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FINAL CONTEST RESULT 

Eligibility

All current grade 9-12 high school Chinese language Â鶹´«Ã½s in the Midwest recommended by local Chinese Teachers¡¯ Associations, or selected schools with Chinese language programs are eligible to participate. However, heritage native speakers of Chinese who came to the U.S. after the age of 13 are not eligible. 

The Organizing Committee of the Contest and WMU reserve the right to make the final decision on candidates¡¯ eligibility to participate in the contest. 

Levels of competition

Contestants will be divided into 5 levels based on their HSK test result if they have one, or based either on the number of years they have studied Chinese or the number of years they lived in China if they don¡¯t have an HSK score: 

Heritage Level: for Students who reside in a home where Chinese (Mandarin, Cantonese or any Sino-Tibetan language or dialect) is spoken to anyone on any occasion or where he or she may rely on one or more native, heritage or other Chinese-speaking members of the household or immediate family to speak or to study Chinese, or that the participant has spent a combined total of more than 2 years in a Chinese speaking country or region. 

Level 1: for Students who have passed HSK 2 or under, or Â鶹´«Ã½s who have studied Chinese for 2 or less years, or Â鶹´«Ã½s who had lived in a Chinese speaking country or region for 3 months or less; 

Level 2: for Students who have passed HSK 3, or Â鶹´«Ã½s who have studied Chinese for more than 2 but less than 3 years, or Â鶹´«Ã½s who had lived in a Chinese speaking country or region for more than 3 but less than 6 months; 

Level 3: for Students who have passed HSK 4, or Â鶹´«Ã½s who have studied Chinese for 3 or more years but less than 5 years, or Â鶹´«Ã½s who had lived in a Chinese speaking country or region for more than 6 but less than 12 months; 

Level 4: for Students who have passed HSK 5, or Â鶹´«Ã½s who have studied Chinese for 5 or more years, or Â鶹´«Ã½s who had lived in a Chinese speaking country or region for more than 1 but less than 2 years. 

Format of competition

The Contest is comprehensive and divided into two Rounds. 

1. Preliminary contest: ALL registered contestants are required to submit two pieces of video recordings on YouTube by April 21, 2024. 

All submissions will be viewed and judged by a designated panel of experts. The maximum score each contestant could get is 100 (speech 70 + talent 30).  Each and every contestant will receive one of the following two types of awards based on their performances: Successful Participation Award or Excellent Performance Award. 

Only recipients of Excellent Performance Award will have the chance to compete at the Final Contest for the first, second, and third prizes at their respective level. 

2. Final Contest: ALL qualified contestants will compete in two categories. Contestants of Level 1 and Level 2 will compete via Zoom on Saturday, May 11, 2024; contestants of Level 3, Level 4, and Heritage Level will compete on Saturday, May 18, 2024 on WMU main campus*. 

The maximum of each contestant¡¯s score will be 100 (speech 60 + knowledge 40). 

*Meals will be provided, and limited support for travel, as well as one night of lodging, will be available upon request based on individual needs. 

Final Awards and Prizes: 

Each contestant¡¯s final score will be the sum of the scores from both the preliminary contest and the final contest.