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Concours Oral "Top of the South" will take place on Friday 2 August 2019 at Richmond New Life Church
Years 11-13 from 9:00am - 1:00pm GENERAL INFO: Every year, the Fédération of Alliances Françaises of New Zealand organises a National French Speaking Competition for secondary school pupils called the "Concours Oral". The Alliance Française Nelson Tasman participates in the Concours Oral and has a "Top of the South" "Haut du sud" competition in August of each year. The 2019 “Concours Oral” is open to all year 11 to 13 school pupils studying French.
Year 12 and 13 students go through a selection process regionally in order to participate in the national oral contest winning a trip to New Caledonia, but there are conditions on winning this prize outlined further down the page. CO2019 INFO: This year's Concours Oral will be held at Richmond New Life Church, 88 Wensley Road, Richmond, on Friday 2 August from 9:.00am to 1:00pm. The maximum number of students per year is 5, which makes a maximum of 15 students per College. We are hoping that Nelson Girls College, with boys from the Nelson College, Waimea College, Motueka High and Marlborough Girls will participate. It will be a fun and inclusive morning with quiz games and morning tea for the teachers and the students. It will also provide a nice opportunity for the different college’s students and teachers to meet. Last year, two trips to New Caledonia rewarded one Year 13 student and one Year 12 student. They were hosted in families selected by MASCOP in Poindimié. MASCOP also organised an extensive programme of activities and excursions, including a few days in Nouméa so that the students can discover various aspects of New Caledonia. These and other prizes are made possible thanks to the generous support of AirCalin, Education Perfect and MASCOP. Concours Oral is also supported by NZAFT (New Zealand Association of French Teachers) . Le concours de quoi s'agit-il?
The Concours Oral assesses the conversational skills of the students. Each student will be interviewed separately, during approximatively 10 – 15 minutes, by 2 “judges” - French speaking or fluent in French, mainly Alliance members – on the topics the student has covered in the last year. It will take the form of a conversation, with the judges making sure the students feel comfortable and prompting them to speak.
French teachers should have received an email detailing this information. Please scroll down to "Send us a query" if your school has been missed out in the list above or on the more detailed information. |
Our Partners for Concours Oral:
Venue: Richmond New Life Church, Wensley Road, Richmond
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The results, certificates and prizes will be given on the same day from 12.00 to 1.00. The Nelson Alliance will provide certificates for all the participants, medals and prizes for the 3 first winners of each year.
The CO could also provide a good training for the students entering DELF exams and students will be allowed, if they wish so, to record their interviews for their interaction portfolio.
In order to prepare the certificates, organise the jury and schedule, we would be grateful if you could send us the entry forms with student names and pay the entry fees ($10.00 per student) by 4 July. Please see below the eligibility clauses before enrolling a student (this applies only for year 12 and year 13).
The entry fees are $10.00 per student.
Payments can be made by online banking or by bank transfer to the account: 02-0704-0380910-000 BNZ Alliance Française de Nelson / Reference: Concours Oral 2019.
National Concours Oral:
There are two trips to New Caledonia to be won (Year 12 sponsored by Air Calin and Year 13 sponsored by The French Embassy). In each region, the students with the best DELF Production Orale examination score or the winner of the Concours Oral will be selected to take part in the National exam held on a Saturday morning 5 October in Nelson.
Eligibility: Year 12 and 13 students are ineligible to enter if:
They have a parent who is a native speaker of French with whom they live or speak to frequently in French.
They have lived in a French-speaking country or province for more than six months in all (but excluding residence prior to their fifth birthday).
They have spent more than six consecutive weeks in a French-speaking country and/or territory at any time in the previous five years.
They have attended a school for more than six months where the language of instruction is French (even if French is not the official language of the country e.g. Lycée français in London).
The CO could also provide a good training for the students entering DELF exams and students will be allowed, if they wish so, to record their interviews for their interaction portfolio.
In order to prepare the certificates, organise the jury and schedule, we would be grateful if you could send us the entry forms with student names and pay the entry fees ($10.00 per student) by 4 July. Please see below the eligibility clauses before enrolling a student (this applies only for year 12 and year 13).
The entry fees are $10.00 per student.
Payments can be made by online banking or by bank transfer to the account: 02-0704-0380910-000 BNZ Alliance Française de Nelson / Reference: Concours Oral 2019.
National Concours Oral:
There are two trips to New Caledonia to be won (Year 12 sponsored by Air Calin and Year 13 sponsored by The French Embassy). In each region, the students with the best DELF Production Orale examination score or the winner of the Concours Oral will be selected to take part in the National exam held on a Saturday morning 5 October in Nelson.
Eligibility: Year 12 and 13 students are ineligible to enter if:
They have a parent who is a native speaker of French with whom they live or speak to frequently in French.
They have lived in a French-speaking country or province for more than six months in all (but excluding residence prior to their fifth birthday).
They have spent more than six consecutive weeks in a French-speaking country and/or territory at any time in the previous five years.
They have attended a school for more than six months where the language of instruction is French (even if French is not the official language of the country e.g. Lycée français in London).
2016
National Winners both from Nelson's Concours Oral:
Year 13 – Georgia Dunn – Waimea College; Year 12 – Lara Endersby – Nelson College for Girls
National Winners both from Nelson's Concours Oral:
Year 13 – Georgia Dunn – Waimea College; Year 12 – Lara Endersby – Nelson College for Girls
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2017
Top of the South results: Year 9 Quinne Weber – Motueka High Harrison Frater – Motueka High Emma Harvey – Motueka High Year 10 Ronan Thompson – Nelson College Lukas Campbell – Nelson College Cameron Brader – Motukea High Year 11 Leonhard Knipfelberg – Waimea College Lottie Stow – Motueka High Thomas Pearson – Motueka High |
Year 12
Lola Beinert – Nelson College for Girls Hugo Allais – Nelson College Rhiannon Griffith – Girls College Year 13 Lara Endersby – Nelson College for Girls Daniel Leaper – Waimea College Sean Reilly – Waimea College Waimea College's Daniel Leaper won the National Concours Oral in mid-September! Read the article in the Waimea Weekly pages 8-9 or Nelson Weekly pages 20-21 Click on the photos to enlarge: |
