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                                                                                                                                                                                         INSTAGRAM CONTEST

 

 

DESCRIPTION: 

 

Students enrolled in World Language classes will select a cultural aspect associated with the language they are studying and create a 59 second presentation; work will be posted on the FLTDC Instagram.

 

Languages open the world…

 

SUGGESTED presentation topics:

 

  1.   A folkloric dress with explanation on when it is used
  2.   A demonstration of a traditional dish of the target country
  3.   ***a declamation of a poem in the original language (Include a copy that shows the poem title and author’s name.)
  4.   ***a monologue of a play in the original language (Include the title of the play and author.)
  5.   ***a song performance (Include a copy of the lyrics that shows the song title and artist’s name.)

***Please the students must not read these from a screen or any other device, they need to memorize the piece or will be disqualified.

 

CONDITIONS:

 

  1. The students must submit their video along with the registration form and press release.
  2. All presentations must be in the student’s target language and correspond to the student’s
  3. Presentations and performances must be school appropriate and may not contain any malicious or vulgar language or gestures.
  4. Videos will be sent to the vice president of the respective language (see next page) to be uploaded to Instagram after being reviewed for appropriateness. (See below for Vice- Presidents’ email addresses)
  5. In the event of a tie, the respective videos will be uploaded to Instagram and the entry with the most “likes” will win.
  6. The student must turn in the paperwork and video together in the required format by January 28, 2027, to the respective language vice president. No entries will be accepted after the deadline
  7. The contest will run from February 9th to February 19th. No entries will be accepted after the deadline.
  8. All paperwork must be turned in with the video properly filled.
  9. Videos must be in the appropriate format.
  10. The student’s World Language teacher must be a current member of the Association of Foreign Language

    Teachers of Dade County (F.L.T.D.C.) Each member can submit up to 3 entries

 

CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION:  

 

  1. Relevancy to the theme.
  2. Originality and craftsmanship.
  3. Culturally accurate
  4. Language use.
  5. Likes on Instagram (get your followers ready)

                      

          

Contest entries will be accepted from

January 12th to January 28th

 

Entries will run on the FLTDC INSTAGRAM from

February 9th to February 19th

 

Winners will be announced February 24th, 2027

 

                 

Prizes

1st place in each language (Chinese, French, Italian, German, Portuguese and Spanish) $100.00


2nd place in each language (Chinese, French, Italian, German, Portuguese and Spanish) $50.00


3rd place in each language (Chinese, French, Italian, German, Portuguese and Spanish) $25.00

 

 

Please send your entry to the respective Vice President.

 

VP French TBA

VP German TBA

VP Italian Damary Ordones
Sabal Palm Elementary School
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VP Portuguese Anete P. Lobo
Miami Beach Senior High School
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VP Spanish Isabel María Pérez Díaz
International Studies Preparatory Academy (ISPA)
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