{"id":1939,"date":"2025-11-10T06:21:26","date_gmt":"2025-11-10T06:21:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ju.ac.ae\/?post_type=events&#038;p=1939"},"modified":"2025-12-03T13:26:38","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T13:26:38","slug":"bilingual-speech-contest-2025","status":"publish","type":"events","link":"https:\/\/ju.ac.ae\/en\/events\/bilingual-speech-contest-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Bilingual Speech Contest 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Date:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Thursday, 4th December 2025<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b>Time:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 1:15 PM<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><b>Venue:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> JU Auditorium<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The ability to communicate with clarity and confidence is one of the most powerful skills any student can develop. To support this, JU proudly presents the <\/span><b>Bilingual Speech Contest 2025<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, an event that celebrates eloquence, articulation, and bilingual excellence in both Arabic and English.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This contest aims to inspire students to express ideas effectively, strengthen public speaking abilities, and embrace the value of language versatility in formal communication.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>About the Contest<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Participants will have the opportunity to deliver a prepared speech in either Arabic or English. Those who want to demonstrate their bilingual mastery may deliver speeches in both languages, showcasing not just content, but cultural awareness, clarity of thought, and linguistic fluency.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Students are free to select any suitable topic of their choice, provided the theme respects academic, ethical, and community standards.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Event Format<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The contest will be conducted in two separate sessions:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Male Participants\u2019 Session \u2013 First half of the event<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Female Participants\u2019 Session \u2013 Second half of the event<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(No male attendees will be present during the female session)<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Rules &amp; Participation Guidelines<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Each participant must deliver one speech in Arabic or English<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Those who wish to do both may deliver speeches in both languages<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Speech duration: 3 to 5 minutes<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Language must remain respectful. Offensive, political, or inappropriate speech is not allowed<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Judging criteria will include:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">content quality<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">delivery &amp; articulation<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">pronunciation<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">confidence<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">audience engagement<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Awards &amp; Recognition<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Winners and participants will be awarded prizes and Certificates of Achievement.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":2053,"menu_order":0,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[26],"tags":[],"wp_pattern_category":[],"class_list":["post-1939","events","type-events","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-events","entry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\r\n<title>Bilingual Speech Contest 2025 - Leading transformation in the evolving World of Work<\/title>\r\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\r\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/ju.ac.ae\/en\/events\/bilingual-speech-contest-2025\/\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Bilingual Speech Contest 2025 - Leading transformation in the evolving World of Work\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Date: Thursday, 4th December 2025 Time: 1:15 PM Venue: JU Auditorium The ability to communicate with clarity and confidence is&hellip; 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