Students may compete in two categories: Novice (first year) and Intermediate/Advanced (second year and above).
For detailed instructions, questions, and sign-ups regarding the Japanese Competitions, please email Tomoko Shimomura at shimomura@asu.edu.
Japanese Competitions will take place in MU 207 Gold.
Novice Competitions (10:00 - 11:00 a.m.)
Students will compete in prepared recitation. The text, provided by us, will be a short prose or poetry selection that must be memorized and recited with feeling and emotion, not just read by rote. The recitation will be evaluated on language assuredness/fluency, pronunciation, feeling and memorization.
Intermediate and Advanced Competitions (11:05-12:05 a.m.)
Students will also compete in prepared recitation. The text, provided by us, will be a short prose or poetry selection that must be memorized and recited with feeling and emotion, not just read by rote. The recitation will be evaluated on language assuredness/fluency, pronunciation, feeling and memorization.