Raunchy!!! I like!! haha :)SEAMEO-France
Les Olympiades francophones ont vu le jour en 2003, a l'occasion du 10 eme anniversaire de la cooperation de la France avec la SEAMEO, l'organisation regroupant les ministeres de l'education des pays d'Asie du Sud Est.
Organise pour la troisieme annee consecutive, le concours des Olympiades francophones reunira cette annee deux participants ages de 15 a 19 ans, orginaires de chaque pays membre de la SEAMEO. Cette troisieme session reaffirme la volonte de donner a ces jeunes etudiants l'opportunite de se rencontrer, de mettre en pratique et de partager leurs connaissances de la langue francaise. Ils temoignent ainsi de la realite d'une francophonie jeune et active en Asie.
Pour la premiere fois, ces participants, deja vainqueurs d'une preselection dans leur pays respectif, concourent pour une recompense prestigieuse: le gagnant se rendra en France- a Paris et en Avignon!- pour y effectuer un sejour culturel et linguistique de haut niveau au mois de juillet 2005, dans le cadre du programme
Le deroulement est separee dans 3 parties. Nous pouvons seulement regarder le representation theatrale le vendredi soir. C'est assez amusant et pour moi, je peux finalement practiquer ma francais, sans succes bien sur haha. J'ai fait un blaque de moi-meme quand j'ai rencontre mon professeur francais de VJC; il m'a demande quelque questions mais je ne les ai comprendu pas oops. Neanmoins, je continue.
4 etudiants representant chacun un pays different ont constitue une equipe pour preparer une courte piece de theatre pendant toute la semaine. Ils presentent ce soir- la le resultat de ce travail.Cette piece doit etre de tonalite comique et durer de 8 a 15 minutes.
Favorisant la cohesion du groupe, cette activite cree un environnement dans lequel les candidats vont devoir travailler ensemble et exploiter les competences de chacun tout en s'entrainant a l'oral. Enfin, elle donne un role plus actif aux professeurs accompagnateurs.
I went to RELC last friday to watch the finals of the french-speaking competition. It was the 10th anniversary of the SEAMEO ( Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organisation) - France cooperation, and this is the 3rd time the competition's held in Singapore. The contestants were really strong, and they speak in such rapid torrential french that I cant catch anything. Not very comforting exactly, considering that I may be heading to France if MOE's reply is negative. Anyhow, I quite enjoyed myself that night. There was this guy from Thailand who's really effeminate, and I had a lot of fun guffawing at his antics. Predisposition to becoming a strong contender for Miss Tiffany 2005, Thailand. haha. The winner of the competition was this Vietnamese girl called Phuong. She's really pretty and she got a good role in the play-acting, so little wonder why she got it. And I realise Laos gals are really gorgeous ( are the citizens of Laos called Laotian? haha) , they have clear luminous skin, big eyes and in general very good features. Perhaps I'm generalising as theres only 2 representatives from every SEA country, but the rest of the girls are quite CMI-type.
And yes, the refreshments. I heard rumours that french foodfare would be served. What a major let-down. Not that I'm so terribly greedy,but you must admit that refreshments, and paticularly french food would be very enticing, no? So I just had the usual pastries, curry puffs and samosas and fruit punch. Chey... Went home with a load of french books that are given free. Very very cheem stuff. My interest completely died when I flipped through them. Roles of females versus males in Southeast Asian Societies. Critics on contemporary french movies. Technological advances in the last decade. You get my drift. Dry boring stuff that would probably make me hate french instead. Shall just content with revising my grammar and building on my vocabulary then.
