UPEI Korean Speech Contest is open to all UPEI students who speak Korean as a foreign or second language at the introductory (beginner) level.

The 2019 Contest will be held on November 22 (Friday) from 1:00 to 3:00 pm in the Faculty Lounge (Main Building 201). Free food and beverage will be provided.

1. Deadline for application and speech draft submission:
Monday, November 15, 2019
Please send your submission to jeopark@upei.ca.

2. Eligibility:
Each contestant must satisfy all of the following criteria:

• Has studied or is studying Introduction to Korean at UPEI.
• Speaks Korean as a foreign or second language.

3. Category: Beginner

• Both parents/guardians are not native speakers of Korean
• Has not stayed in Korea for more than a total of 3 months
• Has studied or is studying Korean by taking beginner’s course of Korean

4. Speech Title and Content:
Choose your own title and subject. Speech topics may be drawn from any field.
Speech length: up to 3 minutes
Memorize the speech

5. Judges and Evaluation Criteria:

• Panel of 2-3 judges comprised of Korean-speaking and Korean language education professionals
• Speeches are assessed according to content and organization, grammar and pronunciation, manner of presentation and audience’s response. An appropriate length and delivery from memorization are parts of presentation.

NOTE:

• Reading the speech draft is subject to penalty. Placing the draft on the podium is for very discrete reference only
• The speech length limit is to be adhered to. Overtime will be subject to penalty. Overly short speeches will be penalized as well.
• Winners may not be declared if no contestants met the standard expected for the category.

6. Prizes:

• 1st prize: $500 scholarship
• 2nd prize: $300 scholarship
• 3rd prize: $200 scholarship
• All other participants will get a nice USB memory stick