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Contest
Description and Rules
ELIGIBILITY:
The contest is
open to students regularly enrolled in secondary school language courses,
grades 9-12, inclusive. Students may compete only in languages and
levels for courses in which they are currently enrolled (except for
Native Level where students do not have to be currently enrolled in
a course--see below). In the case of block scheduling, a student who
has completed a language course in the spring 2008 (e.g. Level II)
and who is not currently enrolled in that language may compete at
the level most recently completed.
As in the past, only one (1) student per teacher per category may
register for Level I (except Chinese, Italian, Japanese, Latin and
Russian may have two students per teacher at Level I) and no more
than two (2) students per teacher per category may register for Levels
II, III, IV and Native.
CATEGORIES:
Contest competitions
are offered in the following languages: Chinese, French, German, Italian,
Japanese, Latin, Russian and Spanish.
NOTE: Poetry
selections in Chinese, Italian, Japanese, and Russian will be sent
upon request. Other selections are on this website under "Poems."
**PLEASE REMEMBER
THAT STUDENTS THAT HAVE NATIVE LANGUAGE SPEAKING ABILITY, REGARDLESS
OF THEIR YEAR IN SCHOOL OR THEIR YEAR IN A FOREIGN LANGUAGE CLASS,
MUST COMPETE IN THE "NATIVE" CATEGORY AND RECITE LEVEL IV
POEMS.
LEVEL
I:
CLASS A:
Students in first year courses whose contact with the foreign language
has been limited to the classroom only.
(LIMIT: 1
STUDENT/TEACHER EXCEPT CHINESE, ITALIAN, JAPANESE, LATIN AND RUSSIAN
MAY HAVE 2 STUDENTS/TEACHER.)
CLASS B:
Students in first year courses who, in addition to their classroom
experience, have had significant contact with the foreign language
either at home or abroad, but who are not fluent.
(LIMIT: 1
STUDENT/TEACHER EXCEPT CHINESE, ITALIAN, JAPANESE, LATIN AND RUSSIAN
MAY HAVE 2 STUDENTS/TEACHER.)
CATEGORIES BELOW:
THE LIMIT IS 2 STUDENTS PER TEACHER IN EACH CATEGORY
LEVEL
II:
CLASS A:
Students in second year courses whose contact with the foreign language
has been limited to the classroom only.
(LIMIT: 2
STUDENTS / TEACHER)
CLASS B:
Students in second year courses who, in addition to their classroom
experience, have had significant contact with the foreign language
either at home or abroad, but who are not fluent.
(LIMIT: 2
STUDENTS / TEACHER)
LEVEL
III:
CLASS A:
Students in third year courses whose contact with the foreign language
has been limited to the classroom only.
(LIMIT: 2
STUDENTS / TEACHER)
CLASS B:
Students in third year courses who, in addition to their classroom
experience, have had significant contact with the foreign language
either at home or abroad, but who are not fluent.
(LIMIT: 2
STUDENTS / TEACHER)
LEVEL
IV:
CLASS A:
Students in fourth year courses and higher whose contact with
the foreign language has been limited to the classroom only.
(LIMIT: 2
STUDENTS / TEACHER)
CLASS B:
Students in fourth year courses and higher who, in addition
to their classroom experience, have had significant contact with
the foreign language either at home or abroad, but who are not fluent.
(LIMIT: 2
STUDENTS / TEACHER)
NATIVE
LEVEL:
Students at
any language level (regardless of their year in school or their year
in a foreign language class) who have a speaking proficiency equivalent
to that of a native speaker. These students must select their
poems from Level IV. They must be current high school students
(not necessarily enrolled in a language course).
(LIMIT: 2
STUDENTS / TEACHER)
BACKGROUND:
Teachers
should make a careful distinction among Classes A, B, and Native
categories.
Students may be disqualified if, in the opinion of the judges,
they are in the wrong level or class.
If there are questions, please call (864-656-2852 or 656-3393) or
e-mail: Helen Newton
CONDITIONS:
1. Each participant
will recite two selections from memory:
(1) The Mandatory
Selection and
(2) a Second
Selection chosen from the other three selections given.
IMPORTANT: No change or variation
of the text as given will be accepted. Students must recite the selections
as they are printed.
2. An attempt
will be made to place students of the same teacher into different
contest groups. However, this placement is not always possible and
students of the same teacher may compete against each other. The placement
into contests is dependent upon the number of students registered
for a level.
3. A prompter
will be available in each contest room and will be seated near the
front of the room. Contestants should check with the Contest Room
Supervisor as to the exact location of the prompter as they enter
the contest room to recite their poems. Contestants should signal
the prompter (for example, by looking at him/her) if they need help.
4. Contestants
in the same contest will not be permitted to hear other contestants
reciting the Mandatory Selection. Contestants may, however, listen
to their competing peers' Second Selection.
Teachers,
parents, and friends of the contestants are invited to join the
audience in the contest rooms, but we do ask that no one enter or
leave a room while a recitation is in progress. Please remember, however,
that contestants in the same contest will not be permitted to hear
other contestants reciting the Mandatory Selection. Contestants may,
however, listen to their competing peers' Second Selection.
5.
Judges base their decision on pronunciation, interpretation of text,
smoothness of delivery and textural accuracy. All results are final.
6. First,
second and third place prizes will be awarded at the discretion
of the judges. Prizes will be presented at the Awards Ceremony which
follows the completion of all contests (approximately 1:00 p.m. in
Tillman Hall Auditorium).
7. Use of
Props: Any and all kinds of props will not be permitted.
Singing is also prohibited. While the use of gestures is permitted,
they should not detract from the presentation of the poem.
8. Hallway
noise and congestion: Please remind your students, their parents
and yourselves to refrain from talking or congregating in the hallways
while the contest is in session. We want to ensure that
noise does not interfere with the contestants' recitations or the
judges' ability to hear them. We are planning on designating rooms
on the different floors as waiting rooms for parents, teachers and
students who have finished their recitations. Once students have completed
both selections, please arrange to meet your students in the designated
waiting areas so that we can keep the hallways free of noise and congestion.
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