8:30 am- 9:30 am: Registration of Participants
09:45 am: Opening Ceremony:
Welcome by Emcee, Ms. Mónica Gandolfo, Argentina TESOL Vice president
National Anthem
Ms. Mónica Gandolfo, Argentina TESOL Vice President, introduces the event
10:00 am: Emcee reads instructions on how the Spelling Competition is organized. Instructions will be read to the audience and participants both in Spanish and English.
10:15 am: Official 2017 ARTESOL National Spelling Competition word lists are presented to the Pronouncer.
10:30 am: Practice Round –This is for practice purposes only! Remember you may ask the following:
1) Request the definition of the word, 2) Request a sample sentence be read aloud, 3) Ask for an alternate pronunciation.
11:00 am: Round 1: This is the official start of 2017 ARTESOL National Spelling Competition and from this point any incorrect spellings will be counted and the student will be disqualified.
The spelling rounds will continue till there are 4 final place finishers. These final four will then continue the contest until the final finishers are determined.
Presentation of Awards
1st Place Winner: trophy, and a tablet; courtesy of ARTESOL; a dictionary and readers, courtesy of National Geographic Learning; MacMillan Education and Pearson; gift bag courtesy of US Embassy.
2nd Place Winner: plaque; Franklin Electronic Merriam – Webster’s Dictionary & Thesaurus, courtesy of ARTESOL; a dictionary and readers, courtesy of National Geographic Learning, MacMillan Education and Pearson; gift bag courtesy of US Embassy.
3rd & 4th Place Winners / Ganadores en 3ro y 4to Lugar: plaque; Franklin Electronic Merriam – Webster’s Dictionary & Thesaurus; Merriam – Webster’s Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary, courtesy of ARTESOL; a dictionary and readers, courtesy of National Geographic Learning, MacMillan Education and Pearson; gift bag courtesy of US Embassy.