NASCC
北美城市挑战赛
WHAT IS
NASCC
?
该项赛事起源于美国,并风靡北美,每年在北美各个城市都举行盛大的区域冠军城市挑战赛。中国作为该项赛事的新兴国家拥有众多优秀的参赛选手,为增加中国学生参与该项赛事的竞争力和国际影响力,SPBCN联合美国、加拿大官方组织及北美各城市委员会,在中国区遴选优秀的Spelling Bee的参赛选手,在每年7月份赴北美各城市(洛杉矶、旧金山、纽约、波士顿、华盛顿、芝加哥、温哥华、多伦多)进行系列冠军挑战赛,挑战赛之前北美组委会将安排美国及加拿大知名的教练进行封闭、系统的英语语言、英美文化、赛事技巧的培训。和北美学生在语言、知识、文化级比赛中进行深度交流。
- 赛事级别:国际洲际比赛
- 赛事时间:每年7月份
- 赛事地点:北美各城市(洛杉矶、旧金山、纽约、波士顿、华盛顿、芝加哥、温哥华、多伦多)
- 比赛赛制:个人赛+团体赛
- 赛事遴选:
- 遴选时间:每年2月-5月
- 遴选区域:各城市组委会+国家组委会+参赛学校
- 遴选方式:
- 校内选拔:各城市赛季优秀参赛校校内遴选
- 城市决赛:各城市总决赛晋级全国总决赛选手
NASCC
的魅力
01
激发兴趣,母语方式学英语
SPBCN并非英文基础的传统教学模式。它能够激发学生的学习兴趣,培养良好的学习习惯,在训练和比赛中帮助学生提高英语发音技巧以及拼写能力,扩充词汇量,勇于将英语“说”出来,并不把英语学习仅仅局限于笔尖下,以母语的方式来学习英语,提高学生母语英语的表达水平。
02
巅峰对决,国际社交提升
在NASCC北美城市冠军挑战赛中,中国选手能结识来自美国、加拿大国家和城市冠军级别拼词佼佼者,通过Spelling
Bee这项享誉世界英文赛事为载体的桥梁,真正以赛会友,感受真正的无国界文化交流,积极参与活动能够使中国学生在更为广阔的国际舞台上展示自我,培养和开拓国际视野,提高国际化水平。
03
知名大赛教练指导,专业裁判助阵
在比赛前,来自美国和加拿大的专业赛事教练将会在训练营地对中国选手进行专业系统的赛前培训,这些教练包括历年拼词大赛的冠军,多年从事Spelling
Bee比赛指导的专业教师,培训将涉及英语语言,英美文化,赛事培训等一系列系统的课程,这将使中国学生能够在短期内提高专业水准,与来自北美的拼词高手进行更为深入的比赛和交流。比赛中也会有专业的裁判助阵,保证大赛的权威性与公正性。
04
获“常春藤”盟校关注,助力海外升学
当今在申请留学过程中,越来越多的海外高校不但要求优秀的学习成绩,更看重学生各方面的综合素养,Spelling
Bee被誉为英语界的“奥林匹克”,在英语界中占据重要的地位,选手在比赛中的优秀表现不仅能得到丰厚的物质奖励,也将受到来自包括“常春藤”盟校等高校的关注,成为留学申请中的一个重要加分项。
在年度的比赛中,中国区总冠军王陶然于2014年赴美国开始留学,并代表新泽西州参加全美拼词大赛,取得了优异的成绩,最终被美国排名第1的私立高中菲利普安多佛破格录取。在美国全国级比赛选手100%先后进入世界顶尖院校。
冠军
感言
2015年冠军
有机会赴美国洛杉矶和当地选手比赛我很激动。语言优势加上勤奋学习,他们的实力真的不容小觑,即使年纪很小的孩子词汇量也大的惊人。我能拼到最后也算侥幸。Anthony
Chiang是个美籍亚裔孩子,他是今年的LA Spelling Bee的冠军,能和他在一起争夺最后的冠军我对于我来讲,我已经胜利了!
Spelling Bee伴随我走过一年的校园时光,马上要读高中的我由于赛制的年龄要求即将告别我最爱的Spelling
Bee赛场,一开始接触并没有想到我能够取得名次,但是在一轮轮拼词中我喜欢上了这个过程,并为之付出越来越多的努力。刚开始准备拼词时很艰难,不同词源的单词有着不同发音和拼写规律,甚至有些生僻的单词在常用的词典网站上查不到权威的读音和释义。好在老师同学家长都给了我很大帮助。当掌握了一些词之后,我发现单词之间是互通的,一些看起来非常奇怪的词也有规律可循。在学习和比赛之余,我结识了挚友,增长了阅历,这将会是我终生难忘的记忆。
何天恩:2015年NASCC北美城市冠军挑战赛LA洛杉矶站冠军
2016年冠军
Spelling bees helped me learn a lot about things outside
of words. I learned about work ethic, time management, and how to stay calm under
pressure. I also met many people who I hope to stay friends with for a long time.
Spelling enabled me to travel to Washington, D.C. for the Scripps National Spelling Bee
twice. I was also able to go to California for NASCC and to Beijing for the start of
SPBCN's 2016-2017 season and to participate in GCSCC. For spellers this year, remember
that studying will get you far. Also, remember that it's not just about winning; it's
also about learning and making new friends. I hope that you will find as much joy and
fun in spelling as I do.
Sylvie Lamontagne:
2016年美国SCRIPPS NATIONAL SPELLING BEE第四名
2016年NASCC北美城市挑战赛洛杉矶站冠军
2017年冠军
My name is Shourav Dasari, and I am the champion of the
2017 North American Spelling Champion Challenge. I have been doing spelling for over 7
years, and my spelling accomplishments include 4th place at the 2017 Scripps National
Spelling Bee, 11th place at the 2016 Scripps National Spelling Bee, 1st place in both
the junior and senior divisions of the North South Foundation National Spelling Bee, and
champion of the 2015 South Asian Spelling Bee.
The secret to my successful spelling bee career was an
interest in words and a good knowledge of roots and language patterns. However, there is
no substitute for hard work. Practicing spelling year-round was a key factor behind my
spelling bee wins.
I’m excited to make new friends and learn about Chinese culture at the SPBCN. I look
forward to bringing my spelling skills all the way to China, and competing with some
great spellers. See you all in Beijing!
Shourav Dasari:
2017年美国SCRIPPS NATIONAL SPELLING BEE第四名
2017年NASCC北美城市挑战赛洛杉矶站冠军
2018年冠军
Hi Spellers!It’s Cameron Keith,2018 NASCC champion, and I
want to say how impressed! I am with you constant dedication to learning this completely
new language, and spelling some of the hardest words from it. It is truly incredible
what you’ve accomplished with spelling,and though it may not be easy,keep going. The
results will be worth it. Keep up the good work!
Cameron:2018年NASCC北美城市挑战赛洛杉矶站冠军
2018年冠军
Hi Spellers!It’s Cameron Keith,2018 NASCC champion, and I
want to say how impressed! I am with you constant dedication to learning this completely
new language, and spelling some of the hardest words from it. It is truly incredible
what you’ve accomplished with spelling,and though it may not be easy,keep going. The
results will be worth it. Keep up the good work!
Paul Hamrick:2018年NASCC北美城市挑战赛华盛顿站冠军
2019年冠军
When I won NASCC, I was so excited to have the chance to
travel to China.This year, when I participated in the NASCC Riverside spelling bee, I
got to mingle with a lot of spellers from China and their enthusiasm was very inspiring.
My family was very impressed with the dedication of the spellers to come all the way
from China to the US to participate in the camp and competition.
Nidhi Vadlamudi :2019年NASCC北美城市挑战赛洛杉矶站冠军
2019年冠军
Spelling bees are great platforms to nurture your passion
for words. I would like to share some spelling tips that I found helpful in my spelling
journey.Make sure you master the word list for any given bee. Focus on systematic
studying with roots and etymological patterns. Have a plan of what to study and stick to
it. Make sure to ask for all of the information on stage even if you know the word so
that you can spell it with confidence.
If you get a word that you do not know in a bee, ask root
question (if applicable) and all the other information. Keeping it simple helps most of
the time. Make your own lists of exception words, irregular roots, and frequently missed
words and review them.Participate in as many bees as you can to gain practice.Every word
you miss in a bee is a learning opportunity to do better in the future.Most importantly,
there is no replacement for hard work.
Navneeth Murali :2019年NASCC北美城市挑战赛华盛顿站冠军
赛事
奖项
北美冠军挑战赛组别赛
- 北美挑战赛各组别冠军
- 500美金的现金奖励
- 北美冠军挑战赛组别冠军证书
- 北美挑战赛各组别亚军
- 300美金的现金奖励
- 北美冠军挑战赛组别亚军证书
- 北美挑战赛各组别季军
- 200美金的现金奖励
- 北美冠军挑战赛组别季军证书
北美冠军挑战赛无组别总决赛
- 北美冠军挑战赛总冠军
- 2000美金的现金奖励
- 全额资助全球冠军中国赛
- 北美冠军挑战赛总冠军奖杯&总冠军证书
-
NASCC
遴选/签证/备赛
遴选阶段
- 北美城市冠军挑战赛作为SPBCN本赛季年度第二大系列赛海外国际赛首战,这个赛季我们将赴美国洛杉矶、波士顿和纽约挑战北美城市冠军。
- SPBCN城市赛区参赛选手----通过城市总决赛获得晋级NASCC北美赛资格。
- SPBCN全国网络赛选手------通过全国网络赛总决赛获得晋级NASCC北美赛资格。
- 晋级NASCC北美城市冠军挑战赛选手----通过SPBCN国家总决赛获得赴北美参赛奖金。
注册签证
- 在中国地区的选手获得遴选晋级NASCC北美赛资格后,需通过SPBCN国家组委会提交注册信息至NASCC组委会。
- 经过NASCC 官方组委会审核通过参赛信息,会向选手正式发送NASCC参赛邀请函。
- 在选手得到参赛邀请函后,需要和SPBCN城市组委会或者国家组委会确认签证事宜。
- 参赛选手在SPBCN城市组委会或者国家组委会指导下准备签证和面试事宜。
- 在最终得到美国或者加拿大使馆签证批准后可以准备赴北美参赛的相关事宜。
备赛阶段
- 参赛选手掌握拼词教练所教授的技巧。每日进行听音拼词训练。
- 熟悉美国、加拿大本土拼词大赛的比赛规则,赛前多模拟现场拼词。
- 学习北美挑战赛词库,基础词汇为美国本土教科书词汇,词汇设计范围较广,语系词汇基本和全国总决赛相同。
- 增加科学范畴类书籍的阅读量,美国本土词汇科学类占比例较大。通过阅读不断加大词汇量。
- 参赛选手可以通过NASCC官方网站了解北美参赛选手信息,不需要特别恐惧勇,敢面对北美高水平选手,对自己的拼词要有自信心。