Discours-Causerie
Description: This competition is open to students of all levels. Discours is a timed impromptu speech in front of the judges. This is for levels 1,2, and 3. Students with a French background or FLES training should be marked as 1F, 2F or 3F. Causerie is a timed conversation with the judges about a random subject. This is only for levels 4/4F and COA/COF.
Conditions: Upon entering the preparation room, the student will pick three cards at random. He/she will choose one of the three topics and will be given paper, pencil and a dictionary. The contestant may NOT use his/her own dictionary or paper. The monitor will write the topic choice on the student’s judging sheets. These will be handed to the judges when the student competes. He/She will have 5 minutes to prepare after selecting his/her topic. There will be no communication with any person other than the monitor during this time. The time limit for preparation will be strictly enforced. At the end of the five minutes, the contestant will return the dictionary and surrender the notes to the monitor. No notes may be used during the speech or conversation. He/she will then present an impromptu speech or begin a conversation depending on the level. The judges may ask questions; a student must be prepared to answer quickly. His/her time will be noted on the judging sheets. Contestants must report to the appropriate area at the time indicated in the program. Tardiness will result in the contestant being placed at the end of the line.
Criteria For Evaluation: The contestant will be judged on the following:
language usage, vocabulary and structure, pronunciation and intonation, topic relevancy, and fluency and length considering his/her level of French.
Preparation: The best method of preparation is classroom conversation on a variety of topics suitable to the grammar and vocabulary of the student level.
French One – Everyday life, using present tense. Time Limit: One minute
French Two – Everyday life, but using present, past and near future tenses. Time Limit: Two minutes
French Three – Social concerns, general cultural information requiring the use of the present, past, imperfect, future and conditional tenses. Time Limit: Three minutes.
French Four – COA and COF: Personal opinions, social concerns, cultural information and anything that may comprise the content of advanced level classes. Time Limit: Four minutes
A quick mind, good vocabulary, and fluency are needed for success. The goal is to communicate.
Conditions: Upon entering the preparation room, the student will pick three cards at random. He/she will choose one of the three topics and will be given paper, pencil and a dictionary. The contestant may NOT use his/her own dictionary or paper. The monitor will write the topic choice on the student’s judging sheets. These will be handed to the judges when the student competes. He/She will have 5 minutes to prepare after selecting his/her topic. There will be no communication with any person other than the monitor during this time. The time limit for preparation will be strictly enforced. At the end of the five minutes, the contestant will return the dictionary and surrender the notes to the monitor. No notes may be used during the speech or conversation. He/she will then present an impromptu speech or begin a conversation depending on the level. The judges may ask questions; a student must be prepared to answer quickly. His/her time will be noted on the judging sheets. Contestants must report to the appropriate area at the time indicated in the program. Tardiness will result in the contestant being placed at the end of the line.
Criteria For Evaluation: The contestant will be judged on the following:
language usage, vocabulary and structure, pronunciation and intonation, topic relevancy, and fluency and length considering his/her level of French.
Preparation: The best method of preparation is classroom conversation on a variety of topics suitable to the grammar and vocabulary of the student level.
French One – Everyday life, using present tense. Time Limit: One minute
French Two – Everyday life, but using present, past and near future tenses. Time Limit: Two minutes
French Three – Social concerns, general cultural information requiring the use of the present, past, imperfect, future and conditional tenses. Time Limit: Three minutes.
French Four – COA and COF: Personal opinions, social concerns, cultural information and anything that may comprise the content of advanced level classes. Time Limit: Four minutes
A quick mind, good vocabulary, and fluency are needed for success. The goal is to communicate.
Causerie Judging Sheet | |
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Discours Judging Sheet | |
File Size: | 1111 kb |
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discours-causerie_general_topic_list.pdf | |
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