CUHK English Public Speaking Competition 2018

It aims to promote English public speaking on campus, and provide an opportunity for students to practice and showcase their English public speaking skills. Contestants will be invited to join a training workshop prior to the competition, and the winners of the competition will receive sumptuous prizes. The champion will also have a chance to represent CUHK to compete in the annual National English Speaking Competition in Mainland China organized by China Daily. In addition, winners and outstanding contestants will have the opportunity to engage in academic exchange with champions of the National Competition in a study programme on CUHK campus in summer 2018.

(Details of the National English Speaking Competition can be found on their website)

Topic: "Man and Technology: The Brave New World"

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Training Workshop for Contestants:

24 January 2018 (Wednesday)

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Preliminary Rounds:

1 & 2 Feb 2018 (Thursday & Friday)

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Grand Final:

8 Feb 2018 (Thursday)

Time: 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

Venue: Lecture Theatre 7, 1/F, Lee Shau Kee Building (LSK LT7)

Panel of Judges:

Dr. Jose Lai, Director, English Language Teaching Unit, CUHK

Prof. Jane Jackson, Department of English, CUHK

Mr. Hardy S. C. Tsoi, Artistic Director of Prospects Theatre and Hong Kong Theatre Works, and     former CUHK Arts Administrator and Sir Run Run Shaw Hall Manager

Winners:

Champion: Ms KANGARA Kuterera Myrmidon Zvikomborero (LAWSN/1)

First Runner Up: Mr HO Kai Yuen Marco (PHARN/2)

Second Runner Up: Mr TUNG Tin Pui Timothy (CUMTN/3)

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Format:

A prepared speech on the given topic of no more than 4 minutes and an impromptu session of 2 minutes

Eligibility:

All CUHK full-time undergraduate students who are non-native speakers of English

Prizes:

1st Prize: HK$5,000 cash

2nd Prize: HK$3,000 cash

3rd Prize: HK$2,000 cash

     (plus trophy and certificate)

Winner of the competition will be nominated to represent CUHK in The 23rd China Daily "21st Century Coca-Cola Cup" National English Speaking Competition (provided that he/she fulfils the eligibility criteria), to take place in Hangzhou on 13-15 April 2018.

Winners and outstanding contestants will have the opportunity to exchange with champions of the National English Speaking Competition in a 6-day study programme (to be held on CUHK campus) in July 2018.

Rules and Guidelines

The script used/speech delivered must be ORIGINAL and must not have been used in any previous courses or competitions.

The content of the speech must NOT contain any material that infringes copyright. Plagiarized speeches will be disqualified.

Contestants' performance will be evaluated in terms of:

     * Content      * Language use      * Verbal and non-verbal delivery

Contestants who are under-timed or over-timed by 30 seconds will be disqualified.

The organizer reserves the right to interpret and amend the above rules.

Terms and Conditions

The organizer reserves the right to edit and use the submitted entries, photos and video recordings of speech performances in the competition for future promotion or educational (teaching or research) purposes.

The organizer reserves the right to nominate winners other than the Champion of the competition to participate in the National English Speaking Competition, should the Champion be unable to fulfil the eligibility criteria as stipulated by the organizers of the National Competition.

The organizer reserves the right to revise the terms and conditions without making any advance announcement.

EPSC 2018 Training Workshop

EPSC 2018 Preliminary Round

EPSC 2018 Grand Final

EPS Summer Study Programme 2018