This year the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, STUST, based on the cooperation of the Department of Applied English, the Department of Applied Japanese, and the Department of Child Care, recently held the Humanities and Social Sciences Cross-Cultural Narrative Tour: National Multilingual Storytelling Competition of Vocational High Schools. English and Japanese both belong to the Department of Language and Literature, which emphasizes oral expression and communication skills, while Students in the Department of Child Care must learn how to present creative narrative skills to children to better attract children's attention and teach children expressions and story-telling skills. Therefore, with the College of Humanities and Social Sciences as the main body, a cross-department and cross-language competition is of great significance.

【A group photo of STUST Humanities and Social Sciences Cross-Cultural Narrative Tour: National Multilingual Storytelling Competition of Vocational High Schools】

De-guang Chou, Vice President of STUST, said that in the context of the declining number of children, STUST not only attaches great importance to foreign languages and early childhood education, but also keeps pace with the times and shoulders the social responsibilities of the university. STUST will also establish relevant departments in the fields of science and technology sports and smart care in order to cultivate relevant talents needed by the future society and do its part for the society. Finally, he also encouraged the students who came to STUST to participate in competition to make full use of their training results and achieve excellent results, and he wished all competitions a smooth and successful conclusion.

【Vice President De-guang Chou of STUST was delivering a speech at the event.】

This event was a combination of the 14th National Japanese Picture Reading and Storytelling (Chishiju) Competition for Vocational High Schools organized by Department of Applied Japanese, the National English Duet News Storytelling Competition for Vocational High Schools organized by the Department of Applied English, and the National Education and Caregivers Creative Storytelling Competition for Vocational High Schools organized by the Department of Early Childhood Care. About 176 vocational teachers and students from high schools in Yilan, Nantou and North, Central and South came to participate in the grand event. There were 14 teams with 79 students and 15 teachers from Japanese departments, 20 teams with 40 students and 12 teachers from English departments, and 5 teams with 24 students and 6 teachers from child care departments. In total, there were 143 students and 33 teachers.

【Shuili Business and Industrial Vocational High School won the 14th National Japanese Picture Reading and Storytelling (Chishiju) Competition for Vocational High Schools.】

In this event, the first place in the 14th National Japanese Picture Reading and Storytelling (Chishiju) Competition for Vocational High Schools for the Japanese department was won by Shuili Business and Industrial Vocational High School from Nantou. The English Majors group of News-telling Competition was won by Zhongshan Industry and Business Vocational High School from Kaohsiung, while the winner in the non-English Majors Group was Hsinchu High School from Hsinchu. The competition of child care departments was won by the local Guanghua High School in Tainan. Both the winning and non-winning teams looked forward to coming to see and compete with each other again next year, and everyone was reluctant to leave this year's competition.

【In the National English Duet News Storytelling Competition for Vocational High Schools organized by the Department of Applied English, STUST】

【Guanghua High School won the Educational Care Creative Storytelling Competition organized by the Department of Child Care, STUST.】