第七回カリフォルニア大学アーバイン校
日本語スピーチコンテスト

The 7th Annual University of California, Irvine Japanese Speech Contest

Date: Wednesday May 15th 2013 [Click here for the photos of the 2012 Contest]

Time:
4:00 pm - 6:00pm

Location: Humanities Gateway (HG) 1030

Objectives:
1. The Speech Contest provides Japanese language students the opportunity to think critically and express their thoughts clearly in public.  It is our hope that students will be motivated to further pursue their learning of the Japanese language and culture through this project.  With students moving onto graduate programs in Japanese, internships at Japanese corporations, teaching ESL in Japan, or volunteering to help those affected by the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, students will serve as bridges between Japan and the United States.

2. Students will be exposed to the surrounding Japanese community, helping to build bonds among UCI and the community and establishing the campus as a resource for the development of Japanese language instruction. This project will bring community awareness to the Japanese Program at UCI and its ability to act as a resource to further Japanese language and culture studies throughout Orange County.

Student Participation:
We invited participants from students who are enrolled in a Japanese course at UCI.  The following table indicates the basic guidelines. [Click here for the award winning speeches of the 2012 Contest]

Category

Qualifications

Number of
Contestants

Beginning Level

Students who are enrolled in Japanese 1C

6

Intermediate Level

Students who are enrolled in Japanese 2C

5

Advanced Level

Students who are enrolled in Japanese 3C

4

 

Total

15

Participation Guidelines:
Each contestant will speak a topic of their choice, and the time limit of their speech is seven minutes. 

Program of the Speech Contest:

Time

Activities

4:00


4:05

4:30

5:00

5:30

5:45

Opening remarks by the Department Chair Dr. Michael Fuller
Introduction of the Speech Contest and Judges

Presentation of the Beginning Level speeches

Presentation of the Intermediate Level speeches

Presentation of the Advanced Level speeches

Tsugaru Shamisen Musical Performance by Mr. Naoki Atkins

Presentation of the Awards
Closing Remarks by Dr. Susan Klein


For more information, please contact Hidemi Riggs at (949) 824-6483 or hriggs@uci.edu.