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 Reading Aloud in French Contest 

Reading aloud is one of the most important things parents and teachers can do with children. Reading aloud builds many important foundational skills, introduces vocabulary, provides a model of fluent, expressive reading, and helps children recognize what reading for pleasure is all about. For those reasons, your Alliance and its partners have acknowledged the importance of Reading Aloud in French.

Your Alliance is proud to introduce this contest that your students are simply challenged to read aloud in French!

Results of the 2023 contest available

Categories:  Open to French learners. Students are divided into three categories by their grade. FREE contest.

1. Grades 5-6

2. Grades 7-9

3. Grades 10-12

The concept is simple

1. The students practice reading aloud 15 to 20 lines in French

2. Each teacher selects 5 students maximum per class

3. The teacher sends the 5 recordings by Feb. 3rd (new deadline) using the contact email. 

4. The judges select the top 5 in each category by Feb. 15th

5. The top 5 students practice reading an excerpt given to them by the jury after the selection. All students within a category read the same excerpt.

6. The student send us the 2nd recordings by Mar 3rd

7. The judges announce the winners in March during the week of the Francophonie on March 20, 2023

8. Winners receive prizes + Their Teachers receive prizes + Their Class wins an immersion session with Alliance Française.                                                                          

How do I submit entries? 

1. Send 1 video at a time to classes@afcharlotte.org

2. Subject Line : Your name + Your School 

3. In email body, please add Student's full Name, level of French or number of years of French (Francophone, FLAM etc.), Grade, Book Title & Author for the excerpt

Please make sure you are following those entries requirements. Merci.

Prizes 3 Winners per Category

1st Prize : The student wins a large gift bag worth $50 - The teacher wins a 1-year membership with AF which includes Culturethèque and a gift card. The class wins an immersion session with AF.

2nd Prize: The student wins a medium gift bag worth $30 -The teacher wins a 1-year membership with AF which includes Culturethèque - and a gift card. The class wins an immersion session with AF.

3rd Prize: The student wins a small gift bag worth $20 - The teacher wins a 1-year membership with AF which  includes Culturethèque - and a gift card. The class wins an  immersion session with AF.

Meet the judges

Corinne Bertin - Director of classes at AF Charlotte - French Teacher

Monique Milia-Marie-Luce - Associate professor in History at University of French Antilles. She is a winner of the 2022 Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence scholarship at UNC Charlotte. She is from Martinique, French West Indies. 

Carole A. Kruger - Professor of French and Francophone Studies - Program Director, Davidson in France - Davidson College, NC

FAQ

What kind of texts can students read? Excerpts of any fiction book, play or poem in French.

Should all my students read the same excerpt? No, the choice of books and excerpts is entirely up to you and your students.

How do I select 5 students per class? It's entirely up to you. The 5 students may be selected based on their chances to win the contest, their grades in French, or any other criteria of your choice. Important: Teachers don't have to tell students that they'll select only 5.

What's in the gift bags that winners receive? Gift bags will be customized based on each student's age. For category 1 & 2: stationary items and activity books. For the older ones: French comic books. Each gift bag will be delivered to the teacher or will have to be collected at the AF local. 

How do the top 5 students selected for the 2 rounds be informed? The top 5 in each categories will be informed of our selection via email provided and by their teachers. Each top 5 students will receive a certificate of participation.

What's a French immersion session like? It's a 1-hour session hosted by the Alliance. The content will be discussed with teachers so that it reflects what students have been working on in class. Winning classes in each category will be offered a few dates to choose from. In 2022, Alliance Française offered 1-hour drama sessions (breathing technique, improvising plays etc) and 1-hour Pétanque sessions ( rules, vocabulary and practice games).