展現英語風采，訴說微笑力量。5月18日下午，山東職業學院第一屆英語文化節開幕式暨“The Power of Smile”主題英語演講比賽在圖書館行政樓東報告廳舉行，學院副院長郭鵬出席開幕式并致辭，基礎部(思政部)主任賈明斌、團委書記王偉、國際交流中心主任呂子泉蒞臨比賽現場。
副院長郭鵬在致辭中指出，隨著我們國家高鐵國際化戰略的推進實施和學院建設優質高職院校的改革發展，培養高素質應用型人才目標中學生英語應用水平凸顯重要性，此次隆重舉辦我院第一屆英語文化節目的就是為了進一步突出英語學習的重要性，鍛煉同學們的英語口語及實際交流應用能力，營造學院濃厚的英語學習氛圍，為打造特色學習型校園進行的一次非常有益和有意義的嘗試。
本屆英語文化節歷時一個月，由基礎部、團委和國際交流中心共同舉辦，是響應學院建設國內領先、國際先進的優質高職院校目標，通過開展英語演講比賽、英文歌曲大賽、英語配音秀、英文海報比賽和英語角等系列主題活動，旨在營造人人學習英語、用好英語的濃厚氛圍，提升大學生的學英語、說英語、用好英語的水平，活動內容新穎豐富，貼近學習生活。
經過前期的預賽，最終有來自各系的15位選手站上了決賽的舞臺，他們圍繞“The Power of Smile”為主題展示英語演講風采，他們的演講或慷慨激昂、情感熱烈，或述說細膩、娓娓道來，加之與外教Kim、Daleen的現場互動問答，贏得了臺下觀眾的陣陣掌聲。經過激烈的比拼，最終張嘉琳、袁嘉賢、周穎、曲昌、高雪菲5位同學榮獲了此次比賽的一等獎。
On the afternoon of May 18, the English Speech Contest entitled “The Power of Smile” launched the First English Culture Festival of Shandong Polytechnic, which was held in the East Lecture Hall. Guo Peng, vice president of the college, attended the opening ceremony and delivered a speech. The distinguished guests present include Mr. Jia Mingbin, dean of the Department of General Studies; Mr. Wang Wei, secretary of the Communist Youth League; Mr. Lv Ziquan, director of the International Exchange Center.
Vice President Guo Peng emphasized the substantial role played by English in the cultivation of well-qualified graduates. We hold the English festival with the purpose of enhancing the application of English, strengthening the English studying atmosphere as well as creating an academic-featured campus, which is a beneficial and significant attempt.
The English Festival is co-sponsored by the Department of General Studies, the Youth League and the International Exchange Center, lasting for one month. This festival consists of an English speech contest, a singing competition, a dubbing show, cultural posters and a gala, which is innovative and close to daily use and college life.
There are 15 contestants participated in the final contest after rounds and rounds of fierce competition. They delivered their speech with varied styles, passionate, enthusiastic or delicate. Audience burst into applause now and then for the active interaction between the contestants and the foreign teachers. Eventually, 5 students got the first prize who are named Zhang Jialin, Yuan Jiaxian, Zhou Ying, Qu Chang and Gao Xuefei.
