St. Michael's Student Roman Loconto Advances to Mandarin Speech Finals (By Meishing Chen, Mandarin Instructor)
Six St. Michael's Mandarin students prepared for the National Chinese speech contest held by the American Academy of International Culture and Education (*AAICE) in February. 194 Chinese teachers recommended 540 students from 37 states to apply for this speech contest. AP Chinese student, Roman Loconto, entered the Semi-finals and advanced to Finals as a backup contestant on March 27 for the category of World Language Intermediate high-Advanced low level. Roman will compete in the finals on April 10 as one of the top 10 contestants in his group.
Roman learned Mandarin at St. Gabriel's Catholic School with Ms. Hong for four years and continues learning Mandarin with Ms. Chen at SMCA. He loves learning this language and is currently an AP Chinese student and will continue to take Mandarin 5 next year.
"The speech contest was a very interesting experience. I was a backup contestant, so I wasn’t going to speak but another contestant couldn’t make it. I was very nervous because I didn’t think I had it fully memorized.
Fortunately, I remembered and was able to answer the questions they asked me at the end. I didn’t expect to get a good grade, let alone advance to the finals. Now that I’ve advanced, I can spend more time memorizing and improving my speech. I’m looking forward to the final competition!" Roman said.
Fortunately, I remembered and was able to answer the questions they asked me at the end. I didn’t expect to get a good grade, let alone advance to the finals. Now that I’ve advanced, I can spend more time memorizing and improving my speech. I’m looking forward to the final competition!" Roman said.
*AAICE is a non-profit organization composed of leading U.S. education experts and dedicated teachers. AAICE collaborates with quality K-16 institutions and educational organizations both in China and in the United States to provide teachers and students with a global learning platform that strengthens the connections between Chinese and American cultures, using education systems as the bridge.
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