Western Sydney Japanese Speech Contest

Welcome to the inaugural Western Sydney Japanese Speech Contest. We hope you will grasp this opportunity to demonstrate your Japanese-language skills, as well as your public speaking skills, before a panel of judges. Prizes will be awarded on the day!

Divisions: Advanced and Novice

1. Novice requirements:

Current High School Student

Has studied Japanese in school for 1 year or less (excluding Year 7 or 8 Mandatory Japanese)

TOPIC: “Why I want to go to Japan” (time: 2-3 minutes)

2. Advanced requirements:

Current High School Student

Has studied Japanese for 2 years or more (excluding Year 7 or 8 Mandatory Japanese)

NB most Year 10 students will qualify for the Advanced Division, on the grounds that they are only a few weeks short of completing 2 years of Japanese study.

TOPIC: “About me” (time: 4-5 minutes)

Eligibility criteria

• Contestants must be attending a Sydney high school in Years 9, 10, 11, or 12
• Contestant’s background language must not be Japanese
• Contestant has not spent more than 12 months in Japan after reaching the Japanese compulsory education starting age
• Contestant has not completed more than one academic year of Japan’s compulsory education, either in Japan or at any Japanese school overseas
• The contest is open to all Sydney residents: irrespective of their nationality and/or visa status, an individual currently living in Sydney who meets all other eligibility criteria of their division of choice is eligible to enter that Division

Enquires: japanesespeechcontest@westernsydney.edu.au