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News and Updates
Houstonfest Scholarships
Gail Cope Scholarships at
State
Plays will be performed at Houstonfest
Changes to rules and critique sheets
for 2010
Scholarships for winning research
papers at State
Daily log of changes to
state-qualifier list
Important Dates
Mar. 5, 2010: Houstonfest
Scholarship applications due
Mar. 10, 2010: Gail Cope
Scholarship applications due
Jan. x, 2011: Early-bird registration ($8) must
be postmarked and online
registration must be submitted by 11:59 p.m.
Jan. x, 2011: Regular registration ($10) must be
postmarked and online
registration must be submitted by 11:59 p.m.
Feb. 5, 2011: Houstonfest, Lanier Middle School,
Houston
Feb. x, 2011: State early-bird registration due
(submit online registration and mail payment; payment must arrive by Feb. x)
Feb. x, 2011: State regular registration due
Feb. 26, 2011:
Texas State German
Contest, University of Texas at Austin
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Rules:
Written Testing
Events
Note for all contestants in written testing:
You are responsible
for bringing as many No. 2 pencils as you may need to take these tests. If
you forget to bring your own pencils, you may buy one at the contest for $.25. Scantron answer sheets will be used for
all tests except Spelling.
Tips on preparing for the written tests
Culture:
Three entries per
school per level: Level 1, Level 2, Level 3, Level 4. Multiple-choice,
scantron test. All materials will be taken from AMSCO: Level One (Erstes
Buch); AMSCO: Level Two (1985); Komm mit! (I, II, and III)
and any or all sources listed under the Pass auf! category. The level
3 and 4 tests will be in German.
Grammar:
Three entries per
school per level: Level 1, Level 2, Level 3, Level 4. Multiple-choice,
scantron test. See description of Culture test for the sources to be used.
Add: Any texts or books you may have.
Listening Comprehension:
Two entries per
school per level: Level 1, Level 2, Level 3, Level 4. Multiple-choice,
scantron test. Listen to recorded items in German and answer questions about
the content of the information you heard. Levels 1 and 2 take the same test and
Levels 3 and 4 take the same test, but they are ranked separately for each
level.
Reading
Comprehension:
Three entries per
school per level: Level 1, Level 2, Level 3, Level 4. Multiple-choice,
scantron test. The test will consist of questions about a series of short
readings. Questions will generally be in German.
Spelling:
Two entries per
school per level: Level 1, Level 2, Level 3, Level 4. Levels 1 and 2 take the
same test and Levels 3 and 4 take the same test, but they are ranked separately
for each level. A series of words will be called out in German (the speaker
will say the word, its part of speech, a sentence using the word, and the word
again). The words will probably be recorded, not called live. Contestants
write the called words on their answer sheets. Spelling (including umlauts) and
capitalization (nouns capitalized, other parts of speech not capitalized) must
be perfect in order to receive credit for a given item. Spelling lists are
based on the glossaries in the back of all German textbooks.
Vocabulary:
Three entries per
school per level: Level 1, Level 2, Level 3, Level 4. Multiple-choice,
scantron test. Vocabulary will be taken from approved textbooks on the
appropriate level. The test will consist mostly of items in which you choose the
correct English meaning for a given German word, but other formats are possible
as well.
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When is the next Houstonfest?
Saturday,
February 5, 2011,
8:00 a.m. Where
is Houstonfest? Lanier Middle School
2600
Woodhead Street Houston, TX 77098
(Click on the address
for a Google map.)
Link to Texas
State German Contest |