Subject: Attached is the competition rules for the 115th "National and Preschool Education Administration (hereinafter referred to as the National Education Administration) entrusted by National Taiwan Normal University to organize the "Junior and Senior High School Use Cool English Self-Learning Presentation Competition" for the year 115. Please be informed.
Description:
1. In accordance with the letter from the Ministry of Education's National and Preschool Education Administration, No. 1155504329, dated September 11, 115.
2. To encourage students to engage in self-learning through the Cool English online learning platform (hereinafter referred to as the Cool English platform), utilize the platform's rich resources to improve their English proficiency, and present their personal learning methods, processes, and achievements through presentations accompanied by video explanations. Concurrently, this aims to cultivate students' presentation and oral expression skills, enabling them to effectively organize and share their learning journey. Therefore, the aforementioned competition is organized.
3. Key points of the aforementioned competition are as follows (for detailed information, please refer to the competition rules):
(1) Participants and Grouping: All enrolled students in national and private junior and senior high schools in Taiwan, as well as Taiwanese students in non-school-based experimental education at the junior and senior high school level. Participants will be divided into two groups: elementary school and junior high school. The elementary school group consists of students in grades 5 and 6, and the junior high school group consists of students in grades 7 to 9. Students will compete as individuals and may choose whether to have a teacher's guidance, with a limit of one guiding teacher per student. Each student can submit a maximum of one entry, and a guiding teacher can guide multiple students.
(2) Competition Schedule and Submission Method:
1. Registration and Submission: From December 18, 115 (Friday) to January 15, 116 (Friday) at 3:00 PM. Participating students must upload their presentation files, video files, AI tool usage checklist, copyright authorization consent form, personal data collection, processing, and utilization consent form, and guiding teacher's statement to the Google registration form (Elementary School Group: https://reurl.cc/Z2dy9Q; Junior High School Group: https://reurl.cc/8eAN6o) within the registration and submission period.
2. Announcement of Winners: Late March 116.
(3) Competition Theme and Content: This competition does not have a fixed theme. Students are encouraged to utilize resources from the Cool English platform based on their own learning needs for listening, speaking, reading, or writing. Students should showcase the Cool English platform resources they used in their presentations, along with their learning methods and strategies. They should also provide oral explanations of their presentations by recording a video.
(4) Awards: One first prize, two second prizes, three third prizes, and six honorable mentions will be selected for both the elementary school and junior high school groups. Award-winning students will receive gift cards and certificates of merit. It is recommended that guiding teachers receive commendations of 1 to 2 times.
4. If you have any questions, please contact the customer service hotline (02-8979-4155) or email (coolenglishhelp@ntnueng.tw).