Vietnam: What are the rules of the Reading Culture Ambassador Contest 2024? What are the question papers of the Reading Culture Ambassador Contest 2024?
What are the rules of the Reading Culture Ambassador Contest 2024 in Vietnam?
The Rules of the Reading Culture Ambassador Contest 2024 are issued along with Official Dispatch 1173/BVHTTDL-TV 2024, comprising the following contents:
Download Official Dispatch 1173/BVHTTDL-TV 2024
Download the rules of the Reading Culture Ambassador Contest 2024
Download the question papers of the Reading Culture Ambassador Contest 2024
[1] Scope and Participants:
The Reading Culture Ambassador Contest 2024 is organized for students within the territory of Vietnam, divided into 2 groups:
- Primary and lower secondary school students.
- Upper secondary school students and university students.
[2] Content and Format of Contest Entries:
* Content
- The contest entries must fully answer the 02 questions given in the question papers (attached), be of wholesome content, pure, suitable for Vietnamese customs and culture; ensure accuracy, information safety, and compliance with other relevant legal regulations.
- The books shared in the contest entries must be legally published in Vietnam (contestants are encouraged to share recently published books with topical themes, relevant to life, expressing aspirations to contribute to society), and must include a specific and complete introduction of the book's publication source.
- The contest entries selected for the Final Round must be accompanied by the contestant's information form (as per template); must be proofread for spelling, and text errors, and must not include any other personal signs on the submission.
- Contestants who send contest entries with a confirmation of participation in reading promotion activities at school, localities, or communities to the Organizing Committee will receive additional points.
* Format:
Each contestant submits an independent contest entry (not in groups), presented in Vietnamese, and may use one of two formats:
- Written (typed, handwritten): Length not exceeding 5,000 words (15 typed pages).
- Video production: Minimal duration is 5 minutes, maximum is 10 minutes; may use effects, and techniques ensuring quality of image, and sound; maximum size is 2GB, minimum resolution is 480px, minimum frame size is 854 x 480 or above; saved in popular formats such as .mp4, .avi, .mpeg, .mkv, .klv..., and suitable for uploading on YouTube.
* Other Requirements:
- The contest entries must be the creative product of the individual contestant (the videos must be performed personally by the contestant, including narration and storytelling), and must not have been exhibited, displayed, posted on publications, the Internet, or entered in other contests.
- Any use of content, excerpts, quotes, paintings, images, etc., from others in the contest entries must include a full source citation. Contestants using images, songs, or sounds in their video submissions must comply with intellectual property, copyright, and related rights regulations; contestants will be responsible for any legal disputes related to copyright violations.
- Submitted entries will not be returned to the contestants; the Organizing Committee may use contest entries to promote the Contest and support reading promotion activities and is not responsible for any copyright disputes related to the participating entries.
[3] Organization of the Contest:
* Preliminary Round
- Time: From April to June 2024.
- The preliminary round is organized by Ministries, provinces/municipalities, schools/academies, and the Vietnam Blind Association.
- Contestants must submit entries with complete information (template provided) to the address specified by the Organizing Committee of the Ministry of National Defense, provinces/municipalities, the Vietnam Blind Association, and universities/academies.
- The Organizing Committee of the Preliminary Round of the Reading Culture Ambassador Contest 2024 selects the top entries from the First prize to participate in the Final Round, with a specific maximum quantity as follows:
+ Ministry of National Defense: 10 entries;
+ Each province/municipality: 06 entries;
+ Vietnam Blind Association: 05 entries;
+ Each university/academy: 03 entries.
- Address for submission: Department of Library, Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, 51 Ngo Quyen, Hoan Kiem, Ha Noi.
* Final Round:
- Time: From July to October 2024.
- The Final Round is organized by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
- The Organizing Committee of the Final Round of the Reading Culture Ambassador Contest 2024 receives the winning entries from the Preliminary Round; based on the contest's implementation results at agencies, units, and localities to implement the following content:
+ Evaluate the Final Round submissions to award prizes according to the prize structure specified in section 2, part V of these Regulations.
+ Organize the selection of the most favorite Final Round submission Video: The Final Round contest videos are uploaded and selected beginning at 9:00 on September 9, 2024, ending at 9:00 on September 19, 2024, on the "Books and Vietnamese Intelligence" YouTube Channel (managed by the Department of Library, Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism). The selection process is as follows:
- Step 1: Access and subscribe to (Subscribe) the "Books and Vietnamese Intelligence" Channel at: bit.ly/sachvatritueviet.
- Step 2: Vote by viewing and liking the contest videos publicly posted in the “Reading Culture Ambassador Contest 2024” section.
Users must complete both steps to have their votes counted as valid. Voting points are calculated as follows:
01 View = 02 points
01 Like = 01 point
The total voting points for each Video are the sum of View-based points + Like-based points.
Note: The voting result does not affect the final official results of the contest video evaluation.
[4] Prize Structure of the Contest:
* Preliminary Round:
Based on the actual circumstances, the units organizing the preliminary round specify a suitable prize structure.
* Final Round:
- Group Prize: includes 15 prizes. To be specific:
+ School with the most participants: 04 prizes (For 4 levels: primary, lower secondary, upper secondary, and universities/academies).
+ School with the most First prizes winners: 01 prize.
+ Best Organized Preliminary Round Unit: 10 prizes.
- Individual Prize: for 03 general education levels: primary, lower secondary, upper secondary, and higer education level, includes 124 prizes. To be specific:
+ 04 Outstanding Reading Culture Ambassador Titles.
+ 08 First prizes
+ 16 Second prizes
+ 32 Third prizes
+ 64 Consolation prizes
- Special Topics Prize: includes 16 prizes. To be specific:
+ Special topics prizes for 03 general education levels: primary, lower secondary, upper secondary, and higher education level, including 32 prizes. To be specific:
(i) Best book review;
(ii) Best short story promoting reading;
(iii) Most impressive reading culture development initiative.
(iv) Special topic prize for the visually impaired: 01 Best entry prize.
(v) Most voted contest video award: 01 prize.
(vi) Most impressive contest video award: 01 prize.
(vii) Most impressive contest writing award: 01 prize.
* Award presentation format:
The Organizing Committee of the Reading Culture Ambassador Contest awards Certificates and Contest prizes to individuals and groups winning awards.
The best entries may be selected by the Organizing Committee for publication.
What are the rules of the Reading Culture Ambassador Contest 2024 in Vietnam? What are the question papers of the Reading Culture Ambassador Contest 2024? (Image from the Internet)
What are the objectives of the Reading Culture Ambassador Contest in Vietnam?
According to Official Dispatch 1173/BVHTTDL-TV Download, the objectives of the Reading Culture Ambassador Contest are:
- The Reading Culture Ambassador Contest 2024 is a key activity with practical significance, contributing to the continued implementation of the Scheme for the development of reading culture in the community by 2020, with orientation to 2030, phase 2021-2025.
- Continue to affirm the important role and the beautiful values of reading culture in enhancing Vietnamese people's ability to access information and knowledge, especially in developing thinking, and creativity, awakening the will, aspirations, and determination to develop a prosperous, happy country among the young generation.
- Inspire the love for reading among young people; exchange, and share experiences in reading and developing a reading culture, thereby encouraging, and promoting reading habits in schools and communities, forming habits, and enhancing reading skills for students.
What are the question papers of the Reading Culture Ambassador Contest 2024 in Vietnam?
The question papers of the Reading Culture Ambassador Contest 2024 are issued along with Official Dispatch 1173/BVHTTDL-TV Download and include:
[1] Question papers for Primary and Lower Secondary School Students:
Contestants choose 1 out of 2 question papers:
Question paper 1:
Question 1: Among the works you've read, which character inspired you and guided you to a positive lifestyle, responsible to society, and awakened your desire to contribute and develop the nation?
Question 2: Develop an action plan to promote the reading culture for yourself and the community, especially for children in remote areas, ethnic minority children, and children with printed disabilities. (Specify the objectives, beneficiaries, content of tasks performed, and expected outcome).
Question paper 2:
Question 1: Continue the story of a book you have read to spread the love for reading, thereby awakening responsibility for oneself, the family, society, and fostering national pride, love for the homeland.
Question 2: Develop an action plan to promote the reading culture for yourself and the community, especially for children in remote areas, ethnic minority children, and children with printed disabilities. (Specify the objectives, beneficiaries, content of tasks performed, and expected outcome).
[2] Question papers for Upper Secondary School Students and University Students:
Contestants choose 1 out of 2 question papers:
Question paper 1:
Question 1: Which work inspired and enhanced your awareness towards a positive lifestyle, and responsibility to society, and awakened your will, and ambition to contribute, build, and develop a prosperous and happy Vietnam?
Question 2: Write an initiative to promote reading among the groups: people in border areas, islands; economically difficult areas; ethnic minorities, elderly, and people with printed disabilities... (Specify the objectives, beneficiaries, content of tasks performed, and expected outcome. Encouragement for initiatives already applied in practice and have evidence).
Question paper 2:
Question 1: Create a literary work (short story) to spread the love for reading, thereby awakening responsibility for oneself, family, and society, and fostering national pride, and love for the homeland.
Question 2: Write an initiative to promote reading among the groups: people in border areas, islands; economically difficult areas; ethnic minorities, elderly, and people with printed disabilities... (Specify the objectives, beneficiaries, content of tasks performed, and expected outcome. Encouragement for initiatives already applied in practice and have evidence).
