记者 郭蕊
在共青团成立90周年纪念日的第二天，（5月5日上午）外院在励耘楼举行了毕业生论文答辩，答辩为12个小组同时进行👩🏻🦯➡️，2012届毕业生们均参加了这一具有标志性意义的活动。
本次答辩比去年增加了2个小组🛡。答辩过程中，同学们先做3到5分钟的论点阐释，再由老师们提问。老师们通常会指出论文中存在的问题并给出相关意见，有时候还会给同学们一些未来学习的建议💴☛。大四的学生很重视这次答辩并为此做了很多准备。王同学在答辩时说，这是大学期间最重要的演讲，她昨晚紧张得辗转反侧💂、难以入眠。本届依然出现了许多优秀论文🧝🏼，在这些论文的基础上👖，同学们经过充分准备大部分都能做到表达流利、条理清晰🔗。例如孙雪和蔡琬滢同学的论文质量和答辩表现都非常优秀。
除了参加答辩的学生之外🖖🏻，大三的学生也非常重视这次答辩。许多大三学生都结伴到现场参观，还有同学用MP3进行录音。记者随机采访了4名大三学生🏊🏿♀️，她们认识到了提高英语表达能力和充分准备的重要性👨🏭，还意识到在紧张的气氛中一定要学会自我调节🂠。李同学提到将来写论文时一定要选择自己真正了解的领域，还要注意命题不能太广。据了解𓀐，一些大三同学已经开始考虑他们的论文方向。
答辩结束后☝🏽，记者对部分老师进行了采访，他们为同学们提出了许多宝贵意见。陶文好院长建议同学们要努力提高英语表达能力和思辨能力，选题要细化具体👰🏽♀️，并期待有更多的创新型论文。谢庆立副院长则强调论文要更加学术化，大家要端正态度重视论文答辩👩🏻⚕️，紧跟J9九游会的时间安排，这是写出高质量论文的重要保证。
Thesis Defense for English Majors of 2012
By Guo Rui
On May 5, the thesis defense for English Majors of 2012 was held by the School of Foreign Languages in Liyun Building. The graduates took part in this thesis defense in 12 teams-- two more than last year.
During the defense, every student made a presentation within 3 to 5 minutes and answered some questions related to the thesis from the teachers. The teachers often pointed out their mistakes and made some suggestions on their theses or even on their future study.
Most of the students made much count of the defense and prepared for it carefully. A student called it "the most important presentation in university" and she was too nervous to fall asleep last night.
There were still many excellent theses this year. With sufficient preparations, most students such as Cai Wanying and Sun Xue spoke fluently and expounded clearly in a logical way.
This defense also attracted many junior students. They wanted to know what they should do in the coming year. And a student even recorded the presentations with a MP3 player. Some students said that through the thesis defense, they knew the importance of expressing themselves in English and the way to get rid of tension. After the thesis defense, some junior students began to consider the orientation of their theses.
As for the theses, Dean Tao who expected more creative theses suggested that students should develop their skills in expressing their thoughts in English. Mr. Xie, Vice Dean of the SFL, said that theses should be more academic and students should follow the schedule of SFL, which would contribute a lot to a good thesis.
