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Sixth Annual UCI Japanese Speech Contest

The Speech Contest provides Japanese language students the opportunity to think critically and express their thoughts clearly in public. It is our hope that students will be motivated to further pursue their learning of the Japanese language and culture through this project. With students moving onto graduate programs in Japanese, internships at Japanese corporations, teaching ESL in Japan, or volunteering to help those affected by the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, students will serve as bridges between Japan and the United States.

Students will be exposed to the surrounding Japanese community, helping to build bonds among UCI and the community and establishing the campus as a resource for the development of Japanese language instruction. This project will bring community awareness to the Japanese Program at UCI and its ability to act as a resource to further Japanese language and culture studies throughout Orange County.

For more information:
https://www.humanities.uci.edu/eastasian/japanese/Events/SpeechContest2012/index.html

Contact: Ayako Nagai
ayako@uci.edu
(949) 824-2813