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In some ways, Transy\u2019s two winners of the Juhe Chinese Composition Competition couldn\u2019t be more different. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hayle Hall \u201921 grew up in Eastern Kentucky and began to study Chinese in middle school. The writing, rhetoric and communications (WRC) major thought she might study another language when she arrived at Transy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moira Hedrick \u201920, a self-described military brat whose family lives in Washington, D.C., needed a modern language for her international affairs major. \u201cSomething about the challenge of Chinese drew me in,\u201d Hedrick says. \u201cI knew next to nothing about Chinese culture at the time. I thought, \u2018Why not?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Moira Hedrick\u2019s essay, <\/em>
\u201cThe Airport,\u201d and Hayle Hall\u2019s poem, “The Eclipse,” will be published in April’s Juhe Supplement, a publication that showcases Chinese writings from this year’s competition.<\/em>
<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Neither expected to be drawn so deeply into the language and culture of China; nor had they truly considered the powerful role of writing in their learning process. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Both acknowledge <\/strong>Qian Gao, associate professor of Chinese language and culture, for their immersive learning and accomplishments. She motivated them to tackle so much more than the elements of language. Throughout their quest to compete in Chinese, she supported their desire to grow and achieve in the language and as individuals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hall remembers how meeting Gao was enough to revive her interest in Chinese. \u201cHer enthusiasm, her attitude and realism really attracted me back to Chinese study\u2014but past the language, as well,” she says. “Coming to Transy, I got more interested in art, economic studies, politics and Chinese culture in general.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Both competition winners laugh as they recall the red ink that covered the early drafts of their future submissions. They recall how Gao\u2019s edits represented only a fraction of their learning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I want Hayle and Moira to feel immensely powerful and confident in using the Chinese language to share their ideas with the world. Both are great thinkers. They have beautiful minds. I want them to see that they have the skills and power to accomplish this if they believe in themselves and work hard at it.<\/p><\/div>

Qian Gao<\/p>

Associate Professor of Chinese Language and Culture<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

For Hall, the WRC major whose writing in English came, perhaps, too easily, the goal wasn\u2019t simply translating and understanding grammar, but thinking in Chinese. \u201cNormally I process in English,\u201d she explains. Writing a poem \u201cforced me to process in Chinese.\u201d Her limited vocabulary prompted her to research the connotations and implications of words. She started her own dictionary notebook. Reading the drafts, Gao would let Hall know why the function of a word wasn\u2019t working.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cShe went hard. She really did,\u201d Hall laughs, noting that her first submission to the competition didn\u2019t advance. But this year, she marvels, \u201cby the end of it, I could think in Chinese. The writing process helped me get a really firm grasp on looking at the world in Chinese.\u201d And she\u2019s noticed that she now takes greater care in her English writing, too. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Hayle Hall <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt taught me to be a lot more critical of what I\u2019m writing,\u201d Hall admits. \u201cIn English, I\u2019m guilty of writing quickly and not making a conscious effort. After writing the poem in Chinese\u2014the time and mental strength to do it\u2014it showed me the quality of that work and how I want to translate that to my English writing as well.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The broader applications aren\u2019t lost on Hedrick either. The study of Chinese has taken her outside the familiar parameters of Western civilization into something entirely new.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s just different from anything I\u2019ve ever learned about,\u201d she says of China. \u201cAs a growing world power, it\u2019s probably a country we should know more about. And it has a fascinating culture and history. The more I look into China the more questions I have.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Moira Hedrick<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Hedrick, who began her Chinese studies in the fall of 2017, reflects on her victory just two short years later. \u201cI think it\u2019s the fact that Transy is so small that you can develop a deep relationship with professors, but still have such a wide variety of opportunities,\u201d she says, referring to her experiences on and off campus. \u201cIt\u2019s really helpful.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

After volunteering at the Smithsonian\u2019s National Air and Space Museum, where she gained some practical experience communicating with Chinese-speaking visitors, Hedrick now plans to apply for internships in international communications and is thinking about a career as a commercial airline pilot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hall knows she\u2019d like to blend her WRC and Chinese experiences in life after Transy. She hopes to pursue a Fulbright and may venture into global marketing or multicultural communication, something she sees as being essential to the world today. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hall is also the winner of the prestigious Critical Language Scholarship sponsored by the U.S. Department of State. The highly competitive award will give her 10 weeks of immersive study in China.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So much of Hedrick\u2019s and Hall\u2019s broader journey has been inspired by Gao\u2019s love of her subject and belief in her students. Appreciating their professor\u2019s ability to bring all of the elements together, Hall concludes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDr. Gao has always pushed us and reminded us of the potential that we have in Chinese with our language skills, but also academically and in all the things we can do with the language that will benefit us in the future. She has pushed us to be really proactive with our learning outside the classroom. She not only advocated for that learning, but also provided us opportunities to do it\u2014to bring everything into practice. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m just really thankful.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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