TEKAX.- The Regional Technological University (UTR) of the Southbased in Tekax, has launched a unique initiative to commemorate the October festivities.
Through its Language Coordination, the institution launched the call for the “Halloween Door Contest”a contest that seeks.
In addition to healthy competition among its students, it promotes the learning and use of the English language in a didactic manner.
Looking for a context culturally close to the traditional Day of the Dead and Anglo-Saxon celebrations.
The call, addressed to all UTR groups, establishes a series of rules that point to creativity and teamwork.
The goal is for each group to decorate the main door of their classroom with a Mandatory Halloween theme.
However, the contest adds a key requirement to fulfill its educational purpose: the doors must necessarily include a phrase or slogan in English.
A bridge between cultures and recycled materials
The contest, which takes place in the days prior to the day of Hanal Pixán in Yucatán.
The above seeks to establish a bridge between local festivities and global trends, using a playful strategy to reinforce language skills.
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For decoration, participants are allowed to use recycled materials—such as paper, cardboard, fabric, lights and paint—seeking to encourage ecological awareness.
A strict point in the bases is that Damage to doors is not allowed. in any way (no direct paint, no nails, no scratches), and all materials must be easy to remove once the activity is completed.
Evaluation criteria
The decoration phase will be allowed from on October 27 until 11 a.m. on October 28. The evaluation of the contest combines the popular vote with the criteria of experts from the English Academy of the university itself.
On October 28, photographs of the doors will be published on the UTR Facebook page.
Also the reactions of “I like it” (“likes”) They will count until October 29, representing 20% of the final grade.
He Remaining 80% will be determined by the internal jury, which will weigh four criteria with a value of 20% each:
- Creativity of the proposal.
- Use of recycled materials.
- Visual impact of the decoration.
- Quality and originality of slogan in english.
Winners and surprise prizes
The first three places will be the winners and the prizes will be announced and awarded in the university social networksanticipating the possibility of “surprise awards” for the most outstanding groups.
With this contest, the UTR del Sur seeks to mix the traditions of the time with an innovative methodology to learning englishpromoting a global vision in its student community.
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