Announcement

Korean Education Center in Los Angeles

Presents

2025 Korean Class Student

The Korean Culture I Love Presentation Contest

1. Topic: The Korean Culture I Love

2. Eligibility:

- Middle and high school students enrolled in Korean classes or Korean culture classes

- If you attended school in Korea, you must have attended school in the United States for at least four years.     

- Korean class / Korean culture class teacher must submit a recommendation form for the student through the teacher's Google form.

3. Required Documents:

- Teacher's Recommendation Form (Due by 4/27)

(Teacher must submit by teacher's Google form https://forms.gle/RdxndPd6Wbci8K2b8)

- Student Application, Essay Script, PPT Script (Due by 4/27) (Kindly ensure that you submit the documents using your personal email address, rather than your school domain email.)

(Student must submit application and essay script and presentation script by student Google form https://forms.gle/6b33aUuZCsFaZ3B19)

- Candidates who pass the script evaluation are required to submit their finalized presentation materials (in Powerpoint, Google Slides, or PDF format) by June 15th to chungsarah.kecla@gmail.com (Kindly ensure that you submit the documents using your personal email address, rather than your school domain email.)

4. Award Category:

- Hangul Grand Award (1st): $500 Scholarship + Certificate of Student Interpreter

- King Sejong Award (2nd): $300 Scholarship + Certificate of Student Interpreter 

- Hunminjungeum Award (3rd): $100 Scholarship + Certificate of Student Ambassador for Korean Culture

- Jiphyeonjeon Award (Honorable Mention): $TBA Gift Car + Certificate 

- Winners will be given the opportunity to serve as interpreters and public relations ambassadors at KECLA-hosted and sponsored events.

5. Selection Process and Review Criteria:

- (1st Review: Script Evaluation 50 pts)

• 15 finalists will be selected based on scores from document evaluation.
• Essay Script for the presentation on "Promoting Korean Culture I Love" (2 pages or less, written in Korean or English, handwritten or typed using a word processor)
• Presentation Script for the visual presentation on "Promoting Korean Culture I Love" (Visual PowerPoint, Google Slides, or PDF format that aligns with the script content)
• Korean language class grade (average score since the Fall semester of the 2024 academic year)
• Korean language class teacher's letter of recommendation
• Number of years enrolled in the Korean language class

(Final Review: PPT: Presentation Evaluation 50 pts)

• Format: 5-minute presentation (in English or Korean, with additional points awarded for the proportion of Korean used)
• Presentation materials: Finalists must submit the final version of the presentation materials (PowerPoint, Google Slides, or PDF) by June 15 via email (chungsarah.kecla@gmail.com), which corresponds to the script content, for a 5-minute presentation. (Kindly ensure that you submit the documents using your personal email address, rather than your school domain email.)
• Evaluation Criteria: Presentation content and structure, clarity and accuracy, attitude
• Additional points will be awarded based on the proportion of Korean used, and the top winners will receive a student interpreter appointment certificate.
• After the last participant's presentation, the scores will be tallied, and the evaluation results and awards will be announced.
• The finalists will be ranked based on the presentation evaluation (preliminary registration not considered).

6. Deadlines and Schedule:

• April 27 (SUN): application & scripts deadline
• May 23 (Fri): Script review result announcement  
• June 15 (SUN): Final Candidates presentation material submission (PowerPoint, Google Slide, PDF)
• June 28 (Sat): Presentation review and awards (at KECLA)  

7. Questions: (213) 386-3112       chungsarah.kecla@gmail.com