NCKU international student Chinese singing contest kicks off
Tainan, Taiwan, 23 May 2012
Nearly 150 international students from more than 50 countries, including Japan, Korea, Germany, England, France, the U.S and Australia take part in the Chinese songs singing contest held by NCKU Chinese Language Center, Taiwan, from Tuesday to Friday.
During 4 successive lunch break, the competitors are ready to sing to their heart content enjoying the fun of learning Chinese and the culture behind the language.
Although their language ability is still limited and the lyrics are often off, the participated international students have put on short dramas and hot dances to resolve the awkwardness, winning laughter and applauses from the audience.
The singing contest is a great opportunity for the foreign students to spice up the leaning of Chinese and motivates them to use the language more, according to the organizer from the center.
On Tuesday, the first day of the contest, nearly a hundred of international students came to see the singing performance brought by 5 groups of students all dressed up, singing various popular songs and cheering up for the wonderful performance.
The evaluation standard of the contest includes 45% of singing, including 10% of vocal, 15% of technique and 20% of pitch, 45% of song introduction, including 15% of content, 10% of tone, 10% of pronunciation and 10% of grammar, and 10% of creativity, such as costume, performance and self-composition.
The awarding ceremony will take place on the last day of the competition, Friday, May 25th, where the top individual, the top three groups and three other groups with outstanding performance will receive library gift certificates as prizes.
To increase international students’ interest in learning Chinese language and motivate them to use the language, NCKU Chinese Language Center regularly organizes language activities, including speeches, storytelling, oral reading, drama performance, and singing contest, allowing international students to have the opportunities to express themselves in Chinese and also cultivate teamwork spirit.
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Nearly 150 international students from more than 50 countries, including Japan, Korea, Germany, England, France, the U.S and Australia take part in the Chinese songs singing contest held by NCKU Chinese Language Center, Taiwan, from Tuesday to Friday.
During 4 successive lunch break, the competitors are ready to sing to their heart content enjoying the fun of learning Chinese and the culture behind the language.
Although their language ability is still limited and the lyrics are often off, the participated international students have put on short dramas and hot dances to resolve the awkwardness, winning laughter and applauses from the audience.
The singing contest is a great opportunity for the foreign students to spice up the leaning of Chinese and motivates them to use the language more, according to the organizer from the center.
On Tuesday, the first day of the contest, nearly a hundred of international students came to see the singing performance brought by 5 groups of students all dressed up, singing various popular songs and cheering up for the wonderful performance.
The evaluation standard of the contest includes 45% of singing, including 10% of vocal, 15% of technique and 20% of pitch, 45% of song introduction, including 15% of content, 10% of tone, 10% of pronunciation and 10% of grammar, and 10% of creativity, such as costume, performance and self-composition.
The awarding ceremony will take place on the last day of the competition, Friday, May 25th, where the top individual, the top three groups and three other groups with outstanding performance will receive library gift certificates as prizes.
To increase international students’ interest in learning Chinese language and motivate them to use the language, NCKU Chinese Language Center regularly organizes language activities, including speeches, storytelling, oral reading, drama performance, and singing contest, allowing international students to have the opportunities to express themselves in Chinese and also cultivate teamwork spirit.
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