Languages
Annual Chinese Reading Competition
The annual Chinese Reading Award is a competition for non-background students who are learning Chinese in Melbourne schools. This year Courtney J. 7E, Kate C. 8E and Helia M. 9D represented Doncaster Secondary College. These girls were very keen and diligent that they attended many lunchtime practices. It was a great opportunity for them to develop their Chinese speaking and public speaking skills. Well done girls and congratulations to Courtney who won the second prize!
Cindy Tian
Chinese teacher
Head of Languages
Recently, I represented the year 7’s of Doncaster Secondary College in a Chinese speaking competition. On the day we were given a script which had both pinyin and characters. We were then given 10 minutes to practice. When I spoke aloud on the stage, it wasn’t as nerve-racking as I’d thought it would be. The audience contained more than 100 people, and there were around 35 competitors in my year level (year 7). I placed 2nd overall, which I am very proud of. I have learnt lots from this experience, and hope to compete again next year.
Courtney J. 7E
On Friday, 16 August, I represented the school in a Chinese reading competition where I had only a short amount of time to learn a passage before reading it out in front of judges and other students and parents. I really enjoyed being able to test my Chinese and representing the school. I learnt and practised with two amazing Chinese teachers (Ms Tian and Ms Jing), who helped me with my pronunciation also tones. The competition was fun but nerve-racking as I didn’t know who I would be up against or what exactly I was going to be saying till 10 minutes before I had to present it. I met some really nice people and it was a great experience for me.
Kate C. 8E
The Chinese Reading Competition is an event organised for non- background students to participate and read a speech in Chinese. The speech is given to the students 10 minutes before going on stage to get ready and practice. This competition was a great experience to improve both my Chinese language and public speaking skills. Personally, I was very nervous and I wasn't sure how I would go learning a Chinese paragraph in less than 10 minutes and presenting it out aloud. When it was my turn to get up and present, my stress levels were extremely high, However, as I started reading, everything went so smoothly/ In general, I’m so happy that I had the opportunity to participate and challenge myself in a way that I could never have imagined.
Helia M. 9D
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