MSSU Modern Foreign Language Field Day, April 11, 2013

MSSU FOREIGN LANGUAGE FIELD DAY (April 11, 2013)

SCHEDULE

TIME /

EVENT

8:00 am- 9:00 am. / Registration (Taylor Auditorium)
8:30 am – 10:30 am (Sp)
10:30 am – 12:00 pm (F & G) / Skits
French:(Phelps Theater)
German:(Phelps Theater)
Spanish: (Phelps Theater)
9:00 am- 9:50am / Culture Bowl Preliminary Written Test
French: (Cornell Auditorium)
German: (Justice Center Auditorium)
Spanish: (Corley Auditorium)
Vocabulary Recognition Written Test
French: (Cornell Auditorium)
German: (Justice Center Auditorium)
Spanish: (Corley Auditorium)
9:00 am – 11:00 am (Sp)
8:30 am – 9:30 am (French)
9:30 am – 10:30 am (German) / Poetry Reading
French(Webster Hall 306)
German (Webster Hall 319)
Spanish I (Webster Hall 304)
Spanish II (Webster Hall 308)
Spanish III(Webster Hall 311)
Spanish IVWebster Hall 317)
10:00 am - 11:00 am / Reading Comprehension, Written Test
Geography Competition, Written Test
French: (Cornell Auditorium)
German: (Justice Center Auditorium)
Spanish: (Corley Auditorium)
Non-competitive events:
Conversations Stations (BSC Connor Ballroom)
Dance Workshops: Salsa, Merengue & Tango(BSC 307)
Spanish Trivia(BSC 343)
Spanish Poetry Reading for Native Speakers (BSC 356)
International Iron Chef (BSC 341)
Kiosk(BSC 309)
11:00 a.m. / Posters are displayed(Taylor Auditorium Lobby)
Culture Bowl finalists are announced(Text Message to Teachers)
11:30 am - 12:30pm / Lunch
TAYLOR AUDITORIUM
1:00pm - 1:45pm / Culture Bowl Finals (French, German, and Spanish)
1:45 pm - 2:15 pm / International Idol Performances
Trophy Presentations
NOTE: Students with a schedule conflict (e.g. Skits & Poetry) can take the missing tests at the Distance Learning Testing Services Office in Webster Hall 117 (8:30 am – 11:30 am)

OTHER EVENTS

TIME /

EVENT

8:30 am - 12:00 pm / Foreign Language Placement Test:(WH 354)

Foreign Language Placement TestPolicies:

The Placement Test allows students to receive college credit for their knowledge of a foreign language based on the score they achieve.

  • Students take the test for free on the day of the Foreign Language Field Day;
  • They need to fill out a form with all their information, including their high-school class, mailing address, e-mail address, name of school, name of Spanish teacher, and phone numbers;
  • Students are to be sent an official letter with their results three weeks after Field Day;
  • Credit for language classes will be effective retroactively at the end of their first semester at MSSU;
  • Admission is granted on a first come, first serve basis, but reservations are possible up to the Monday of the week of the event;
  • Students need to schedule their test for one hour minimum and two hours maximum.