Korean Education Center in Los Angeles & Jeollanamdo Office of Education

Presents

2024 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 5/13)

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

- Presentation Script (Due by 5/13)

(Student must submit by student Google form https://forms.gle/6b33aUuZCsFaZ3B19)

- Candidates who pass the script evaluation must submit a presentation material by 6/10 in PowerPoint, Google Slide, or PDF format.

 

4. Award Category:

- Hangul Grand Award (1st): $1,000 Scholarship + Certificate of Student Interpreter

- King Sejong Award (2nd): $500 Scholarship + Certificate of Student Interpreter

- Hunminjungeum Award (3rd): $300 Scholarship + Certificate of Student Ambassador for Korean Culture

- 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)

- Presentation script

(Student must submit by student Google form https://forms.gle/6b33aUuZCsFaZ3B19)  

- Teacher's recommendation form (Korean class grade, number of years taken Korean class)

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

- Review criteria: originality, clear reason, strong support, and overall writing 

 

(Final Review: Presentation Evaluation 50 pts) 6/15 SAT 1 PM – 4 PM at KECLA

- 5 min presentation promoting the Korean culture you love

- Presentation material format: PowerPoint, Google Slide, PDF (only those who pass the first round must submit  by 6/10)

- Review criteria: content & composition, speech delivery & accuracy, attitude, ratio of Korean used

- After the last presentation, the evaluation scores will be tallied, and the evaluation results will be announced

 

6. Deadlines and Schedule:

- May 13 (Mon): application & script deadline

- May 31 (Fri): Script review result announcement  

- June 10 (Mon): Candidates presentation material submission (PowerPoint, Google Slide, PDF)

- June 15 (Sat): Presentation review and awards (at KECLA)  

 

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

 

How to Prepare for the Contest   Topic: The Korean Culture I Love   Contest Process: (1st Review – Script Evaluation 50 pts) - Write a presentation script introducing and promoting the Korean culture you love. (modern, traditional, place, person, etc.) - Two pages, Times New Roman, font size 12 - Write in Korean or English - You can hand-write the Korean part if you do not know how to type in Korean. - If you hand-write it, please scan and upload it as a PDF file. - Save your script as: First Name_Last Name_School - Submit by 5/13 (Mon) Student Application Form https://forms.gle/6b33aUuZCsFaZ3B19 Teacher's Recommendation Form https://forms.gle/RdxndPd6Wbci8K2b8 - Review criteria: originality, clear reason, strong support, and overall writing                                         (Final Review  – Presentation Evaluation 50 pts) 6/15 Sat 1 PM – 4 PM @ KECLA Presentation material: - Those who pass the first round must submit a presentation material by 6/10. - Presentation material format: PowerPoint, Google Slide, PDF - All the participants must use the KECLA device. Therefore, please refrain from using effects and animation. - Save your presentation as: First Name_Last Name_School - Submit to: haemin.kecla@gmail.com     Contest Format: - 5 min Presentation (Cannot exceed 7 min, including preparation and exit.)   - Introduce and promote the Korean culture you love as if you are explaining it to people without knowledge of Korean culture. - Present in English or Korean (Extra points applied depending on the ratio of Korean used.) - You can use costumes and props.   - Review criteria: content & composition, speech delivery & accuracy, attitude, ratio of Korean used - After the last presentation, the evaluation scores will be tallied, and the evaluation results will be announced.