Cafetalk - The Japanese online Speech Contest is open!

About the Japanese online Speech Contest

Cafetalk's Japanese speech contest is a boost for those who learn Japanese online to have fun while further motivating themselves to learn Japanese, and to feel the joy of their knowledge coming to life.

Cafetalk Online Japanese Speech Contest Points

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・Participation is by video submission, so students abroad can also participate

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・Three popular Japanese language tutors will review the videos and all participants will receive comments on their impressions.

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・Cafetalk points will be awarded to the winners of the Excellence Award and the Honorable mention Award in each of the two categories.

Winners will receive points!

Excellence Award: 5,000 points
Honorable mention Award: 2000 points

Speech Topic: Disaster Prevention Initiatives

Target: Intermediate to advanced level of Japanese

You will be asked to read your free composition.

Regardless of the number of words, speeches must be no less than 2 minutes and no more than 3 minutes in length.

Judges

Three of Cafetalk's most popular tutors will evaluate your speech and send you a critique sheet with good points and advices for the future.

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Aya

Ria.Y

Screening Method

Record a video of your speech, upload it to Youtube with "unlisted" as privacy setting and send a link to the video.

A. Expression (facial expression, inflection, rhythm, etc.) 50 points
B. Technical skills (vocabulary choice, pronunciation, etc.) 50 points

The average scores of the three judges, rounding down the highest and lowest scores, will be used to determine the Excellence and Honorable mention Awards.

In case of a tie, the total score will be taken into account to determine the winner.

You will definitely get a review from the judges ♫

Popular Japanese language tutors will provide feedback comments for each person.

You will receive a message that will surely be beneficial to you as you continue learning Japanese. Enjoy!

Audio of participants' speeches will be available on the special Cafetalk website at a later date.

Participants' audio will be available on the Japanese speech contest announcement page.

Outline of the Cafetalk Online Japanese Speech Contest

Entry period	from March 8, 2024
Video Submission Period	After entry - Must be received before March 22nd, 2024 (23:59 Japan time)
Screening Period	March 22nd - March 27th 2024
Results announcement	Scheduled for April 4, 2024
Announcement	On Cafetalk website, various SNS, press releases
Eligibility	Intermediate level and above, students who are studying Japanese as a second language
Participation fee	2,000 points per category
Number of participants	Up to 20 people, on a first-come first-served basis

Cafetalk Online Japanese Speech Contest Application Guidelines

*Please be sure to read this before entering.

【About the entry】

You can enter with a nickname

【About the payment】

After submitting the entry form, we will send payment instructions to your Cafetalk registered e-mail address.

Please follow the instructions and pay 2,000 points (2,200 yen tax included). Cafetalk Points can be purchased by credit card, bank transfer, Paypal, or Rakuten Pay.

Please acknowledge that, in case of cancellation after payment, points will not be refunded.

【About the submitted video】

Please film after the date of entry. Previously recorded videos cannot be submitted.

Please limit the length to 3 minutes.

Photography can be done with a smart phone. Please make sure the recording angle is horizontal and the camera is fixed so that the hands and face are clearly visible.

*Videos will be viewed by the tutor only during the screening process and will not be made available to the public.

*Only the audio of the participants will be made public when the results are announced.