English Presentation Contest
Call for Entry 2010
Kyushu University Faculty of Languages & Cultures will host an English Presentation Contest as below and heartily welcome students' entry. The contest is part of the multilingual foreign language presentation contest held at the same time. The details of the contest is also available on the Web: http://kyudaipresentation.blogspot.com/
Objectives: The contest provides Kyushu University students with an opportunity in which they can demonstrate their
English communication skills, as part of its language program, especially English IIA and IIIA that teaches writing and presentation.
Final Contest:
Date & Time: Saturday, January 22nd, 2011. 10:00 - 14:00
Place: Ito Campus Center Zone Bldg. No. 1.
Presentation: Individual or group presentation in English (Details below).
Eligibility: Individual students or groups of 2-3 students who are officially enrolled in the 1st or 2nd year of the Kyushu University undergraduate programs. Their native/first language must not be English.
Awards (subject to change):
Best Presentation (1 entry): Certificate, Trophy, and Book card (30,000 yen)
2nd Prizes (2 entries): Certificate, Trophy, and Book card (10,000 yen)
Other finalists (each entry): Book card (3,000 yen)
Preliminary Screening:
If we receive more entries that exceed the capacity of the final contest (about 10 entries), we will have a preliminary screening based on the drafts (both contents and English). The results of the screening will be posted on the official bulletin board in Ito Campus Center Zone by December 27th (Monday). Each finalist will also be notified by email.
Rehearsal: The rehearsal of the presentation will be held in the Ito Campus as announced later.
Rules of Presentation:
1. The presentation shall be in English. The presenter may use a manuscript but is encouraged to maintain eye contact with the audience.
2. The use of audio/visual aids is recommended; especially a visually effective presentation using a computer program such as PowerPoint is encouraged.
3. The length of the presentation is 5 to 8 minutes.
4. The subject of presentation is free as long as the contents are something that the presenter wants to communicate to the audience (mainly consisting of students and faculty members but including people outside).
5. Unethical conduct such as plagiarism is strictly prohibited and any offender shall be penalized.
6. The final oral presentations will be evaluated by the judges invited from inside and outside of Kyushu University.
7. The evaluation is based on contents (30%), organization (10%), English (30%), and delivery including visuals (30%).
Entry Method:
1. Submit a draft text of the presentation (500-800 words) printed on A4 papers. This does not have to be the final manuscript. If you have figures and tables, indicate their location in the main text and print them on separate pages.
2. The first page (the form--Download an MSWord file) shall include the student number, the presenter's name(s), and contact email address and phone number. Do not write the presenter's name(s) on the subsequent pages. The title of the presentation shall be given at the top of the second page. The main text shall start after one blank line.
3. The draft should be submitted to the dedicated Report Box (Center Zone Building 1) or shall be sent as an attached MSWord file to <presentation@flc.kyushu-u.ac.jp>. The email must have a subject header "English Presentation Entry".
4. The entry starts on November 15th (Monday) and closes at 17:00, December 14th (Tuesday).
5. If there's a specific instruction in your English IIIA class, please follow it.
For further information, please contact the contest committee below or your instructor of English IIIA:
Jiro YOSHIMURA (802-5728, yoshimura@flc.kyushu-u.ac.jp)
Brian QUINN (802-5749, bquinn@flc.kyushu-u.ac.jp)
Tsutomu TAKAHASHI (802-5751, tsutomu@flc.kyushu-u.ac.jp）
Narahiko INOUE (802-5747, inouen@flc.kyushu-u.ac.jp)
