The Eighth English Competition for Catalan
Schools (THE FONIX 2015), designed to promote the use of English among
school students through a fun and educational competition in an informal
educational setting, is hereby announced.
The objective of the competition is to select a
finalist from each of the first two stages: local, territorial and the winners
at the final stage.
The exercises in all the stages of the competition
will consist of writing tasks, each based on a different theme (for example:
geography, history or music). The written tasks contain a variety of activities
on vocabulary, reading and writing. In the final stage of the competition,
there will also be an oral section in the test.
STAGES OF THE COMPETITION:
- LOCAL STAGE: The
tests will be held at each school between 16th of January and 15th
February 2015 inclusive.
- REGIONAL STAGE: The tests during the regional stage will be
held on Saturday 28th February at 12:00 midday, and will
last for a maximum of 60 minutes. The location of the examination
will be made public well before the test date.
- FINAL STAGE: The final stage of the competition will be
held Saturday 25th April. The test at the Final stage of
the competition will consist of an oral as well as a written section. The test will take between 40-50 minutes at the most.
- By 13th May: The FONIX award ceremony of prizes and
diplomas will take place.
THE PRIZES:
The following prizes will be awarded to the candidates
who classify for the final stage of the competition:
- 4 two-week stays in “English Summer Camps” in Catalonia for the four winners in the 5º pri. to 2nd ESO categories.
- 4 two-week stays in an English-speaking country for the four winners in the 3rd ESO to 2nd de Batxillerat/Grau Superior de Cicles Formatius categories.
- 8 standard on line English courses and 8 sets of study materials for the runners-up in each of the 8 categories.
- 32 standard on line English courses for the third, fourth, fifth and sixth placed candidates in each of the 8 categories.
- Sets of study materials for the remaining finalists.
Further information about the competition can be found on the official website.
