FONIX 2013


The Sixth English Competition for Catalan Schools (THE FONIX 2013), designed to promote the use of English among school students through a fun and educational competition in an informal educational setting, is hereby announced.
Participation is free. The competition is financed exclusively by the organisers (International House Barcelona and the Fundació Catalana de l'Esplai) and the sponsors (Cambridge University Press, El Corte Ingles, and Netlanguages). The competition also receives support from the Secretaria General de Polítiques Educatives del Departament d'Ensenyament de la Generalitat de Catalunya (the Department of Education of the Government of Catalonia), as part of its plan of excellence for the promotion of the use of English in schools.
The tests during the regional stage will be held on Saturday 2nd March at 12:00 midday, and will last for a maximum of 60 minutes. The location of the examination in each of the 4 regional capitals of Catalonia (Barcelona, Tarragona, Lleida and Girona) will be made public well before the test date – on the competition website. Candidates will be assigned to one of these centres, according to the location of their school.  

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