In order to strengthen the international inter-university communication, open up students’ international vision, and cultivate students’ cross-cultural communication skills, a total of 46 students and 2 teachers from School of Foreign Languages visited the University of Bedfordshire from 12nd to 27th of 02ruary. In the UK, the students participated in the study of English culture, English phonetics, development of English language, higher education and other courses, and learned about differences in the concept and manner of schools operation between China and Britain, which led to the reflection on our professional and specialty development.
The teachers and students from both universities all said that this visit, on the one hand, had trained the students' English communication skills and adaptability in overseas life, and on the other hand, promoted the communication and learning on the teaching and student management for faculties from both universities, which had laid a solid foundation for further cooperation. In addition to the study, the students also visited the London Buckingham Palace, Shakespeare's former residence, and walked into the world's top universities of Oxford and Cambridge University to touch its introverted and profound atmosphere of humanism.
