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2006 Chinese Language Competition and Workshop

Due to the increasing cultural and business exchanges between US and Asia, Chinese is becoming a popular foreign language to learn.  Many people are looking for opportunities to study Chinese and gain a competitive advantage in their careers. To promote awareness of Chinese and recognize the achievements of individuals and organizations in making learning Chinese as a second language a reality in public schools, ACP is announcing the 2006 ¡°Fun to Learn Chinese¡± competition and workshop.

Date: 2:30 pm ¨C 6:30 pm, Saturday, April 8, 2006

Location: Sabine Hall, Richland College, 12800 Abrahams Road, Dallas, TX 75243

2:30 ¨C 3:00 pm, Registration

2:50 ¨C 3:00 pm, Open Ceremony

3:00 ¨C 4:30 pm, Competition. 

Level I (with less than 2 years Chinese study experience): Fun to speak Chinese Challenge; Level II (Group I: with 2 to 5 years Chinese schooling; Group II: with more than 5 years Chinese schooling): Fun to write Chinese Challenge.

Special Session for Panda Cup Soccer Tournament Players

4:45 ¨C 5:30 pm, Workshop and Prize Drawings

5:30 ¨C 6:30 pm, Complimentary Dinner, Invited Speakers¡¯ Speech, Award Presentation and Final Prize Drawings

For detail information and registration, please visit http://topqualitylife.com.  Questions about this event can be directed to Zeming Liu (972-995-3568, z-liu1@ti.com).

Notes for participants

The registration fee is $5 per person.  Only team competitions are allowed.  Pre-register is required.  Each registered participant will receive a certificate for attending this event and will be eligible for the prize drawings.  A free dinner will be provided to one accompanying adult for each youth team.

The Level I competition format is a skit or dialogue in Chinese.  For a team less than 5 members, please limit the time to 5 minutes or less.  However, for a team with 5 members or more (no more than 10), the longer time is allowed up to 10 minutes.  English should be kept to a minimum in the performance.  There are no restrictions on subject material. 

The Level II competition format is a Chinese word game.  A sample game will be distributed at registration.  3 students form one team.

Notes for participating Chinese schools

Each Chinese school will be provided with one booth at the event.  A representative from each school will be invited to deliver a few minutes speech during dinner.  The school¡¯s name will be listed as the cosponsor of the event.  Each Chinese school is required to provide 2 sets of quiz for Level II game group I (1-5 years level) and group II (6 years or more level) and at least one teacher to be the judge at the event.

Notes for other related activities in DFW area

1. DFW Chinese Speech Contest: 4/15/06 8:00 - 12:00

2. DFW Chinese Teacher Seminar 4/15/06 12:30 - 18:00

3. DFW Chinese Youth Camp: 7/17/06 - 7/22/06 at Texas A&M - Commerce

http://www.fwchineseschool.com/2006summercamp/