Heartfelt Connection
China Africa (English)|October 2020
Egyptian student’s teaching experience in a Chinese village fuels her passion for Chinese language
Li Xiaoyu
Heartfelt Connection

Passant Sayed (center) at the award ceremony of the 18th Chinese Bridge contest held in Changsha, Hunan Province in central China, on August 22, 2019

In the first ChinAfrica short video competition, which took place at the end of 2019, Passant Sayed, a 23-year-old Egyptian student, proved a unanimous hit with the judges and went on to claim the top prize. Sayed’s video focused on her 10-day teaching experience in a rural school in China. If you’re wondering how a foreigner was able to accomplish such a mission in a completely Chinese language environment, communicating was the least of her worries. Sayed speaks fluent Chinese and went on to win the 18th “Chinese Bridge” Chinese Proficiency Competition held in Hunan Province last year.

The short teaching experience in rural China made a big impact on her life, which has led to her teaching aspirations having a more long-term outlook.

Selected as a volunteer

Following her father’s advice, Sayed chose Chinese as a major at Cairo University, a language that Egyptians found difficult to master, but which would help her find employment. During her third year of study, the university’s Confucius Institute offered her a scholarship as reward for her performance in the HSK level III Chinese proficiency test. This took her to Shandong University in China’s eastern coastal province of Shandong, where she studied Chinese for a year.

هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة October 2020 من China Africa (English).

ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.

هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة October 2020 من China Africa (English).

ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.

المزيد من القصص من CHINA AFRICA (ENGLISH) مشاهدة الكل
Preserving a Source of Life
China Africa (English)

Preserving a Source of Life

Zambia takes measures to protect water resources and ensure ecological progress

time-read
5 mins  |
March 2021
Should We Stop The Trend of ‘Feminization'?
China Africa (English)

Should We Stop The Trend of ‘Feminization'?

In traditional Chinese thinking, women are supposed to be gentle and soft and men masculine. In recent years, however, the popularity of young male film and TV stars who appear to be “feminine” in their dressing, hair style and even mindset and their impact on the youth has led some to believe that the Chinese boys are not “masculine” enough.

time-read
4 mins  |
March 2021
Green Renaissance
China Africa (English)

Green Renaissance

China adopts comprehensive measures to protect Yangtze River environment

time-read
7 mins  |
March 2021
Building an Immune Barrier
China Africa (English)

Building an Immune Barrier

Chinese vaccines help the global fight against COVID-19 pandemic

time-read
5 mins  |
March 2021
A Promising Change
China Africa (English)

A Promising Change

As first female and African head of the WTO, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is enjoined to advance the prospects of common development

time-read
4 mins  |
March 2021
Service Before Celebration
China Africa (English)

Service Before Celebration

A doctor’s contribution to normalization of life

time-read
3 mins  |
March 2021
Delivering Happiness
China Africa (English)

Delivering Happiness

Deliveryman continues to work during the holiday to meet the needs of customers

time-read
3 mins  |
March 2021
Skiing Upsurge
China Africa (English)

Skiing Upsurge

Olympic winter games spur growth of snow economy in Beijing suburbs

time-read
4 mins  |
March 2021
An Unbreakable Bond
China Africa (English)

An Unbreakable Bond

Chargé d’affaires ad interim of the Chinese Embassy in Nigeria talks about bilateral ties

time-read
5 mins  |
March 2021
A Different Celebration
China Africa (English)

A Different Celebration

Chinese people respond to the call to spend the Spring Festival holiday in situ

time-read
4 mins  |
March 2021