41st Japanese Language Speech Contest VIC final has successfully been conducted with very impressive 66 participants.
<PRIZE WINNERS
OPEN BEGINNER DIVISION
Photo: Mr Vincent Law & Mr Takeuchi, President of Japanese Society of Melbourne
FIRST PRIZE
Mr Vincent Law
Culture Differences
文化の違い
Monash University
SECOND PRIZE
Ms Lee Shirely Ling
Identity
アイデンティティ
Monash University
THIRD PRIZE
Mr Nhat Nguyen
Where's it going?
どこに行くの？
RMIT University
HONGO FAMILY FUND PRIZE
Ms Virginia Chan
My dream is to master Japanese
私の夢は日本語を完璧に話せること
La Trobe University
BACKGROUND SPEAKER DIVISION
Photo: Ms Mai Go & Mr Takeuchi
FIRST PRIZE
Ms Mai Go
Prisoners in a foreign country
異国の捕虜たち
Monash University
SECOND PRIZE
Mr Joe Milanese
The Bat and I
こうもりと僕
Monash University
THIRD PRIZE
Ms Mia Fazio
Turning Japanese
オーストラリア人の日本人化
Lauriston Girls' School
HONGO FAMILY FUND PRIZE
Ms Kazurei Allwood
Renaissance
やまとのこころ
OPEN DIVISION
Photo: Ms Katrina Filippidis & Mr Takeuchi
FIRST PRIZE
Ms Katrina Filippidis
The little things
小さいこと
The University of Melbourne
SECOND PRIZE
Mr Elliott James
A generous spirit
思いやりの心
The University of Melbourne
THIRD PRIZE
Ms Irene Han
What I learnt from studying Japanese
日本語の勉強でわかったこと
The University of Melbourne
Photo: Ms Ginevra Morgan& Consul-General of Japan, Hasegawa
CONSUL-GENERAL'S SPECIAL COMMENDATION PRIZE &AUDIENCE PRIZE
Ms Ginevra Morgan
Slip of the Tongue
言い間違い
The University of Melbourne
HONGO FAMILY FUND PRIZE
Ms Lauren Clinnick
"Hikokomori" its nature and treatment
「ひきこもり」その本質と治療法
Swinburne University
Photo: Ken Ong, Councillor of City of Melbourne & Ms Anna Renalson O'Kane
MELBOURNE – OSAKA SISTER CITY AWARD
Ms Anna Renalson O'Kane
Rethinking Japan's Compulsory Education System
再考ー日本の義務教育制度
Swinburne University
HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR DIVISION
FIRST PRIZE
Ms Wendy Hu
From the bottom of my heart
心をこめて
The MacRobertson Girls' High School
SECOND PRIZE
Ms Mina You
The power of smile
笑顔のちから
Mount Waverely Secondary College
THIRD PRIZE
Mr Du Ho Chung
Warmth of Kotatsu
こたつのあたたかさ
Brighton Grammar School
CONSUL-GENERAL'S SPECIAL COMMENDATION PRIZE
Mr Ronnen Leizerovitz
What is masculinity?
男らしさとは何か？
Mount Scopus Memorial College
DEECD ENCOURAGEMENT AWARD
Ms Jennifer Xue
My Mother
私の母
Mount Waverely Secondary College
SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY ORIGINALITY PRIZE
Ms Dinuka Dadallage
Silence is golden
せみのこえ
The MacRobertson Girls' High School
MONASH UNIVERSITY SPECIAL COMMENDATION PRIZE
Ms Sung Yoon Wang
Considering what Miyazaki Hayao wanted to pass on as message through the portrait of the change in the women's situation in Japan though his works
宮崎駿のアニメーション作品から見える女性像の変化を通じて彼が伝えているメッセージとは何かを考える
Presbyterian Ladies' College
RMIT UNIVERSITY EXCELLENT ACHIEVEMENT PRIZE
Ms Jae Kyung Kim
Korean Boom
韓流
Victorian School of Languages-Blackburn Campus
THE UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE ENCOURAGEMENT PRIZE
Ms Melissa Dang
My mother's hardships
母の苦労
Lowther Hall AGS
LA TROBE UNIVERSITY ENDEAVOUR PRIZE
Ms Sahara Bartlett-Matthews
Me and Japan
私と日本
Presentation College Windsor
