Reported by ELC
The Choral Speaking Competition 2015 kicked off on 24 March 2015 during the assembly for Junior level classes, which was the first time this event was held in such a grand fashion. In addition to improving speaking skills such as pronunciation and enunciation, choral speaking encourages teamwork and for students to be creative in the way they convey the message within their texts.
Each class in the Junior Section was encouraged to conduct choral speaking as a speaking activity of the first semester and register for the selection round. The students tried their very best to write or edit their script based on poems or short stories with creativity. They then practised with movement, pitch, tone, volume and special sound effect to demonstrate the beauty of English Language.
Out of the nine English classes that were shortlisted for finals, Junior Three classes swept the top three prizes: in first place was J3 Washington, followed by J3 Birmingham in second place and then J3 Manchester in third place. The two consolation prizes were won by J2 Adelaide and J2 Melbourne. There was a new award introduced in this year’s competition -- the award for Best Conductor -- which was won by Tang Sheng Wei of J3 Birmingham.
Ms. Sastina, the chief judge, praised the participating classes for their efforts, and commended them on their performances. The competition had also provided the students with opportunity to display their talent and creativity as well as to enhance team spirit among the students when nearly 35 students of a class managed to read out a short text
harmoniously.