{"id":150,"date":"2015-06-05T01:06:54","date_gmt":"2015-06-04T15:06:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.griffithasiainsights.com.au\/?p=150"},"modified":"2016-08-03T13:43:04","modified_gmt":"2016-08-03T03:43:04","slug":"first-prize-win-sends-griffith-student-soaring-to-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/asiainsights\/first-prize-win-sends-griffith-student-soaring-to-china\/","title":{"rendered":"First Prize win sends Griffith student soaring to China"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Shannon Dyer looked out over a sea of chaos as nearly a thousand Chinese middle school students enthusiastically participated in a made-up game of \u2018English hot-potato\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>It was a game she had created with a friend while volunteering as an English teacher in Yunnan province in 2012. The rules were simple \u2013 you throw the ball around and whoever has it when the music stops, has to say three things in English. The difficulty came when the school principal decided that instead of a single class participating, the opportunity to meet a foreigner was so exciting that two whole year levels should be involved \u2013 over a thousand students.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cIt was madness, once the ball had been thrown in there was no getting in back out\u2026and they were so excited to meet us! If you were an outsider looking in, you would have thought a celebrity had just walked into their midst. We were swamped by students asking for photos, autographs, and hugs.\u201d<\/em> Shannon said.<\/p>\n<p>It was an experience that sparked a love of the country, its people and its language.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cMy time there developed within me a great love and respect for China and its people. I have been jumping at any opportunity to go back ever since. I admit \u2013 the food does play a small roll in that as well\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Last\u00a0weekend Shannon Dyer was awarded First Prize in the 14th Annual \u2018Chinese Bridge\u2019 Chinese Proficiency Competition. Another Griffith Student Lauren Harvey also placed third in the competition. Both students study Chinese language through Griffith.<\/p>\n<p>The \u2018Chinese Bridge Competition\u2019 is a large-scale international contest sponsored by the Office of the Chinese Language Council International (Hanban) in Beijing, and is well-known in cultural and educational exchanges worldwide.<\/p>\n<p>Shannon will now fly to China to compete in the Semi-finals and if successful will represent Australia in the world finals.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cIt is definitely a very daunting prospect to go over there and compete, however the experience is definitely a once-in-a-life-time opportunity and I am sure I will enjoy it immensely\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cMy last visit had its fair share of challenges, though the people around you are always willing to help you pull through. I loved every moment of it and I can\u2019t wait for more.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/app.griffith.edu.au\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/10985193_568054550003742_3769456882167271094_o.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-35345\" src=\"http:\/\/app.griffith.edu.au\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/10985193_568054550003742_3769456882167271094_o-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"10985193_568054550003742_3769456882167271094_o\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shannon Dyer looked out over a sea of chaos as nearly a thousand Chinese middle school students enthusiastically participated in a made-up game of \u2018English hot-potato\u2019. It was a game she had created with a friend while volunteering as an English teacher in Yunnan province in 2012. 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