AMES Student Takes Second Place in 2022 J.LIVE Talk

AMES Major Ivy Sun and advisor Yunchuan Chen
AMES Japanese major Ivy Sun (left) with advisor Yunchuan Chen (right)

Ivy Sun, a third-year Japanese major student (Class of 2024) in AMES, participated in this year's Japanese Learning Inspired Vision and Engagement Talk (J.LIVE Talk) at George Washington University on November 13th, 2022. This Japanese-language speaking competition was sponsored by the Embassy of Japan in Washington, D.C., the Japan Foundation, and Nanzan University, among others.

After two rounds of competitions, Ivy was selected as a contestant for the final field and won second place in the most advanced category that features highly advanced leaners of Japanese. AMES faculty Professor Yunchuan Chen served as Ivy's advisor at at the competition.

Click HERE to view Ivy's presentation beginning at 2:43:00.