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                                        THE 24  ALSA NATIONAL ENGLISH COMPETITION 
                                                              INVITATION PROPOSAL 
                     
                  I.     INTRODUCTION 
                              Asian Law Students’ Association (ALSA) is an international, non-profit and non-
                    political association which consists of law students from several countries in Asia. Currently, 
                    ALSA has been expanding its network through affiliations with European Law Students’ 
                    Association and Australian Law Students' Association. ALSA International is composed of 16 
                    National Chapters, where one of them is ALSA National Chapter Indonesia. ALSA Local 
                    Chapter Universitas Indonesia (ALSA LC UI) is one of the members of the 14 Local Chapters 
                    in ALSA National Chapter Indonesia. 
                              Since 1995, ALSA LC UI has successfully held ALSA National English Competition 
                    or ALSA E-Comp, a competition which uses English as its language of instruction, targeted 
                    for senior high school and university students. Numerous senior high school and university 
                    students from all over Indonesia had continually participated in this event, thus nationally 
                    ALSA E-Comp had successfully proved its prominent existence for 24 (twenty-four) years, 
                    with the previous total number of competition participants reaching 797 (seven hundred and 
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                    ninety-seven) people. Continuing the success, we proudly present the 24  ALSA National 
                    English Competition (ALSA E-Comp 2020). Due to Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID 
                    19) pandemic, ALSA E-Comp 2020 will be held online via Zoom App platform. 
                     
                     
                 II.     THEME 
                              This  year,  ALSA  E-Comp  2020  will  be  held  with  the  tagline  of  “Take  the 
                    Opportunity,  Achieve  the  Extraordinary”.  With  this  theme,  ALSA  E-Comp  2020  is 
                    expected to be able to serve as a medium to develop the participant’s skill, potential and 
                    knowledge throughout the various competitions that are held. By acknowledging these matters, 
                    the  targeted  competitions  participants  of  ALSA  E-Comp  2020  are  expected  to  prepare 
                    themselves better in tackling the challenges and issues ahead of their time in the future. 
                     
                   
              III.     TIME & PLATFORM 
                  A.  Main Event of ALSA E-Comp 2020 
                       Day, date  : Friday – Monday, October 9th – 12th, 2020 
                       Platform  : Zoom App 
                   
              IV.      COMPETITIONS 
                  A.  Debate 
                           Debate is a competition where two teams will argue with each other regarding the 
                  motion determined. The motion that will be used on Preliminary Rounds and Elimination 
                  Rounds will bring the theme of international and national issues in the field of social politics, 
                  economics, law, culture and environment. The Asian Parliamentary System will administer the 
                  competitions with 40 (forty) teams representing various institutions nationwide. The purpose 
                  of this debate competition is to develop a critical and analytical thoughts on certain issues and 
                  deliver those thoughts and arguments in a logical manner. In addition, this competition also 
                  aims to grow the confidence of the participants to argue in English. 
                                                            
                  Senior High School                                Varsity 
                  Quota: 40 teams                                   Quota: 40 teams 
                  1st Winner        Rp1.250.000,00                  1st Winner        Rp1.250.000,00 
                  2nd Winner        Rp1.000.000,00                  2nd Winner        Rp1.000.000,00 
                  3rd Winner        Rp750.000,00                    3rd Winner        Rp750.000,00 
                  Best Speaker  Rp250.000,00                        Best Speaker  Rp250.000,00 
                                                                     
                  Fee: Rp325.000,00/team.                           Fee: Rp325.000,00/team. 
                   
                   
                  B.  E-Comp Model United Nations 
                           ALSA E-Comp MUN is an authentic simulation of the United Nations (UN) General 
                  Assembly and multilateral agencies, whether they are in the structure of the United Nations or 
                  regional bodies. Each delegate will represent one country of the UN member to defend the 
                
               interests of that country and also to contribute in formulating solutions for international issues. 
               Each senior high school and varsity may send a delegation to be divided in 3 (three) councils. 
               There will be the council of Social, Humanitarian and Cultural Committee (SOCHUM) for the 
               senior high school students. There will also be the council of United Nations Office on Drugs 
               and Crime (UNODC) and United Nations Security Council (UNSC) available for both senior 
               high school students and varsity.  
                       The objectives of this competition are to sharpen the ability to speak and put forward 
               arguments, develop diplomacy skills, improve the participants’ confidence to argue, negotiate, 
               convey thoughts and aspirations to the public and also to enrich knowledge on international 
               issues as well as to give an illustration on how the UN works. 
                
               Senior High School                         Senior High School & Varsity                 
               Quota:                                     Quota:                                       
                   1.  SOCHUM        : 40 delegates           1.  UNODC          : 40 delegates        
                                                              2.  UNSC           : 15 delegates        
               Awards Per Council:                                                                     
               Best Delegate                Rp500.000,00                          
               Most Outstanding Delegate  Rp400.000,00                            
               Honorable Mention            Rp250.000,00                          
               Best Position Paper          Rp150.000,00                          
                                                                                  
               Fee: Rp150.000,00/delegates.                                       
                                                                                  
                
               C.  Newscasting 
                       Newscasting is a competition where the participants is going to deliver the news 
               prepared  by  the  committee  as  if  they  were  a  professional  news  anchor.  The  aim  of  this 
               competition  is  to  increase  the  participants’  abilities  in  delivering  the  news  in  English 
               professionally, the participants’ confidence.  
               
              Senior High School                    Varsity                                   
              Quota: 30 Participants                Quota: 30 Participants                    
              1st Winner    Rp1.000.000,00          1st Winner    Rp1.000.000,00              
              2nd Winner    Rp750.000,00            2nd Winner    Rp750.000,00                
              3rd Winner    Rp500.000,00            3rd Winner    Rp500.000,00                
                                                                                              
              Fee: Rp175.000,00/participant.        Fee: Rp175.000,00/participant.            
                                                                                       
               
              D.  Paper Presentation 
                     Paper Presentation is a competition where the participants are required to make an essay 
              in English regarding a certain issue which then the participants will have to deliver it in a form 
              of a presentation. The purpose of this competition is to increase the participants’ ability in 
              presenting the material in English and the confidence to perform in public. 
                                                                                              
              Senior High School                     Varsity                                  
              Quota: 25 Participants                 Quota: 25 Participants                   
              1st Winner    Rp1.000.000,00           1st Winner   Rp1.000.000,00              
              2nd Winner    Rp750.000,00             2nd Winner   Rp750.000,00                
              3rd Winner    Rp500.000,00             3rd Winner   Rp500.000,00                
                                                                                              
              Fee: Rp175.000,00/participant.         Fee: Rp175.000,00/participant.           
                                                                                              
               
              E.  Speech 
                     Speech is a competition where the participants will be giving a speech from the essay 
              they made before based on the chosen themes given by the committee, which uses English as 
              its language of instruction. The aim of this competition is to increase the capabilities of the 
              participants in delivering a speech, particularly in English and to increase the confidence to 
              speak in public.