This year’s competition has been radically changed. Please make sure you read all of the new, streamlined guidelines carefully. Some guidelines have remained unchanged and will seem familiar, in other places, major, important modifications have been made. Please read everything carefully to avoid errors and unnecessary disqualification.
The most radical change is the elimination of the on-site competition. LILT has retained four of those competitions which will be submitted on video tape, one tape per student per category: Language Production Video, International Dance, International Vocal Music and Poetry Recitation.
LILT’s guidelines facilitate the work of the coordinators and the judges, assist in the gathering of necessary information and material from various forms, assure that all competitions are fair, and remove any traces of favoritism on anyone’s behalf. LILT is now approaching 1,000 participants in this contest. Coordinators cannot correct incomplete and/or incorrect forms, so please be careful not to be disqualified.
Creativity and originality are what guarantee winning entries. Don’t just tell your students: “Go home and make a video, here’s the topic.” Students need guidance, and revisions of the text are mandatory. Review your students’ work, offer constructive criticism, make comments, reread revisions and rewrites, and review video tapings. The students’ work should show originality, creativity and imagination that is consistent with the level of the language they are studying.
Teachers should submit only finished works which are in good taste and reflect positively on students and their school districts. Teachers must review all entries before competition to make sure they conform to LILT’s guidelines.
