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15 May 2008

22ND JAPANESE SPEECH CONTEST

The Embassy of Japan and the Continuing Education Division, Department of Technical Education, Ministry of Education are organising the Japanese Speech Contest on 24 August 2008 . This year marks the 22 year milestone since the first Japanese Speech Contest in 1987. The objective of the Speech Contest is to encourage students studying Japanese language to show their talent by demonstrating their proficiency in the Japanese language. The contest also aims to serve as a platform towards enhancing friendship and mutual understanding between Brunei Darussalam and Japan .  

This year’s speech contest is open to the general public who are interested in showing their proficiency in the language.  Participants are required to come up with original speeches and are free to choose any theme except political and religious matters and each speech should be around 3 minutes long.  

The contest is divided into two categories: (1) Beginner’s Level and (2) Advanced Level.  Requirements for participants are as follows:

1.      Must be resident in Brunei .

2.      One of the participants’ parents must not be Japanese.

3.      (1)The Beginner’s Level: those who have studied the Japanese language for less than 2 years as of 1st of August.

(2)The Advanced Level: those who have over 2 years of Japanese Language studying experience.  Each participant may be required to answer an oral question from the judges after their speech.

(Note) However, it is possible for those who have less than 2 years studying experience to join the Advanced level if they wish.

4.      Contestants who have previously won first prize at the Advanced level contest cannot apply.

5.      Those who have studied in Japan more than 3 months within the last five years cannot participate.

Those who wish to participate can obtain application forms from the Continuing Education Division, Department of Technical Education, Ministry of Education or download it from the Embassy of Japan website at http://www.bn.emb-japan.go.jp/. The script of the speech should use Japanese characters, either typed on a separate sheet or, if handwritten, using the appropriate form and sent, along with the application form to the Japanese Speech Contest Organizing Committee at the Continuing Education Division, Ministry of Education (Jalan Pasar Baharu, Bandar Seri Begawan, BE3710) by 30 June 2008.  No application will be accepted after this date.

The 22nd Japanese Speech Contest will be supported by many organizations such as UBD, the Japanese Association in Brunei Darussalam, the Japan Brunei Friendship Association and the Japan Foundation. The first prize winner of the advanced level will be invited to Japan to participate in the ASEAN Japanese Speech Winner Contest.

Details of information, including date and venue of pre-contest, will be provided to the participants by the Committee.  For further information please contact either of the following:

Hjh Erie bte Abdullah

Head, Continuing Education Division,

Ministry of Education

Tel: 242 2491

or

Mr OGIHARA Hiroshi/ Fatin Arifin

Embassy of Japan

Tel: 222 9265

E-mail: embassy@japan.com.bn

http://www.bn.emb-japan.go.jp

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