“Be a gift to the world” is this year’s topic at the English Speech Contest (ESC) organized by the Rotary Club of Taipei. The ESC committee is calling for entries for the annual competition set to take place on May 7.
Among the prizes are scholarships to study English at universities in Canada and Australia (all inclusive of accommodation and airfare) and internships at ICRT and the British Council in Taiwan.
The contest, now in its 61st year, serves as platform for university students to practice their public speaking skills.
Photo courtesy of Rotary Club of Taipei
Every year the ESC committee chooses a topic from which participants give a prepared speech in the first two rounds. Finalists will compete in a final round, where they will deliver impromptu speeches.
This year, the organizers introduced a new rule, allowing contestants to choose to compete at two different levels of fluency.
The competition is off-limits to those who have lived in English-speaking regions for over six months.
To prepare students for the contest, the organizers have arranged free workshops, which will take place in universities across Taiwan starting next month.
The contest will be held at Taipei European School, 727, Wenlin Road, Taipei City (台北市文林路727號). The application deadline is April 25. For more details, see www.rctaipei.org.tw.
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