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An English eloquence contest will be launched in HCMC under Cambridge University, according to Cambridge ESOL, at a press conference on March 15th. The contest aims to find the best English Eloquence in Vietnam and also in Asia. Accordingly, all Vietnamese students, aged from 16 to 22, will be eligible for the contest.After five-rounds, the organising panel will select ten top candidates to compete in the final round, which will take place in March 2012. Three top finalists from the contest will be sent to the PSBSingaporeAcademy for a three–-month course, and 7 finalists will be sent to study at VietnamPSBInternationalCollege for three months.The winner from Vietnam will compete with nine others from Japan, China, Korea, India, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Taiwan and Hong Kong in the final round, which is expected to take place in June 2012 in an Asian country to be selected.The first and the second prizes will be scholarships to study Masters’ Degree in Business Management in Britain and Business Certificate in Australia, respectively.Professor Duncan Rayner, Director of Pacific–Asian Development said that "the contest will provide an excellent opportunity for young hopefuls to show their English eloquence and ability”.Students can apply for the contest at provincial departments of Education and Training nationwide.
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 Saki Nara, 15, and Ayumi Yoshida, 10, showed off their mastery of public speaking Sunday to emerge as the winners of the All Japan Junior English Speech Contest, delivering pitch-perfect monologues that won the hearts of judges and spectators alike.The 33rd installment of the annual contest saw the participation of 1,600 elementary school students and 450 junior high school students,with 23 of the top performers in the elimination rounds taking the stage at Uchisaiwaicho Hall for the finals.
The elementary school pupils recited a prepared story, while junior high school students spoke from their own original material.Nara, a Tokyo ninth-grader, gave an emotional speech about being bullied and how she overcame it by joining her school drama club."I felt like a bird without wings," she said, but added that in drama practice she "learned to be honest" with herself.Each participant delivered a speech lasting three to four minutes,but what sealed the deal for Nara — aside from her fluency in English —was her passion. |
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