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Busan Metropolitan City to Host the “2025 Busan Artificial Intelligence (AI) English Retelling Contest” to Nurture Global Young Leaders

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Busan Metropolitan City (Mayor Park Heong-joon) announced the hosting of the “2025 Busan Artificial Intelligence (AI) English Retelling Contest,” a distinctive English-speaking competition that integrates artificial intelligence (AI) with retelling.

This contest has been organized to enhance elementary students’ interest and engagement in English, and to cultivate Busan’s future global young leaders with an international perspective.

Retelling: An activity where students reconstruct and explain what they have heard or seen using their own words and thoughts.

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2025 Busan Artificial Intelligence (AI) English Retelling Contest

• ●Date/Venue: November 1, 2025 (Saturday) / Busan Global Village Grand Auditorium (Final Round)

• ●Eligibility: Students enrolled in grades 3–6 at elementary schools located in Busan (including out-of-school youth)

• ●Divisions: Division A (Grades 3–4) / Division B (Grades 5–6) ▹ Two divisions in total

• ●Organizers/Co-organizers/Sponsors: Busan Metropolitan City / Busan Global Village, Korea English Reading Clinic (ERCK) at Busan National University of Education, KNN / Busan Metropolitan Council

The contest is open to elementary school students in grades 3–6 in Busan (including out-of-school youth). After the practice period (September 22–27), ten finalists will be selected through the first online preliminary round (October 13–17) and the second on-site preliminary round (October 23–24), and will then compete in the finals at Busan Global Village on November 1.

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Participants are divided into two groups: Division A (Grades 3–4) and Division B (Grades 5–6).

During the practice period (September 22–27), any child aged 6 through elementary school students (including out-of-school youth) may take part through the contest’s dedicated website.

Presentations will be evaluated on six criteria, including structure, content, and fluency, with awards granted as follows:

• ●Grand Prize (2 students, one per division) – Mayor of Busan Award

• ●Excellence Prize (2 students, one per division) – Busan Metropolitan Council Chairperson Award

• ●Merit Prize (2 students, one per division) – President of Busan National University of Education Award

In total, all 10 finalists will receive an award.

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The contest will be conducted in a format where participants read an English text and present their own thoughts in English.

To ensure fairness and expertise, the final judging will be based on a combination of AI automated scoring (50%) and expert evaluation (50%).

• ●Preliminary Round 1: 100% AI evaluation

• ●Preliminary Round 2 and Final Round: 50% AI evaluation + 50% expert evaluation

The AI diagnostic program used in evaluation was localized for Korea by the Korea English Reading Clinic (ERCK) at Busan National University of Education, based on a “U.S. Elementary School Standardized Diagnostic Tool.”

This program has the advantage of being able to evaluate reading and speaking skills simultaneously.

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Students wishing to participate can register for practice sessions starting September 22 and for the first preliminary round starting October 13, through the contest’s dedicated website englishbusan.com.

For further details, please consult the contest website or contact Busan Global Village at ☎ 051-980-8500.

Kim Gui-ok, Director General of the Youth-Industry-Academia Bureau, stated, “We expect this AI English Retelling Contest to go beyond a simple speaking assessment, becoming an opportunity for students to develop creativity and expressive skills through English, while also boosting their confidence in the language.”