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ALL ABOUT
AECS 2021
Humanity in Vision
AECS 2021
about us
Annual English Contests and Seminar (AECS) is an annual
English competitions held by English Students’ Association
(ESA) UPI since 2001.
AECS has four competition fields (Speech Contest,
Storytelling Contest, Newscasting Contest, and Poetry
reading) and a seminar.
‘Humanity in Vision’ will be the theme this year.
It was chosen in accordance with our concern and hope
towards humanity. It has become a significant aspect to our
daily life, especially in this challenging time.
We hope AECS helps more and more people not only
develop their skills but also emphatize with people around
them.
Speech
Contest Format
General Rules
1. The competition is open for 40 senior high school
students and 30 university students
2. The participant/representative must join Technical
Meeting on August 29th, 2021 via Zoom Meeting
3. Participants who are unable to join the Technical
Meeting or sending representative are expected to inform
the commitee before or on the TechMeet day
4. Participants are not allowed to bring an outline or the
whole text while delivering the speech
5. The text should be original, any form of plagiarism will
lead to disqualification
6. Participant substitution or replacement only allowed
at the technical meeting
7. Adjudicator judgements are to be appreciated and are
irrevocable
8. Registration fee is not refundable
Speech
Contest Format
Specific Rules and Technical Execution
A. Preliminary Round
Participants must select one of these following topics to
be developed and delivered on their speech.
a) For senior high school students
Do you think school has done enough to stop
discrimination?
Do you agree or disagree that bullies should be
suspended from schools
Do you think the internet poses a threat to human’s
morality
How important do you think moral education is
Should healthcare be free of charge?
b) For university students:
Do you think the national examination is a fair device to
assess students?
Do you think school is the best place to learn?
Do you think prison is effective in decreasing crime?
Do you agree or disagree with death penalty
Do you think genetic engineering is against morality?
Speech
Contest Format
1. Text Formatting
Participants must send their speech text for the
preliminary round to aecs.preliminaryround@gmail.com
starting August 29th – August 30th.
The speech text is submitted in .pdf with the file name
SHS/Varsity*_Full Name_Speech Text.
Email Subject: SHS/Varsity*_full name_Speech Text
Submission
Below is the format for the speech text:
Font : Times New Roman
Line spaces : 1,5
Font Size : 12
Paper Size : A4
Each participant must type their full name, name of their
school/university, and the chosen speech topic on the top
right of the paper.
Speech
Contest Format
2. Video Formatting
After sending the speech text, each participant is required to record
a video of their original speech.
Video duration (max.
5 minutes for SH
10 minutes for varsity
*1 point reduction per 5 exceeding seconds
Video file name:
SHS/Varsity*_Full Name_Speech
Submission format:
Participants are expected to upload the video to their own Google
Drive, share the video by allowing link sharing, and send the link to
aecs.preliminaryround@gmail.com no later than September 6th,
2021
Email format:
Subject: SHS/Varsity*_Speech Preliminary Round Video Submission
Attach the link on the email body.
Othe
Participants are only allowed to submit a one-take vide
Editing the video is prohibited. Subtitles are allowed but it won’t
affect scorin
Lateness of submission (text and/or video) charges 10 point
reduction respectivel
5 participants with the highest point from each category will
advance to the final round.
Speech
Contest Format
B. Final Roun
The name of finalists will be announced approximately
four days after the preliminary round.
All the finalists will be invited to a WhatsApp group by the
committee to decide the sequence numbers and the
topics for the final round
All the finalists will be asked to join the virtual meeting
one by one according to their sequence numbers
The finalist who has not joined the virtual meeting in five
minutes will be saved for the last.
Speech duration (max.)
3 minutes for senior high schoo
7 minutes for varsity.
*1 point reduction per 5 exceeding second
After delivering the speech, each finalist will be given one
question from one of the adjudicators.
The finalist has 1 minute and 15 seconds (maximum) to
answer the question.
*
1 point reduction per 5 exceeding seconds
Speech
Contest Format
C. Physical Appearance
Wear a school uniform or alma mater jacket for university
students
Keep their tidy and clean appearance
D. Scoring Criteria
The assessments of scoring are based on three categories:
Content (speech development, effectiveness, speech
value);
Delivery (physical, voice, manner); and
Language (appropriateness and correctness).
Contact Person
Yanti Yulianti (0895333495124)
Poetry Reading
Contest Format
General Rule
The competition is open for 30 junior high school
students and 40 senior high school students/equivalent
The participant/representative must join Technical
Meeting on August 29th, 2021 via Zoom Meetin
Participants who are unable to join the Technical Meeting
or sending representative are expected to inform the
commitee before or on the TechMeet da
Participants must choose one of the poems provided by
the committee for the Preliminary Roun
Preliminary Round choice of poems can be accessed
through: bit.ly/PoetryAECS2021
Poetry Reading
Contest Format
A. Preliminary Roun
Participants have to send their poetry reading one-take video to
AECS’ email for the preliminary round starting from August 30,
202
Participants may bring a note of the poems of their choice but
the note must not be read constantly
Participants are expected to upload the video to their own Google
Drive, share the video by allowing link sharing, and send the link
to aecs.preliminaryround@gmail.com no later than September
6th, 2021
Email format:
Subject: JHS/SHS* Poetry Reading Preliminary Round Video
Submission
Attach the link on the email body.
Video format:
Name: JHS/SHS*_your full name_Poetry Reading
Maximum duration:
6 minutes for JH
8 minutes for SHS
*2 points reduction per 10 seconds incremen
If the participant hasn’t sent the video until September 6 without
any clear notice, they will be disqualified. Fee is not refundable.
5 participants from each category will advance to the final round
Poetry Reading
Contest Format
B. Final Roun
The final round for poetry reading will be on Friday,
September 17
Poetry Reading for Junior High School will be conducted
for four (4) minutes
Poetry Reading for Senior High School will be conducted
for five (5) minutes
The finalists will be invited to the WhatsApp group to
decide their queue numbers for the final round D-1 Final
Round. They will later invited to Zoom individually
according to their number
The finalists will bring their own poem to be read at final
roun
The judges will give the finalists three questions (one
from each judge) after their performanc
The finalists will be given one (1) minute 15 seconds to
answer each question. (1) point reduction for every five (5)
seconds increments
Participants may bring a note of their original poem but
must not be read constantly.
Poetry Reading
Contest Format
C. Physical Appearance
Participants have to wear a school uniform
D. Scoring Criteri
Reader’s engagement with the poem (maximum score of
10)
Voice and articulation (maximum score of 20
Pronunciation (maximum score of 20
Evidence of understanding (maximum score of 10
Interpretation (maximum score of 20
Overall performance (maximum score of 20).
The decision of the judges is absolute and inviolable.
Contact Person
Ziannisa Desli Maulana (085794558369)
Newscasting
Contest Format
General Rule
This competition is open for 30 junior high school
students and 30 senior high school students
The participants compete individually.
Every participant/representative must attend the
Technical Meeting on August 29, 202
Every participant should come to every online meeting
punctually. We do not compromise with any tardiness.
There will be a reduction of 10 points for participants who
join the virtual meeting late.
Every participant should adhere to the strict rules of
clothing made for this competition (for details, see C.
Physical Appearance); failure to act accordingly will lead
to a reduction of 10 points.
Participants who are unable to join the Technical Meeting
or sending representative are expected to inform the
commitee before or on the TechMeet da
All participants should respect and appreciate every
judgment from the adjudicators.
The registration fee for the participant who is disqualified
or resigns is not refundable.
Newscasting
Contest Format
A. Preliminary Round (August 30 - September 6, 2021
Each participant must email their preliminary round text no later than
August 29, 2021 at 11:59 p.m. to aecs.preliminaryround@gmail.com
with format:
Text name: JHS/SHS*_full name_Newscasting Text
In-text: Full name, School, and choice of topic on the top right of the
page
Email subject: JHS/SHS* Newscasting Text Submission
10 point reduction for submission tardines
Participant are required to record 2 separate videos of news reading and
weather forecast (the map will be distributed after technical meeting
Preliminary Round Newscasting Materials
Junior High School
Racial Issues: Muslim family in Canada killed in ‘premeditated’ truck
attack (BBC News
Human Rights: France investigates retailers over China forced
labour claims (BBC News
School Peace: Family: Investigation into school employee cutting
biracial girl’s hair ‘botched and biased’ (USA Today)
Senior High Schoo
Racial Issues: California saw staggering rise in hate crimes against
Asians in 2020 (The Guardian
Gender Issues: Mozambique Investigates Sexual Exploitation of
Women Inmates (Human Right Watch News
World Peace: Haiti: Child malnutrition surges amid pandemic and
crime, Unicef says (BBC News)
Newscasting
Contest Format
Video Format and Submissio
The video should be a one-take vide
Duration (max.)
JHS: 6 minutes (4 minutes for news reading, 2 minutes
for weather forecast
SHS: 8 minutes (5 minutes for news reading, 3 minutes
for weather forecast
*10 points reduction per 1 exceeding minute
Video Forma
Orientation: Landscap
Quality min. 360p
Video title: JHS/SHS* (full name) NewscastIng Vide
The participant should upload the videos on their own
Google Drive, change the link sharing option to anyone
with the link, and send the link of the video to
aecs.preliminaryround@gmail.com with email subject:
JHS/SHS* Newscasting Preliminary Video Submissio
5 participants with the highest point from each category
will advance to the final round
Newscasting
Contest Format
B. Final Round (September 18. 2021
Finalists are going to perform a live report on zoom
meeting individuall
The live report video choices will be distributed on the
finalist announcement da
Finalists are to write their own newscasting text based on
the chosen live report vide
Performance duration
JHS: 5 minutes
SHS: 7 minutes
*10 points reduction for 1 exceeding minute
Newscasting
Contest Format
C. Physical Appearanc
Every participant must keep his/her appearance neat and
clean; this includes hair neatness
Minimal use of the cosmetics is allowed for the
participants.
Tops
Every participant has to wear a formal shirt/button-up.
Participants are not allowed to wear a t-shirt
It is optional to wear a blazer
Every participant is not allowed to wear any form of
jacket; that includes a school jacket.
Skirt or trouser
Male participants have to wear formal trousers.
Female participants are allowed to wear a formal trouser
or a formal skirt.
Every participant is not allowed to wear any kind of jeans.
*Failure to act according to the rule of clothing will lead
to a reduction of 10 points
Newscasting
Contest Format
D. Scoring Criteri
Assessment is based on six criteria, which are: accuracy,
fluency, performance, intonation, expression, and
pronunciation.
The maximum score is 100 for each assessment criterion.
Majors and Specifications of Scoring Criteri
Verbal Skills:
Intonation
Speed
Pronunciatio
News Packaging
Opening
Content
Closing
Bridgin
Gesture
Eye contacts
Body stiffness
Contact Person
Annisa Jullia Chandra (082246530310)
Storytelling
Contest Format
General Rules
This competition is open for 30 junior high school
students and 35 senior high school students
Participants compete individuall
Participants shall join the technical meeting on August,
29, 2021 via zoom meeting. Name replacement, send
representative, and absent are to be informed
beforehand to the committee
Registration fee is not refundable
Technical Conditio
The competition consist of 2 rounds: preliminary and fina
Participants are allowed to perform either an or original
rendition on Indonesian Folklore or their own story based
on provided theme
Participants are highly encouraged to create their own
stories based on their own creativity, imagination,
context, and originality
It is not allowed for the participants to bring their script
or the outline of the performed story whilst taking the
video
Decisions of the judges are absolute and inviolable.
Storytelling
Contest Format
A. Preliminary Round (August 30 - 6 September
The theme for the preliminary round of Junior High
School category is Embracing Harmony in Diversit
The theme for the preliminary round of Senior High
School is Breaking the Common Societal Stigm
The performance is videotaped
The video should be a one-take video. Editing is
prohibite
The video must include all the participants' movements
Storytelling
Contest Format
Video format and submissio
The video should be a one-take vide
Performance duration
JHS: 5-7 minutes
SHS: 7-10 minutes
*20 points reduction charged for not achieving the
minimum duration
*5 points reduction every exceeding 5 second
Video Forma
Orientation: Landscap
Quality min. 360p
Video title: JHS/SHS*_full name_Storytellin
The participant should upload the videos on their own
Google Drive, change the link sharing option to anyone
with the link, and send the link of the video to
aecs.preliminaryround@gmail.com no later than
September 6, 2021
Email subject: JHS/SHS* Storytelling Preliminary Round
Video Submission
5 participants with the highest point from each category
will advance to the final round
Storytelling
Contest Format
B. Final Round (September 18
The theme for the final round of Junior and Senior High
School will be given to the finalist on the final round day
All the finalists will be invited to either WhatsApp/Line
group by the committee
Performance numbers will be discussed together with the
finalist WhatsApp group the day before the final round
On the day of the final round, the finalists will be notified
individually to join the virtual Zoom Meeting
Each finalist will be given a different picture before the
performance. This picture must be implemented in their
story. However, the story must still be within the
competition theme. If the finalist fails to implement the
picture, a deduction of 5 points will be given by the judges
Performance duration:
JHS: 3-5 minutes
SHS: 5-7 minutes
*failure to achieve the minimum duration charge 20
points reduction
*1 point reduction for every exceeding 5 secon
There will be a Hidden Rule that will be disclosed right
before the Final Round.
Storytelling
Contest Format
C. Physical Appearanc
Participants are allowed to wear costumes to suit the
story. The costumes worn by the participants must be
culturally and normatively appropriate.
D. Scoring Criteri
Assessment will be conducted based on two
categories, namely Plot Development (Creativity,
plot. and characterization) and stage
performance (Audience mastery, property,
intonation and voice)
The evaluation starts from number 50-100 for
each category.
Contact Person:
Nouval Adam Adrian (08557885619)
