📢2026 English Reading Contest--2026-10-07☘️

Category: International Language and Culture Center

2026 READING CONTEST: General Rules

(ILCC reserves the right to change any and all content contained in the General Rules.)

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  1. Date: 7 October. 2026 (Wednesday)
  2. Time: 12:10-15:00 (Contestants should come at 12:00 to confirm their presence at the contest.)
  3. The contest will run for approximately 3 hours. If you need to compete before 14:00 on the day, please specify such need and your reasons when registering for the contest. (Contestants who do not specify such need at registration will have to compete in the order assigned through a random drawing by the ILCC. If any contestant fails to show up after his/her name is called 3 times, he/she will be automatically disqualified from the contest.)
  4. Venue: Please go to venues designated by the ILCC.
  5. The Contest is open to all YZU undergraduate students. In each Freshmen English class, No more than three students will be selected by their respective English teacher. Other Freshmen students, as well as Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors, are also encouraged to join the contest. The contest will be held in three groups: Advanced Level Group, Intermediate Level Group & Entry Level Group. Please choose the correct group when registering for the contest. (If before the contest, the group type you chose is found to be incorrect, the ILCC will either switch you to the correct group or cancel your registration at our discretion. If after the contest, the group type you chose is found to be incorrect, the ILCC will cancel your participation records and any prize you won.)
  6. The Advanced Level Group A is for students from the Freshmen English (advanced level), Freshmen students of English Bachelor programs (English Bachelor of Business Administration, English Bachelor Of Strategic Communication, International Program in Engineering for Bachelor, International Program in Informatics for Bachelor, and International Program in Electrical and Communication Engineering for Bachelor).
  7. The Advanced Level Group B is for students from the Department of Foreign Languages and Applied Linguistics, and students of the 2nd year and above.
  8. The Intermediate Level Group is for students from the Freshmen English (intermediate level)
  9. The Entry Level Group is for students from the Freshmen English (entry level).
  10. The contest is for individual contestants.
  1. The ILCC reserves the right to assign any contestant to either the Advanced Level or Entry Level Group without explanation.

CONTEST DETAILS

  1. All contestants must choose ONE from the designated articles and read it for contest. (All articles are provided by the ILCC.)
  2. All contestants must indicate the article they have chosen when submitting their online registration.
  3. All contestants must read from article transcripts and NO props or aids of any kinds should be used.
  4. Each contestant should come up with a brief introduction and a conclusion by him/herself to go with the article he/she has chosen. (The introduction and the conclusion should each be less than 20 seconds.)
  1. The introduction written by each contestant should: a.) give listeners an idea of what they are about to hear, b.) put the reading into context for the audience, and c.) stimulate the audience’s interest.
  2. The conclusion written by each contestant should: a.) summarize or reinforce main point(s) of text, b.) suggest an action or actions the speaker would like the audience to take in the future, or c.) make a conclusion or observation (either serious or humorous) that follows from the content of the reading.
  3. Each contestant is allowed up to THREE minutes to complete reading the article and delivering the introduction and the conclusion. (After 3 minutes, contestants will be invited to step down the stage and 5 points will be automatically deducted from their scores.)

JUDGING AND PRIZES

  1. For each group, two or three judges will evaluate contestants on the following categories: Introduction, Delivery (including Overall Intelligibility; Fluency; Pronunciation; Intonation; Eye contact, gestures and facial expression; Volume), Conclusion, and Time Management. (Category details are listed in the Reading Contest Grading Criteria.)
  2. All winners will receive Award Certificates and cash prize of the following amount:

1st Place (one person for each group): NTD.3000

2nd Place (one person for each group): NTD.2500

3rd Place (one person for each group): NTD.2000

4th Place (one person for each group): NTD.1500

5th Place (one person for each group): NTD. 1000

Honorable Mention (five persons for each group): NTD. 500

  1. All contestants will receive a Certificate of Participation upon successful completion of the contest on the contest day.

REGISTRATION DETAILS

  1. Registration Period: 16 Sep. 2026 to 30 Sep 2026(before 23:59 at midnight). Students will need to register online via the Portal after they have been selected by their English teacher or if they are willing to enter the contest without a teacher's recommendation.
  1. Online registration only. Remember to specify your Chinese name, student number, department & major, contact cell-phone number & e-mail, whether you need to compete before 14:00 on the contest day, and the article you have chosen. Freshman students must specify their College English class and names of their instructors.
  2. For Advanced Level Group A, to register please go to: https://portalx.yzu.edu.tw/PortalSocialVB/FPage/PageActivityDetail.aspx?Menu=Act&ActID=18266 and choose the link for Advanced Level Group A to submit your registration.
  3. For Advanced Level Group B, to register please go to: https://portalx.yzu.edu.tw/PortalSocialVB/FPage/PageActivityDetail.aspx?Menu=Act&ActID=18267 and choose the link for Advanced Level Group B to submit your registration.
  4. For Intermediate Level Group, to register please go to: https://portalx.yzu.edu.tw/PortalSocialVB/FPage/PageActivityDetail.aspx?Menu=Act&ActID=18268 and choose the link for Intermediate Level Group to submit your registration
  5. For Entry Level Group, to register please go to: https://portalx.yzu.edu.tw/PortalSocialVB/FPage/PageActivityDetail.aspx?Menu=Act&ActID=18269 and choose the link for Entry Level Group to submit your registration.
  6. The ILCC reserves the right to assign any contestant to either the Advanced Level or Entry Level Group without explanation.