Final Round Guidelines & Judging Criteria

Duration: Up to 4 minutes

Overview: Give a prepared talk in Japanese on any topic of your choice. (It does not necessarily have to be about Japan, or learning Japanese.) Your talk should be based on your personal experiences, and convey a clear message. Please make your presentation engaging and entertaining --- you may use audio-visual aids, audience-interaction, or anything else that will enhance your talk.

Duration: Up to 6 minutes

Overview: Give a prepared talk in Japanese on any topic of your choice. (It does not necessarily have to be about Japan, or learning Japanese.) Your talk should be based on your personal experiences or perspectives, and convey a clear message.

You may also use primary sources—such as images of artworks, clips of films, data sets, etc.—to discuss in your talk, and refer to secondary sources—such as articles or books that analyze and interpret a given topic—to support your own ideas. If you use such sources, you must cite the sources in English in MLA or APA style on the Power Point slides that accompany your talk.

Please make your presentation engaging and entertaining. You may use audio-visual aids, audience interaction, or anything else that will enhance your talk.

Duration: Up to 6 minutes

Overview: Give a prepared talk in Japanese on any topic of your choice. (It does not necessarily have to be about Japan, or learning Japanese.) Your talk should be based on your personal experiences or perspectives, and convey a clear message.

You must also use primary sources — such as images of artworks, clips of films, data sets, etc. — to discuss in your talk. You may also refer to secondary sources — such as articles or books that analyze and interpret a given topic — to support your own ideas. You must use a minimum of 3 such sources (primary or secondary) in your presentation, and cite the sources in English in MLA or APA style on the PowerPoint slides that accompany your talk.

Please make your presentation engaging and entertaining. You may use audio-visual aids, audience interaction, or anything else that will enhance your talk.