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2018 Midwest College Chinese Speech Contest Hosted by Lake Forest College: Department of Modern Languages and Literatures and Asian Studies Program Location: 555 North Sheridan Road Lake Forest,

1 2018 Midwest College Chinese Speech Contest Hosted by Lake Forest College: Department of Modern Languages and Literatures and Asian Studies Program Location: 555 North Sheridan Road Lake Forest, Illinois Co-Sponsors: Consulate General of the People s Republic of China In order to promote Chinese language and culture, the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures, Lake Forest College, has offered to host the 2018 Midwest College Student Chinese Speech Contest from 1:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 21, Eligibility for Speech Contest: All graduate or undergraduate Chinese language students studying in colleges or universities in the Midwest are eligible to participate. However, heritage native speakers of Chinese who came to the U.S. after the age of 13 years are not eligible. Each university may recommend no more than 6 students. Agenda for April 21, 2018: 11:00 Registration (Mohr Student Center main floor) 11:00 Judge Committee Meeting (Carnegie Hall 102) 12:00 Lunch for all ((Hart Dining Hall)) 1:00 Opening Ceremony (McCormick Auditorium) 1:45 Speech Contest begins (Lillard Science Center 44, 48, 144, 244, 344 and Carnegie 102) 6:00 Banquet and Closing Ceremony for all

2 2018 Midwest College Chinese Speech Contest Registration: Please use the registration form to inform us if you are planning to compete. The registration form should be scanned and sent to Professor Licheng Gu by at before March 15, Food, Transportation, and Accomodations: With support from the Education Office of Consulate General of the People s Republic of China, and Phoenix Publishing Company, the Organizing Committee will provide all participants with lunch, dinner, and medals or awards. As the budget allows, we will also provide support to cover some of the costs of lodging and transportation to some participants. All others may request support from your home institution or local Confucius Institutes. Competition: Contestants will be divided into 6 groups according to their level (year) of Chinese study and their native proficiency. For example, for the non-heritage students (whose native tongue spoken at home is not Chinese), will be placed into Group 1 if she/he is studying Elementary Chinese. For the heritage students (whose native tongue is either Mandarin Chinese or any other dialect of Chinese), first year elementary and second year intermediate Chinese class students will be placed into Group 5. Third year intermediate high and fourth year advanced class students will be placed into Group 6. Each contestant will present a 3-5 minute prepared speech (50 points) to the judges and audience. When all contestants have completed their speech presentations, each contestant will present a Chinese cultural talent (10 points) such as a Chinese song, dance, painting, calligraphy, paper cut, puppet show, martial arts, or musical instrument. The contestant is responsible for bringing their own musical instruments, but the classrooms all have audio equipment. The Judging Committee will be composed of high school Chinese language teachers and local artists. The Organizing Committee for Chinese Speech Contest: Co-Chairs: Prof. Ying Wu, Lake Forest College Prof. Licheng Gu, Northwestern University

3 美国中西北地区大学生汉语演讲比赛主办单位 : 湖林学院现代语言系和亚洲研究项目 Lake Forest College 时间 :2018 年 4 月 21 日星期六下午一点至八点地点 :555 North Sheridan Road Lake Forest, Illinois 赞助单位 : 中华人民共和国总领馆教育凤凰图书出版社为弘扬中国语言及文化, 推动汉语教学的发展, 美国中西部地区大学生汉语演讲比赛组委会决定 2018 年 4 月 21 日星期六下午一点到五点举办大学生汉语演讲比赛欢迎本地区内在校大学生积极报名参加一. 参赛资格 : 本地区的在校大学生及研究生均可参加但是为了鼓励非亚裔的学生积极参与, 凡是 13 岁以后才来美国的具有汉语背景的华裔学生不得参加比赛五. 四月二十一日比赛日程 : 11:00 参赛人员开始注册 (Mohr Student Center main floor) 11:00 评委会集会 (Carnegie Hall 102) 12:00 午餐 (Hart Dining Hall) 1:00 开幕式 (McCormick Auditorium) 1:45 分组比赛开始 (Lillard Science 44, 48, 144, 244, 344 and Carnegie 102) 6:00 颁奖仪式及晚宴

美国中西北地区大学生汉语演讲比赛三. 报名规则请各校老师根据学生的实际情况填写所附的报名表, 在四月十日前扫描后通过电子邮件发到组委会共同主席顾利程教授处电子邮件地址 :L-gu3@northwestern.edu 每校参赛人员不得超过 6 名四.

4 美国中西北地区大学生汉语演讲比赛三. 报名规则请各校老师根据学生的实际情况填写所附的报名表, 在四月十日前扫描后通过电子邮件发到组委会共同主席顾利程教授处电子邮件地址每校参赛人员不得超过 6 名四. 参赛费用在总领馆及凤凰出版社的赞助下, 组委会将为参赛选手及领队老师提供当日的午餐晚宴奖牌奖品等等根据财务条件, 我们也将为一部分有需要的选手提供部分旅费及住宿费敬请各个院校尽量在自己本校及孔子学院申请旅途及住宿的费用二. 比赛方式与分组为吸引更多同学参与, 汉语演讲比赛将根据不同年级与不同母语背景, 分成六组进行母语为非汉语的学生将根据现在所在的汉语年级分为四组母语为汉语 ( 包括方言 ) 的学生将分为两组 : 汉语一年级和二年级的学生在第五组 ; 汉语三年级和四年级的学生在第六组比赛包括每人三至五分钟的自备题演讲 (50 分 ), 三分钟的中华才艺表演 (10 分 ), 例如唱中国歌曲, 跳中国舞蹈, 表演书法绘画比赛将分成两个阶段 : 第一阶段为各组演讲比赛 ; 第二阶段为才艺表演当场由评委会打分评委会由本地区中学汉语老师及社会贤达组成此活动贵在参与, 凡参赛者都将得到奖牌或奖品欢迎大家积极参赛, 赛出水平, 勇夺大奖美国中西部地区大学生汉语演讲比赛组委会组委会共同主席 : 吴萦顾利程 2018 年 3 月 21 日

5 REGISTRATION FORM Name: School Nationality Place of Birth Tel. Name (in Chinese) Current Course Level Date of Birth M/F (for room arrangement purpose) Language Spoken at Home: Languages spoken (aside from English): Speech Topic (in Chinese) Chinese cultural talent : Mode of transportation: Date/Time of arrival: Date/Time of departure: Name of Chinese Language Teacher Signature of Chinese Language Teacher Dear Chinese Language Instructor: Please sign and scan this registration form and send it to Professor Licheng Gu by at: L-gu3@northwestern.edu before April 10, 2018.

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