News Reading Contest in Surabaya - Matt Helping Andy
Event: February 25, 2006 - Surabaya
The English News Reading Contest was intended to give local high school students an opportunity to display and improve their English language skills. While the competition focuses on reading comprehension and public-speaking, the students have ample opportunity throughout the event to practice different language skills (listening and speaking) in a variety of settings. Along with this, the students were exposed to the atmosphere that surrounds higher education, an experience that can only help them as they move forward as future scholars.
Outcomes of the event:
The event was a great success. English Language Fellow, Andrew Alkire, acted as the event’s Master of Ceremonies and did a tremendous job. The contest started with entertainment for the audience which included the contest participants, their parents and teachers, and the judges (around 300 people). The entertainment included dancers, a band, and a musical performance by English Language Fellow, Matthew Pizzorno. This was followed by the News Reading Contest which had two separate rounds. In the first round, the participants were split into 9 groups. The students then read a written news statement and were judged on four criteria. These included pronunciation, fluency, mastery (the contestant’s ability to comprehend the text), and performance (both linguistic and non-linguistic). After this round, two students were chosen from each group for the final.
Overall, the level of competition was fantastic. The students not only demonstrated their understanding of English reading and presentation skills, but they were also able to show their overall command of the English language. This was apparent from a question/answer session and impromptu conversations with the Fellows throughout the day. Taken as a whole, it was a wonderful experience not only for the students, but for the English Language Fellows.
The English News Reading Contest was intended to give local high school students an opportunity to display and improve their English language skills. While the competition focuses on reading comprehension and public-speaking, the students have ample opportunity throughout the event to practice different language skills (listening and speaking) in a variety of settings. Along with this, the students were exposed to the atmosphere that surrounds higher education, an experience that can only help them as they move forward as future scholars.
Outcomes of the event:
The event was a great success. English Language Fellow, Andrew Alkire, acted as the event’s Master of Ceremonies and did a tremendous job. The contest started with entertainment for the audience which included the contest participants, their parents and teachers, and the judges (around 300 people). The entertainment included dancers, a band, and a musical performance by English Language Fellow, Matthew Pizzorno. This was followed by the News Reading Contest which had two separate rounds. In the first round, the participants were split into 9 groups. The students then read a written news statement and were judged on four criteria. These included pronunciation, fluency, mastery (the contestant’s ability to comprehend the text), and performance (both linguistic and non-linguistic). After this round, two students were chosen from each group for the final.
Overall, the level of competition was fantastic. The students not only demonstrated their understanding of English reading and presentation skills, but they were also able to show their overall command of the English language. This was apparent from a question/answer session and impromptu conversations with the Fellows throughout the day. Taken as a whole, it was a wonderful experience not only for the students, but for the English Language Fellows.
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