Yangcheon-gu Hosts 'ChatGPT Youth English Speech Contest'

Yangcheon-gu Holds Nation’s First ‘ChatGPT Youth English Speech Contest’

Recruiting Participants Nationwide Middle and High School Students Interested in ChatGPT and English Speaking Until August 22

Directly Writing English Manuscripts Using ChatGPT to Foster Critical Acceptance, Creativity, and Logical Thinking

Finals Held on September 9 as Part of Y Education Expo 2023 Program, 20 Winners to Receive Total Prize Money of 7.2 Million KRW

Yangcheon-gu (Mayor Lee Gijae) will hold the ‘Y Education Expo 2023 1st ChatGPT English Speech Contest’ on September 9 to enhance youths’ artificial intelligence (AI) technology utilization skills and global competencies.

To this end, the district is recruiting participants nationwide among middle and high school students until August 22.

This contest, jointly promoted by Yangcheon-gu and the Korean Educational Broadcasting System (EBS) as part of the ‘Y Education Expo,’ is the nation’s first to integrate ‘ChatGPT’ into an English speaking competition. It is designed to cultivate global future talents equipped with critical acceptance, creativity, and logical thinking by allowing youths to directly experience generative AI technology and write their own manuscripts.

The contest targets domestic youths interested in English speaking and ChatGPT, divided into middle school division (born 2008?2010) and high school division (born 2005?2007), conducted as individual competitions.

Students wishing to participate can apply online through the official website of ‘Y Education Expo 2023’ by 6 p.m. on August 22.

After applying, participants select one preliminary topic from ▲ The Impact and Potential of AI on Our Lives ▲ Writing a Speech for the 2030 Busan Expo Bid ▲ Ideas on Eco-friendly Living and Sustainable Energy Consumption, then use ChatGPT to write an English manuscript themselves. They must record an English speech video within 3 minutes and submit it along with the manuscript via email.

The district plans to announce on August 31 the 20 finalists (10 from each division) selected by a judging panel composed of ChatGPT and foreign language education experts.

The finals will be held on September 9 at the Yangcheon-gu Office Digital Media Center (3rd floor) during the Y Education Expo week. Finalists will be given a topic revealed on-site and will write a manuscript using ChatGPT on the spot, then compete in English speech to demonstrate their final skills. To ensure smooth contest operation, laptops and printers will be provided for participants at the venue.

Prizes will be awarded to 20 winners in both divisions as follows: ▲ Grand Prize (EBS President’s Award) 1 person, 1 million KRW ▲ Excellence Award (Seoul Mayor’s Award) 1 person, 800,000 KRW ▲ Merit Award (Yangcheon-gu Mayor’s Award) 2 persons, 600,000 KRW each ▲ Encouragement Award (Yangcheon-gu Mayor’s Award) 6 persons, 100,000 KRW each. All finalists will receive certificates and a total of 7.2 million KRW in prize money.

The district will hold the ‘Y Education Expo 2023’ for three days from September 7 to 9. This nationwide expo, covering everything from educational forums and keynote lectures to various contests, career and future education fairs, and lifelong learning festivals, aims to solidify the brand image of ‘Happy Education City Yangcheon.’

Lee Gijae, Mayor of Yangcheon-gu, said, “I hope this contest combining ChatGPT and English speech will be an opportunity for our youths to grow into global talents leading the Fourth Industrial Revolution era.”

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.