Language Fair Poster Contest | School of International Letters and Cultures

Competition registration is now open!

About

There are four categories for the poster contest, each with a different adjudication form. In all four categories, students may work individually or in groups of up to four to create their entry.

Non-Spanish language and culture posters with presentation.
Non-Spanish language and culture posters without presentation.
Spanish language and culture posters with presentation.
Spanish language and culture posters without presentation.

General rules

Registration:

Only students entering a poster with a presentation are required to register for a time slot — See the registration section below to sign up.
There is no registration for posters without a presentation.

Guidelines on posters:

Posters should be made of normal posterboard.
Students may use any materials they wish to create their posters, within reason. Any posters incorporating dangerous or toxic materials will be immediately disqualified.
We don’t have strict rules on size, but please make your posters reasonably portable.

Adjudication sheets:

All groups or individuals entering the poster contest must submit an accompanying adjudication sheet with their poster.
- Posters without adjudication sheets will be displayed but will not be entered in the contest and cannot receive any prizes!
- Be sure to download the correct sheet for your entry category, as we will use these to sort the entries for judging.
Instructions
1. Download and print out a sheet.
2. Fill out the top part with the candidate and school information.
3. Attach the sheet to the back of the poster before dropping off your entry at the Language Fair.

Dropping off entries:

All entries, with or without a presentation, must be dropped off at the Union Stage in the SE corner of the basement of the MU anytime prior to 9:30 a.m.
Entries will be photographed and displayed on the Union’s screens throughout the day.
Students who are giving a presentation along with their poster should report to the Memorial Union stage, in the southeast corner of the basement of the MU to make their presentation to the judges. Please be prompt in your arrival!

Registration

Posters without a presentation (Categories 2 and 4)

Posters without presentation are to be dropped off—there's no need to register for a time slot unless you are presenting.

Entries must be dropped off on time and with an accompanying adjudication sheet to be considered in the contest. See below for instructions on dropping off entries. Posters will be evaluated on implementation of the theme, accuracy of the information included and overall appearance of the entry.

Adjudication forms for posters without a presentation:

Posters with a presentation (Categories 1 and 3)

Those who enter posters with presentation MUST sign up for a time slot for their poster to be judged.

Posters with presentation will be accompanied by a short presentation introducing and explaining their entry. Performance of the presentation will be taken into account in the judging. Presentations should be no more than 5 minutes. Students are encouraged to use props and make their presentations in the target language—this will really impress the judges!

Register for non-Spanish with presentation	Register for Spanish with presentation
Adjudication form for non-Spanish posters with a presentation	Adjudication form for Spanish posters with a presentation

Judging

Students who are presenting should report to the Memorial Union stage, in the southeast corner of the basement of the MU to make their presentation to the judges. Please be prompt in your arrival!

Judging often goes late into the fair due to the large number of submissions. We hope to speed up the process by dividing into the four categories this year; however, if your school needs to leave before the competition has been decided, we are happy to send your adjudication sheets and any prizes along to your teacher or school using the information you have listed there. Likewise, if you want your posters back, we hope to be finished with the judging before you need to leave, but if not, we can discuss ways to get them back to you.

Contact

For any questions regarding the poster competitions, please email Almira Poudrier at Almira.poudrier@asu.edu.

2024 update (hidden)

For any questions regarding the Poster Competitions, please email Almira Poudrier at Almira.poudrier@asu.edu

Poster contest: Myths and Legends

Since we have had so many participants doing posters in Spanish, we continue to have a separate Spanish set of competitions for the poster contest.

There are FOUR categories for the Poster contest, with different adjudication forms:

Spanish language/culture posters—with presentation (Adjudication Form)
Spanish language/culture posters—without presentation (Adjudication Form)
Non-Spanish language/culture posters—with presentation (Adjudication Form)
Non-Spanish language/culture posters—without presentation (Adjudication Form)

General Rules. In all four categories, students may work individually or in groups of up to four to create their entry. Students may use any materials they wish to create their posters, within reason. Any posters incorporating dangerous or toxic materials will be immediately disqualified. Posters should be made of normal posterboard. We don’t have strict rules on size, but please make your posters reasonably portable.

All posters MUST be accompanied by an adjudication sheet! Each group or individual entering the contest MUST:

Download and print out their own sheet (available in the links above)
Fill out the top part with the candidate and school information
Attach the sheet to the back of the poster, before dropping off your entry at the language fair.

PLEASE be sure to download the correct sheet for your entry category, as we will use these to sort the entries for judging. Posters without adjudication sheets will be displayed but will not be entered in the contest and cannot receive any prizes!

Posters "without presentation" (categories 2 and 4) will be judged on implementation of the theme, accuracy of the information included and overall appearance of the entry. Posters without presentation still MUST be accompanied by an adjudication sheet in order to be judged as part of the contest.

Posters "with presentation" (categories 1 and 3) will be accompanied by a short presentation introducing and explaining their entry. Performance of the presentation will be taken into account in the judging. Presentations should be no more than 5 minutes. Students are encouraged to use props and make their presentations in the target language—this will really impress the judges!

Signing up for the poster contest. Those who enter posters with presentation (categories 1 and 3) MUST sign up for a time slot for their poster to be judged. Posters without presentation (categories 2 and 4) don’t need to register for a time slot, they just need to be accompanied by an adjudication sheet and dropped off on time to be considered in the contest. See below for instructions on dropping off entries. To register for the contest, sign up using the links below for the correct contest.

PLEASE DO NOT SIGN UP ON THESE LINKS UNLESS YOU ARE DOING A POSTER WITH PRESENTATION. Posters without presentation will just be dropped off, there's no need to sign up for a time slot unless you are presenting.

Dropping off posters: All entries must be dropped off at the Union Stage in the SE corner of the basement of the MU anytime prior to 9:30am. Entries will be photographed and displayed on the Union’s screens throughout the day.

Judging. Judging for categories 1 and 3 will begin at 10am. Students who are presenting should report to the Union Stage, in the SE corner of the basement of the MU to make their presentation to the judges. Please be prompt in your arrival! Judging for categories 2 and 4 will take place beginning at 10am. Judging often goes late into the fair due to the large number of submissions. We hope to speed up the process by dividing into the four categories this year. However, if your school needs to leave before the competition has been decided, we are happy to send your adjudication sheets and any prizes along to your teacher/school using the information you have listed there. Likewise, if you want your posters back, we hope to be finished with the judging before you need to leave, but if not, we can discuss ways to get them back to you. Contact Almira.poudrier@asu.edu for more information.