etc. The report was very convincing, and close to reality. When it came to Professor Newman’s recent research field, youth alcohol use, he expressed his wish to help young people to get rid of bad habits.
The lecture was ended in laughter; the PDP students not only gained knowledge, but also knew a knowledgeable friend.
文 中美项目办 马云
图 孙晓
编辑 孙晓
