Competitions

For the competitions below, the following number restrictions apply, unless otherwise stated in the description:

Spanish聽Individual competitions: Each school is allowed聽two聽students per competition.
French聽Individual competitions: Each school is allowed聽two students per competition. We have decided to remove the in-person German and French Competitions for this year. However, both languages will still offer video competitions.
German聽Individual competitions: Each school is allowed聽three students per competition. We have decided to remove the in-person German and French Competitions for this year. However, both languages will still offer video competitions.
Chinese聽Individual competitions: Each school is allowed聽three聽students per competition.
闯补辫补苍别蝉别听Individual competitions: Each school is allowed聽three聽students per competition.
ASL聽Individual competitions: Each school is allowed聽two聽students per competition.

Additional Info About ASL Competitions

Video Transcript:聽“Hello! Welcome to World Language Day! 聽Are you excited?! 聽My name is Anand Raj. I want you to go through the links and see what you would like to do presented in ASL, poetry, or art representing ASL culture. 聽Select the link that interests you the most and participate! See you here soon!”

Competition Levels

Who am I? - Level I (ASL, Chinese, Japanese, Spanish)

The student will have聽one minute聽to describe him/herself to the judges. Possible topics include the student鈥檚 interests, family, daily routine, etc. Students will be judged on fluency, preparedness, thoroughness, pronunciation, and vocabulary. No notes will be allowed.

Who am I? - Level I (Heritage Spanish Speakers Only)

The student will have聽one minute聽to describe him/herself to the judges. Possible topics include the student鈥檚 interests, family, daily routine, etc. Students will be judged on fluency, preparedness, thoroughness, pronunciation, and vocabulary. No notes will be allowed.

Show and Tell - Level II (ASL, Chinese, Japanese, Spanish)

The student will bring an object and describe it. The presentation should be limited to聽60 鈥� 90 seconds. Students will be judged on fluency, preparedness, thoroughness, pronunciation, and vocabulary usage. No notes will be allowed.

Show and Tell - Level II (Heritage Spanish Speakers Only)

Skit - Level III (ASL, Chinese, Japanese, Spanish)

Each school is allowed聽TWO entries聽of two to five students from each language. The students will perform a simple and original presentation. The presentations should be聽limited to five minutes. Students will be judged on fluency, blocking, dramatic interpretation, projection, pronunciation, memorization, originality, and thematic content.

PLEASE NOTE: Students are not allowed to read in this activity.

Prepared Speech - Level IV (ASL, Chinese, Japanese, Spanish)

The student will prepare and deliver a memorized speech on one of the three given topics, with the purpose of informing and entertaining the audience. The student will聽speak for 2-3 minutes.聽 Going over or under the time limit will negatively impact the student’s score.聽 Students will be judged on fluency, pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary, and delivery.

Topics for 2024:

Lost in Translation: Mistakes and misunderstandings in language learning. Talk about a humorous incident of mistakes or misunderstandings you have experienced in using the target language.
Holidays: Talk about a tradition in a holiday of your target language culture. What is its meaning/significance? What is celebrated? Who celebrates? What does one do to celebrate this holiday?
Pop Culture Talk: Introduce a significant popular musician, actor, film, song, or artist from your target language culture. Who are they and what did they do? Or what is it? What is significant about them/it? How are they/it representative of the target language culture?

Extemporaneous Speech - Level V (Spanish Only)

The student will be given a topic upon which to expound. Students will be given聽two minutes to prepare. No notes will be allowed. The student will speak for聽two to three minutes聽and will be judged on fluency and pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary, and delivery.

Extemporaneous Speech - Native Speaker (Spanish Only)

Song/Dance/Dramatic Cultural Entertainment - All Levels (ASL, Chinese, Japanese, Spanish)

Each school is allowed聽TWO entries of two to twenty students from each language. The performance should reflect the culture of a foreign country and should fall within the categories of singing,聽dancing, a聽presentation, or a dramatic excerpt from a play in the target language.聽The performance should not exceed 10 minutes and must be memorized. No speakers or microphones will be allowed.

Students will be judged on cultural authenticity, fluency, pronunciation, delivery (projection, blocking, style), dramatic interpretation, quality of memorization, and overall smoothness of presentation and technical execution. For dance or musical presentation where no language is spoken, the performers should introduce their performance in the target language and demonstrate the cultural authenticity of that performance.

Art Competitions: Paintings, Drawings, Poster Art, Sculptures & Pi帽ata* Competition - All Levels (ASL, Chinese, Japanese, Spanish))

Entries will be judged on quality of craftsmanship, creativity, cultural relevance, and originality.

*Note: Pi帽atas are for SPANISH ONLY. If a school has a student who is entering a Pi帽ata, they are allowed聽ONE pi帽ata entry, as well as one other artistic entry from Spanish.

Video - All Levels (ASL, Chinese, Japanese, Spanish)

Videos using Padlet are focused on storytelling through video creation. Videos should be interesting and aim for enough interest to have viewers respond with a comment.聽Videos should be 1-2 minutes in length.

Videos under 1 minute or longer than 2 minutes will be disqualified. Entertainment value and the quality of the video will be taken into consideration, but most importantly, the use of the language you are learning in both quantity and quality of speech will be judged. Take into consideration your viewers, particularly envision a native speaker of the language who may also be in your age group that wants to engage with you and the content you created. Videos may be at level I, II, III, IV, V, or that of native speaker.聽Do not mix levels in one video. Videos will be judged on fluency, pronunciation, delivery, blocking/choreography, and originality. In addition, the quality of recording will be considered.

Each school is allowed to send four videos per language. Choose the level(s) of students 鈥� level I, II, III, IV, V, or that of native speaker, but聽do not mix levels in one video. 聽A link to upload video entries will be given upon registration.