All Japan Inter-Commercial High School English Speech Contest
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The All Japan Inter-Commercial High School English Speech Contest (全国商業高等学校英語 スピーチコンテスト; zenkoku shōgyō kōtōgakkō eigo speech contest) is a national speech contest. It is administered by MEXT and sponsored by the National Association of Commercial High Schools. It first started in 1984. The preliminary contest (秋田県予選) is held in Akita every October.
Speeches (弁論; benron) are written by the students. Unlike junior high school, typically the student writes the speech in English and the ALT checks the speech. Recitations (暗唱; anshō) are selected from 5 provided options (2015).
Marking
| English | Delivery | Content | Memory | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Speech | 40 | 30 | 30 | - |
| Recitation | 60 | 30 | - | 10 |
History of winners
Recitation Leaderboard
| School | Wins | Years won |
|---|---|---|
| Yuzawa Shoko | 7 | 1989, 1990, 1991, 1994, 2003, 2005, 2010 |
| Akita Commercial | 5 | 1984, 1985, 1986, 1995, 2000 |
| Seirei | 2 | 1987, 1988 |
| Honjō | 2 | 1992, 1997 |
| Ōdate Commercial | 2 | 1993, 1996 |
| Heisei | 2 | 1998, 2001 |
| Hanawa | 2 | 1999, 2002 |
| Noshiro Kita | 2 | 2007, 2008 |
| Nishime | 1 | 2004 |
| Gojōme | 1 | 2006 |
| Noshiro Commercial | 1 | 2009 |
| Ogachi | 1 | 2011 |
| Yuzawa Shohoku | 1 | 2012 |
| Noshiro Shōyō | 1 | 2013 |
| Masuda | 1 | 2014 |
| Ōdate KJ | 1 | 2015 |
Speech Leaderboard
| School | Wins | Years won |
|---|---|---|
| Ōdate Commercial | 8 | 1988, 1989, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001 |
| Akita Commercial | 4 | 1984, 1985, 1992, 2003 |
| Wayo Girls | 4 | 1993, 1994, 2004, 2005 |
| Ōdate KJ | 3 | 2009, 2010, 2014 |
| Noshiro Commercial | 2 | 1991, 2007 |
| Omagari Agricultural | 2 | 2006, 2015 |
| Yuzawa Shohoku | 2 | 2011, 2012 |
| Seirei | 1 | 1986 |
| Yuzawa Commercial | 1 | 1987 |
| Yuzawa Shoko | 1 | 1990 |
| Hanawa | 1 | 1998 |
| Honjō | 1 | 2002 |
| Ogachi | 1 | 2008 |
| Noshiro Shōyō | 1 | 2013 |
