MLTAQ Sunshine Coast Branch 2008 Speech Competition
CONGRATULATIONS to all involved in the first Competition, to the dedicated teachers whose brilliant organisation made it proceed like clockwork and all their unnamed helpers and supporters, to the brave students of languages whose hearts were beating like racing clocks, to the impressive winners in each category and all the sponsors such as the FESTURI Organisation and the University of the Sunshine Coast whose campus was awash with colour, food, music, performances and happy multicultural Australians. Thanks also to the special guests who presented prizes. Photos to follow. Here are the medal winners (all MS Word docs - more to come asap).
2008_Results_Chinese.doc 2008_Results_FRENCH.doc 2008_Results_German.doc 2008_Results_Indonesian.doc 2008_Results_Italian.doc
MLTAQ Sunshine Coast Speech Competition - introductory statement
2008 is the International Year of Languages and to celebrate this wonderful occasion, language learners from schools throughout the region will be able to compete in the inaugural Sunshine Coast Speech Competition. It will be held in conjunction with the multicultural event ‘FESTURI’ on Sunday August 31st in the grounds of the University of the Sunshine Coast. The competition will give students in Years 4 to 12 the chance to showcase their language learning skills across a range of 7 different languages including Chinese, French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese and Spanish.
This prestigious competition will be run by the Sunshine Coast Branch of the Modern Language Teachers’ Association of Queensland (MLTAQ Inc). Entrants will need to prepare a speech in the language they learn at school, present it in front of a panel of judges and then answer questions about the content of their speech, all in the same langauge. Participation certificates will be awarded to all competitiors and both medals and Highly Commended certicates presented to the best quality speakers.
With a day full of entertainment and food stalls from around the world in addition to the Speech Competition, this will be an event not to miss!
Elizabeth Blair,
MLTAQ Sunshine Coast Speech Competition Convenor
Click on the documents you need. For now, all are downloadable MS Word documents.
a. The rules b. List of Convenors (rtf) c. Primary, secondary& tertiary registration forms
d. Language Convenors Role Statement (attached)
e. USC campus maps. See detailed campus map and also disability access map. All judging and marshalling rooms will be on the 1st floor of J Building (tallest building with distinctive shape). 3D map (pdf) viewed from the northern approach road with Innovation Centre.f. Information for Contestants (MS Word doc)
Hyperlinks for each of the Languages. Rooms will be confirmed in August. Results will be posted after 31 August.
Chinese Primary Speeches NEW Secondary Speeches NEW Chinese Times and Room Allocations (xl) Results French Primary Speeches Secondary Speeches French Times and Room Allocations(xl) Results German Primary Speeches Secondary Speeches German Times and Room Allocations Results Indonesian Primary Speeches Secondary Speeches Indonesian Times and Room Allocations Results Italian Primary Speeches Secondary Speeches Italian Times and Room Allocations Results Japanese Primary Yr 4&5 Speeches
Year 6 Speeches
Year 7 SpeechesJapanese Secondary Speeches - guidelines
Japanese Times and Room Allocations
Year 4,5,6,7 and 9 (xl) Year8, 10, 11, 12 (xl)
Results Spanish Primary Speeches Secondary Speeches Spanish Times and Room Allocations Results
We wish to acknowledge the cooperation and support of the ‘FESTURI’ Organisation and the University of the Sunshine Coast.To find out more about this fantastic competition to celebrate the International Year of Languages, contact the Convenor for each language!
Teachers and interested parents, to participate in an online audio-seminar for International Year of Languages, look at the IYL BLog for dates and details.
This page constructed on 24 June 2008 by Phillip Mahnken at University of the Sunshine Coast. URL http://your.usc.edu.au/wacana/mltaq_speech2008.html
