Students will recite a short prose or poetry selection to be provided by the competition. Evaluation will be based on language assuredness and fluency, pronunciation, memorization and, most importantly, the level of feeling and emotion with which the text is recited.
Students may compete in one of two levels, either novice or intermediate and advanced. Which level should you compete in?
For detailed instructions and questions regarding the Japanese competitions, please email Kumiko Hirano Gahan at Kumiko.Gahan@asu.edu.
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Students may compete in two categories: Novice (first year) and Intermediate/Advanced (second year and above).
For detailed instructions and questions regarding the Japanese Competitions, please email Kumiko Hirano Gahan atKumiko.Gahan@asu.edu.
Japanese Competitions will take place in MU 207 Gold.
Japanese Poem Recitation 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. Register for Poem Recitation
