4-2. Contest Guideline

When and Where:(map below)

March 17th, 2013, Sunday, from 1 pm to 5:00 p.m. (we have to vacate the auditorium at 5:00 pm)

Registration begins at 12:30 pm (outside the auditorium)

Sunday March 17, 2013 registration open at 12:30 pm at the patio

Contest starts at 1:00 pm sharp

Carlsbad Public Library Auditorium

1775 Dove Lane, Carlsbad, CA 92011-4048 (760) 602-2049

All applicants must:

1. Be currently enrolled in a San Diego County high school, community college or university

2. Not be native speakers of Japanese or have a Japanese parent (Issei) and in an environment where Japanese is spoken at home

3. Be a citizen of the USA or a permanent resident of the USA

4 Not have had more than six months of living (e.g., schooling, working) in Japan after age six

5. The speech script is original and has not been read in other previous speech contests

Judging Criteria:

Each speech must be between three to four minutes in length, but no shorter than three minutes and no longer than five minutes. Choice of topic is open. Judges will base their decisions on content and presentation of speech, and the interviews in Japanese with the judges after each speech presentation. The highest total points awarded by the judges will be the winners. The first place winner of each category will also be the winners of the Consul General's Award. If you have any questions regarding the judging criteria, please do not hesitate to ask the committee.

Note:

The top three winners of the high school category in this contest retain the right to apply for the National Contest in May or June 2013 sponsored by Aurora Foundation. The winner of this national contest will participate in the International Competition in Tokyo, Japan, in July 2013.

San Diego Japanese Speech Contest Committee

ATTN: Tachibana Language Center

P. O. Box 28884, San Diego, CA 92198

E-mail for inquiry: tachibanacenter@yahoo.com

Fax: 858-217-6069