The 6th Selangor and Kuala Lumpur Eight Chinese Independent Secondary Schools Combined English Forum 2018 was held successfully at Chung Hua High School on 11th August 2018 from 8.00am to 2.00pm. This competition was organized by the United Chinese School Committees Association of Selangor and Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur and co-organised by Chung Hua High School, Klang. Hin Hua High School team formed by Derek Yuen Yee Jun (Chairperson), Kam Sue Herng (Panelist 1), Lim Jia Sheng, Joshua (Panelist 2), Bernard Siow Terng Fong (Panelist 3) and Pang May Chih (Reserve) won the First Prize, whilst, Derek Yuen Yee Jun won the Best Chairperson Award.
The objectives of this forum competition are to improve the level of proficiency in English, particularly in their speaking skills amongst students in the Independent Chinese Secondary Schools, to provide an opportunity for students to showcase their public speaking talents, a platform for interactions between students and to raise their awareness on current and social issues.
The topic entitled ‘Welcome to Lah Lah Land’ and a few slips with unexpected technical problems, which seemed to be a blessing in disguise, captured the adjudicators’ attention on the overall performance of the team. Their confidence and poise showed they were able to handle the situation well. The team also stood out because of the chemistry of teamwork they had on stage. The panelists played their roles as a local who is familiar with the slang, the president of the linguistic society in Hin Hua High School, a Senior 3 student who is familiar with speaking Manglish and an exchange student from the UK.
The team brilliantly discussed the topic into bite-sized melt-in-your-mouth information as they described in their opening. The adjudicators were impressed with the high level of intellectual discourse in the discussion among the panelists. The topics presented were prevalent and the presenters spoke eloquently. The question and answer session was handled amazingly well by the team with personal views included. Some of the interesting points brought up by the panelists were on how Manglish came about, the effects of speaking Manglish and how foreigners perceive the usage of Manglish.
The esteemed panel of adjudicators also advised participants to be careful when it comes to having an accent and not to show such a remote role. Presenters also need to recognize the importance of choosing a topic and how to express one’s views. They need to have the belief that they know the topic well. This will build confidence in them and lead to a natural and well-presented forum.
Again, we congratulate our school representatives on their great achievement and look forward to their constant effort in self-improvement.
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