Award Categories
| Grade 7 - 9 | |
| Australian citizen or permanent resident | |
| Not a native Indonesian speaker |
3 - 4 minutes
$600
The theme for NAILA 2026 is ‘Celebrations’. Applicants may choose to present a speech on this year
Tema NAILA di tahun 2026 adalah ‘Perayaan’. Peserta dapat menyampaikan pidato yang berkaitan dengan tema tahun ini dengan menjawab pertanyaan.
Achievement standard
| Can use and respond to questions using: i.e. siapa, apakah, berapa, bagaimana, apa, di/ke/dari mana | |
| Express preferences using: i.e. saya suka, kurang/tidak suka, mau/tidak mau | |
| Letter ‘R’ is trilled and consonant ‘C’ is pronounced correctly (ch) | |
| Can use formulaic expressions: i.e. saya tidak tahu, maaf, saya tidak mengerti to sustain interaction at interview stage | |
| Can describe qualities of appearance, colour, character and condition: i.e. tinggi, merah muda, lucu, panas | |
| Use of conjuctions: i.e. dan, tetapi, karena, untuk | |
| Can form sentences with S-V-O construction: i.e. saya mau bermain sepak bola | |
| Can use simple base words (makan, minum etc), ber-verbs (bermain, belajar etc) and formulaic me-verbs (menonton, mendengarkan) | |
| Refer to others using pronouns (saya, kamu, dia, mereka, Bu/Pak etc) and can use in possessive form (nya) | |
| Refer to events in time and place using prepositions (pada, di, ke) and time markers (sebelum, sesudah, yang lalu, depan) | |
| Wider awareness of the world and Indonesia’s place in it | |
| Can exchange facts, ideas and opinions using questions such as: bagaimana, mengapa and untuk apa? | |
| Range of me-verbs are used | |
| Range of pronouns and noun forms such as: ke-an, pe- and pe-an can be used | |
| Use of embedded clauses with ‘yang’ to expand ideas | |
| Cohesion and interest created by use of conjunctions such as: misalnya, seperti, termasuk, yaitu | |
| Refer to past (yang lalu, dahulu, dulu), present (sedang, sambil, sementara, sedangkan) and future (akan, mau, kalau, besok, masa depan) | |
| Engage with others using formulaic expressions and fillers such as: maaf, mohon diulangi, saya kurang memahami, oh begitu! dan kamu? dengan siapa? |
What tradition do you look forward to celebrating every year?
Tradisi apa yang paling Anda nantikan untuk dirayakan setiap tahun?
Regifting is a contentious topic, especially during festive seasons. Do you think it is okay to regift? Why?
Memberikan kembali hadiah yang pernah diterima (regifting) merupakan topik yang kontroversial, terutama pada musim perayaan. Apakah menurut Anda hal tersebut dapat dibenarkan? Mengapa?
Our experienced judges will be marking video entries based on the following criteria:
Content and Structure (15/50)
Vocabulary and Grammar (10/50)
Delivery (10/50)
Audience Awareness/Enthusiasm (5/50)
Clarity of Expression (10/50)
Participants can also download the comprehensive Marking Criteria.