Concurso Oral 2026

(Expanded This Year!)

The Concurso Oral is a wonderful opportunity for students to showcase their skills in Spanish pronunciation and delivery through a variety of tasks.

Please check out the Competition Manual below to learn more about each category:

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Here are some important details to keep in mind:

The competition will be held virtually.
Please register students by February 10, 2026 using this form.
Teachers should register ALL students they are submitting on one form.
Registration Costs:
- AATSP Members: $6 per entry
- Non-Members: $8 per entry
- Late Registration: $10 per entry
Student work will not be judged until school payment is made.
Schools will need to record videos using their own devices.
- Teachers must supervise recording to ensure fairness and fidelity.
- Videos can be uploaded between January 26-February 20, 2026.
Students/Teachers will upload the video files using Google Forms, emailed to teachers by January 26, 2026.
Each school should provide at least one judge for every 10 of students to assist with the evaluation process.
Judges will not assess their own students to ensure fairness.
More detailed information can be found in the linked Competition Manual.

We’re looking forward to an exciting and engaging competition!

More detailed information can be found in the Competition Manual.

Memorizada, preparada (textos prescritos)	Interpretación: Preparada, no memorizada (textos elegidos/creados por la escuela)	Impromptu: Sin preparación (textos/temas prescritos)
Poesía	Narración del cuento	Noticiario (Lectura sin preparación)
Teatro	Momentos en timepo y cultura	Conversación extemporánea

FLES/ Principiante	Principiante Especial	Nivel Intermedio	Nivel Avanzado	Avanzado Especial
(elementary or 1 year of classroom learning)	(students with outside experience – Elementary or level 1)	(students with 2-3 years of classroom learning)	(students with 4-5 years of classroom learning)	(students with outside experience – level 2 or above, or more than 6 years of classroom learning)
Poesía principiante	Poesía principiante especial	Poesía intermedia	Poesía avanzada	Poesía avanzada especial
Teatro principiante	Teatro principiante especial	Teatro intermedio	Teatro avanzado	Teatro avanzado especial

Register students for this category as usual.
Links to the Noticiario texts and conversation stimuli cards will be emailed to the teacher after students are registered and on the day that the recording window opens.
Noticiario: Administer the reading 5 minutes prior to the student filming their performance.
Conversación Extemporánea: Administer the 15 minutes planning time prior to the students filming their performance.

Please register students using this form.
Please register students by February 10, 2026.
Payments must be received by the Treasurer by February 23, 2026.
Refunds: Unfortunately, we are unable process refunds. However, we allow registration substitutions until March 7th.

All students will receive a certificate with their results, emailed to teacher.
- This certificate can be used for Global Scholars and other portfolios.
All students that score an A* will receive a Spanish Honors pin, mailed to the school.
All seniors that score an A* will be entered in a random drawing for one of ten $100 scholarships.

Questions can be sent to Concurso Oral Co-coordinators, Josh LeGreve and Deana Zorko, at aatspwiconcurso@gmail.com.