Sobre el Annual National Spelling Bee CVA 2007: Structure

Structure

CVA Annual National Spelling Bee consists of an individual competition where participants spell English words. There are several categories, with a progressive complexity according to the participants' current proficiency level:

CATEGORY (LEVEL)	LANGUAGE KNOWLEDGE	REFERENCE BOOK	AGES	EDUCATION LEVEL
LEVEL 1	BEGINNER	Animal Crackers	6-8 años	Basica I y II
LEVEL 2	FALSE BEGINNER	Beeline Plus 1	7-10 años
LEVEL 3	LOW INTERMEDIATE	Beeline Plus 2	8-12 años
LEVEL 4	INTERMEDIATE	Beeline Plus 3	9-12 años
LEVEL 5	HIGH INTERMEDIATE	Beeline Plus 4	9-12 años
FRESHMAN	BEGINNNER	Style 1	13-15 años	Básica III
SOPHOMORE	LOW INTERMEDIATE	Style 2
JUNIOR	INTERMEDIATE	Style 3
SENIOR	BILINGUAL	Superspellers	13-15 años	Bilingües

The competition has 3 phases. First two are Preliminaries. The last one is the Final phase.

An experienced group of teachers with a wide experience in EFL programs evaluate the participants' performance. Detailed guidelines on the evaluation procedure within the competition are detailed in the CVA Annual National Spelling Bee Official Rules.

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These rules are adapted from the original Scripps National Spelling Bee, a nation-wide competition celebrated every year in the U.S.

During Preliminary Rounds (which comprise Dictation and Spelling) students' performance is ranked based on accumulative points assigned by the Jury each time they give a correct answer. Students with the highest rankings are the ones who will go on to the Final phase.

The Final Round is organized in consecutive spelling rounds, by category. In a "Fail & Out" procedure, participants within each category are progressively eliminated until reaching verdicts for a First, Second and Third Place per category.