Japanese American Society of Iwakuni
46th Annual Speech Contest Information
Date and Time: Sunday, October 14, 2007 from 12:00 - 17:00
Location: Sakura Theater at MCAS Iwakuni

PLEASE NOTE THERE HAVE BEEN SOME CHANGES IN ELIGIBILITY AND PROCEDURES!


CATEGORIES

There are ten categories for this competition.

Category

Speech Language

Participants

1

English

Japanese Elementary School Students, grades 1-3

2

English

Japanese Elementary School Students, grades 4-6

3

Japanese

Beginner: American Elementary school Students, grades 1-6 *

4

Japanese

Advanced: American Elementary School Students, grades 1-6 *

5

English

Japanese Junior High School Students

6

English

Japanese High School Students

7

Japanese

American Junior High School Students

8

Japanese

American High School Students

9

English

Japanese College Students and Adults

10

Japanese

College Students and Adults



ELIGIBILITY RESTRICTIONS

First prize winners in last year’s contest in both Japanese and English will be able to give a speech, but will NOT be eligible for a category prize for this year. They WILL be eligible for full participation next year.

* Definition of American Elementary School Categories:
An entrant in the American Elementary School Age Category shall be required to compete in the Advanced Category if any of the following conditions apply :
-She or he has resided in Japan for 5 years or longer.
-Attended a Japanese kindergarten.
-Attends a Japanese “juku”, Kumon, or any similar classes taught in Japanese.
-Lives in a home environment where Japanese is the predominant language.

All other entrants may compete as Beginners.


TIME LIMIT
Categories 1 through 4 - 1 minute
Categories 5 through 10 - 3 minutes

CONTINUEDF

JUDGING CRITERIA
Out of a possible total of 100 points


Categories 1,2,3,4, Categories 5,6,7,8,9,10
Pronunciation 40 points Content 25 points
Expression 30 points Pronunciation 25 points
Understanding 20 points Expression 20 points
Deportment 10 points Understanding 20 points
Deportment 10 points


There will be no points awarded for gestures.

The Judging Panel will consist of 4 judges for English Speeches and 3 Judges for Japanese Speeches.


All speeches must be original and unpublished.

AWARDS

Awards will be presented to the three highest scores in each category for English speeches in the Elementary School level as well as in both English and Japanese language Jr. High School, High School and College/Adult Categories. Awards will be presented to the highest score in Japanese language Beginner and Advanced Elementary School categories. Additional prizes may be announced prior to the competition date.

APPLICATION

PLEASE NOTE that slots are limited and in the event of a large number of applicants, applications will be processed in the order they are received.

APPLICATION DEADLINE : please fill out an application and drop off or mail to the JAS office by Saturday September 14, 2007.

The deadline to submit a change of title is September 21, 2007

Send completed applications to: Japanese American Society
FSC 561 Box 1000
FPO 96310

You are able to download application form.  

Note: The document is presented in the PDF format which requires the Adobe Acrobat Reader. If needed, you can download a fee copy from the Adobe Download Center.


Please contact the JAS office if you have any concerns or questions.

Tel: 253-4771 / (0827) 79-4771
e-mail: office@jas-iwakuni.org
bldg# 261 (across the street from CLC-36 barracks)
Office hours: Mon-Fri 1000-1600.
Closed on US holidays.