University of Sydney Foreign Languages Speech Contest

Applications to participate in the University of Sydney’s first ever university-wide multilingual speech competition are officially open!

Challenge yourself in the inaugural student-run Foreign Languages Speech Contest!*

This is your chance to shine under the spotlight as you demonstrate your linguistic prowess through a category of your choice before our lovely language teachers, USU language/culture club executives, and fellow students.

Languages**:

• Arabic
• French
• German
• Indonesian
• Italian
• Japanese
• Mandarin
• Spanish

Categories**:

• Beginners (1 year of full-time language study)
• Open (more than 1 year of full-time language study)
• Native

Theme choices:

• My Daily Life
• My Ex”change”
• Power of Language
• Current Affairs
• Your Own Topic (subject to approval)

Length of speech: 2 minutes

Join the contest

Applications are now open to all current USYD students.

Winners of the Foreign Languages Speech Contest will receive a certificate and book vouchers. Further details will be disclosed closer to the event date.

Apply now: http://bit.ly/flsc-signup

Contestant applications have been extended to Tuesday 27 August 2019, 8pm AEST.

Help out as a volunteer

Get involved as a volunteer and help us run the event smoothly! Meet like-minded people, gain event organising experience and spread your passion for languages and cultures.

Food will be provided.

We are looking for:

• Ushers
• Timekeepers
• General Op Volunteers

Apply as volunteer: http://bit.ly/flsc-volunteer

Volunteer applications close on 15 August 2019.

Please note: Contest participants cannot be volunteers at the same time.

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* The University of Sydney Foreign Languages Speech Contest is a student-run event supported by the School of Languages and Cultures under the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, University of Sydney.

** Languages and categories are subject to change depending on number of participants. If you want the category to remain available, please spread the word!

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For more information and enquiries, contact the USYD FLSC student executive team: flscusyd@gmail.com