‘Language Drift’ in Guanlan intl. community

Writer: SD News  |  Editor: Holly Wang  |  From: Shenzhen Daily  |  Updated: 2021-01-19

Sparkles Stowe plays UNO, a card game, with local residents at Mission Hills Maker on Saturday. Tao Tongtong

With more and more expatriates finding places to live in Guanlan Subdistrict in Longhua, language-learning demands of Chinese and foreign residents in the jurisdiction have become increasingly prominent.

A language-learning event, entitled “Language Drift,” was held in the community Saturday, as part of a series of events highlighting cultural exchanges between local and foreign residents.

The events, called “Guanlan·BLOCK,” are sponsored by the Party Working Committee of Guanlan Subdistrict and co-organized by Guanlan Subdistrict Public Service Office.

Organizers invited American volunteer Sparkles Stowe as the main lecturer and several Chinese volunteers as her assistants in the classroom for participants to learn English and cultivate their English-speaking customs.

The event is divided into three parts, “Colors,” “Numbers” and “UNO card game.”

Stowe started the class with topics of colors and numbers that frequently appear in daily communication and dialogue, and then played the UNO card game with the learners.

UNO is a classic card game for players to take turns matching a card in their hand with the current card shown on top of the deck either by color or number.

Special action cards deliver game-changing moments as they help you defeat your opponents.

Saturday’s activity was the second part of a language-learning event. Organizers said they will hold more language-learning activities covering different topics in the future.

Participants said that through the two parts of study, they have gained confidence in English conversation.