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The California Association of Japanese Language Teachers (Sacramento Chapter) announces the third Japanese Speech Contest!
大成功でした！
Truly Impressive Group of Students - Congratulations to all!
WHEN: Saturday, APRIL 28, 2018
2018年4月28日 土曜日
TIME: 1:30 - 4:00 PM
(Registration starts at 1:00pm)
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Registration: Free
- Parking : Free parking is available. Please park in a gated lot of the church as well as along Quinn Ave (an alleyway with parking spaces on both sides) which runs alongside the church.
- PRIZES! 高校の部・大学の部
1st prize=100.00, 2nd prize=50.00, 3rd prize=30.00, Special Award=20.00
- PRIZES! 継承の部
Special Award
- CERTIFICATE OF PARTICIPATION &SMALL PRIZES FOR ALL PARTICIPANTS!
- Share this event!
Event Schedule (As of April 24, 2018)
1. What is the purpose of this event?
2. Who can participate in this event?
3. Who can come to the event besides participants? What are the rules?
4. How do I get there?
5. What is the schedule?
6. What are the benefits of participating in this event?
7. Who will decide these winners?
8. Who is responsible for this event?
9. Participating schools
10. Individuals and organizations that support this event
11. Most commonly asked questions by participants
For Registration, contact: Naoko McHale sensei
Any questions and/or comments on the web, contact: Professor Kazue Masuyama
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1. What is the purpose of this event?
To celebrate Japanese language and culture learning in the Greater Sacramento region through Speech performance.
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2. Who can participate in this event? What are the rules?
High School Division 高校の部
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Each school select up to two (2) students for the speech contest.
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One entry per person.
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All applicants must be non-native speakers of Japanese. Contestants who come from homes where Japanese is not spoken (i.e., there are no members of the contestant’s family who understand or speak Japanese).
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The topic of the speech is open. The speech script or content must be his/her own work. You may not use the same speech that was given in any previous contests or events. Teachers can give advice or guidance, but must not rewrite the student's speech.
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The length of the speech must be more than 2 minutes and less than 3 minutes. Otherwise, it will be penalized.
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The script of the speech or the prompt must not be used during the speech.
College University Division 短大・大学の部
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Each school select up to four (4) students for the speech contest. (including heritage speaker in the following)
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One entry per person.
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All applicants must be non-native speakers of Japanese. Contestants who come from homes where Japanese is not spoken (i.e., there are no members of the contestant’s family who understand or speak Japanese).
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The length of the speech must be more than 3 minutes and less than 4 minutes. Otherwise, it will be penalized.
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The topic of the speech is open. The speech script or content must be his/her own work. You may not use the same speech that was given in any previous contests or events. Teachers can give advice or guidance, but must not rewrite the student's speech.
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The script of the speech or the prompt must not be used during the speech.
Heritage Division 継承話者の部
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Contestants who come from homes where Japanese is spoken (i.e., there are members of the contestant’s family who understand or speak Japanese).
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One entry per person.
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The length of the speech must be more than 3 minutes and less than 4 minutes. Otherwise, it will be penalized.
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The script of the speech or the prompt must not be used during the speech.
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Participants,
Please let your Japanese language teacher know if you are interested in participating in this event. We need to know your full name and the title of your presentation. Your teacher is responsible for letting us know.
Sensei,
If your students are interested in participating in this event, please email Naoko McHale <nsmchale@gmail.com> about the names of your students by Sunday, March 18, 2018 by 11:30am.
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3. Who can come to the event besides participants?
Anyone in the community is welcome. We recommend that participating students come with their friends and families. You can send invitations to your colleagues and/or school administrators as well.
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4. How do I get there? Where can I park?
Buddhist Church of Sacramento
サクラメント仏教会
Direction to get to the place (click below)
2401 Riverside Blvd. Sacramento , CA 95818
Parking : Free parking is available. Please park in a gated lot of the church as well as along Quinn Ave (an alleyway with parking spaces on both sides) which runs alongside the church.
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5. What is the schedule?
The following is a tentative schedule.
1:00 pm Registration
1:30pm Welcome
Opening Remarks
Rev. Matt Hamasaki (Buddhist Church of Sacramento)
Tentative Schedule (Subject to change)
1:35 pm
Speech Contest for High School Division 高校の部
2:30 pm
Speech Contest for College Division 短大・大学の部
Speech Contest for Heritage 継承の部
3:55 pm
Award Ceremony and Closing Ceremony
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6. What are the benefits of participating in this event?
For students, we believe that this gives you a chance to get to know students and teachers from other schools and universities.
We will give a certificate and prizes for winners (High School and College Section)
1st prize=100.00 2nd prize=50.00 3rd prize=30.00 special award=20.00
All participants will receive a certificate of participation and small prize.
For teachers, we hope that this event will help promote your programs and attract many students to your class.
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7. Who will decide these winners?
Our special judges for the contest include community representatives and high school teachers. They are:
- Ms. Maiko Tamagawa (Educational Specialist at Consulate General of Japan in San Francisco)
- Mr. Bryan Hollar (PR Manager at Fujitsu America)
- Ms. Junko Hosoi (Japanese Teacher at Aragon High School)
- Ms. Kelly Martinez (Japanese Teacher at Rosemont High School)
Judging Criteria
- Basic Requirements:
- The speech script or content must be his/her own work.
- The length of the speech should be more than 2 minutes and less than 3 minutes for high school contestants; more than 3 minutes and less than 4 minutes. Otherwise, it will be penalized.
- The script of the speech or the prompt must not be used during the speech.
- Judges will base their decisions on the content and presentation of speech.
- The applicant with the highest total points awarded by the judges will be the winner. There will be award items given at the contest.
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8. Who are organizing for this event?
Speech Contest committee members
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9. Participating schools (alphabetical order) in 2017
Updating soon
< Alphabetical order >
High School Division
Davis HS
Elk Grove HS
Franklin HS
Kenndy HS
Laguna Creek HS
Mira Loma HS
Sakura Gakuen
Sheldon HS
College/University Division
CSU, Fresno
Sacramento City College
Sacramento State (CSU, Sacramento)
University of California, Davis
University of Nevada, Reno
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10. Individuals and organizations that support this event (alphabetical order)
Supporting Organizations and Businesses:
California Association of Japanese Langauge Teachers
Buddhist Church of Sacramento
Special Thanks to:
Consulate General of Japan in San Francisco
California Association of Japanese Language Teachers (CAJLT)
Japan Foundations – Los Angeles
JP Trading America
Japanese Language and Culture Connection (JLCC) at UC Davis
Mr. Nari Igawa (Sakura Gakuen)
Mr. Kazuhide Takeuchi (UC Davis)
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11. Most commonly asked questions by participants
1. Do I have to memorize my speech?
We highly encourage students to memorize the speech.
2. Is there a fee?
No fee.
3. Should I dress in costume for our speech?
It is up to you but it should be appropriate!
4. Can I use PPT?
No - We want to listen to you! (instead of viewing PPT)
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