The 10th Annual All-USA High School Japanese Speech Contest

  • Saturday, May 25, 2013
  • 12:30 PM - 6:00 PM
  • UC Irvine (Irvine, CA)
The Tenth Annual Japanese Language Scholarship Foundation
All-USA High School Japanese Speech Contest

Saturday, May 25, 2013 12:30 pm – 6:00 pm

University of California, Irvine
Humanities Instructional Building
3070 Anteater Instruction & Research Building
University of California, Irvine
Irvine, CA 92697

The Japanese Language Scholarship Foundation, in conjunction with Consulate General of Japan in LA and the American Association of Teachers of Japanese will host its Tenth annual Japanese Language Scholarship Foundation All-USA High School Japanese Speech Contest.

The contest will provide opportunities for young learners of Japanese to make presentations in Japanese and to inspire more students to improve their proficiency in Japanese. It is also hoped that the contest will encourage students to further their understanding of Japan, its people, and its culture.

Presented by: Japanese Language Scholarship Foundation
Co-Presenter : American Association of Teachers of Japanese (AATJ), Consulate General of Japan in Los Angeles

Hosted by: University of California, Irvine, Department of East Asian Languages & Literatures

Grant: The Japan Foundation, Los Angeles

Judging Criteria:
Each speech must be five minutes or less in length. Choice of topic is open. Judges will base their decisions on content and presentation of speech, and interviews in Japanese with the Judges after each speech presentation.

Prizes
  • The Grand Prize winner will receive a $1000 scholarship and a trip to the overseas students' Japanese Speech Award (JSA) contest to be held in Tokyo, Japan, in the summer of 2013.
  • The 2nd place winner will receive a $500 scholarship.
  • The 3rd place winner will receive a $300 scholarship.
  • All participants will receive a commendation.

Visit Aurora Foundation website for more details.

Free Admission (RSVP required)

Please contact
Aurora Japanese Language Scholarship Foundation
Tel: 323-882-6545  auroraspeechcontest@gmail.com

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