Competitions and performances
Students are invited to participate in competitions or performances, such as dances and songs.
Competitions
Follow the instructions to sign up for each competition.
| French | German | Japanese | Spanish | Chinese | Poster contest |
Performances
We invite you to organize performances of traditional dances or songs related to the culture you intend to represent.
You will be provided with technology needed to perform (computer, microphone(s), stage, speakers). Involving the audience is highly recommended.
Please contact Enrico Minardi at [email protected] if you have any questions.
Event day information
Essential hand outs and guides
Getting to Arizona State University at the Tempe campus
ASU chaperone policy
ASU and the School of International Letters and Cultures hope to provide a wonderful experience for all the teachers and students participating in the Language Fair. As a reminder, chaperones for the participating students (teachers, parents or legal guardians) are to be provided as per ASU’s minors on campus rules. Chaperones should not leave minors unsupervised in the Memorial Union or on university property for the duration of the event. Please provide one chaperone for every fifteen students attending. Feel free to contact Paul Arena ([email protected]) if you have any other questions concerning this policy.
ASU COVID-19 restrictions during events
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Details
Theme: Music
When: Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026
Time: 8 a.m.–2:30 p.m.
Where: ASU Memorial Union
School registration for the Language Fair
Registration to attend the Language Fair is on a first-come-first-served basis. We can only host a maximum of 2,200 students total. If you register after that mark is met, your school will be placed on a waiting list and we will contact you if a spot opens eventually.
After your school has been registered, teachers should encourage all students who plan on attending the Language Fair to individually complete the student registration survey below. All students attending the Language Fair should fill out the individual registration form before attending.
About the Language Fair
Who: High school students
What: The Language Fair is dedicated to showcasing various cultures, foods, dances and traditions. This fair is an excellent way to engage high school students in expanding their global appreciation and knowledge! It also demonstrates to students that they can continue their high-school language studies in college or even explore a new language.
Language Fair Archive
2024: International sports and the Olympics
2023: Comics and animation
Contact information
Activities
~TBD~
Calligraphy
As in previous years, the students will be able to have their names written in calligraphy in Japanese, Chinese, Hebrew, Korean, Greek, and many more languages.
Scavenger hunt
Between the hours of 9 a.m.–12 p.m., the students will have the opportunity to participate in an inter-cultural scavenger hunt. There will be two rooms with language booths containing information about each language and culture. The students will pick up a scavenger hunt worksheet which will contain about 30 questions in all the languages represented by the booths. They will have to figure out in what language each question appears, what the question says, and go to the appropriate booth to find the answer. After 12 pm, all worksheets will be graded and all those with perfect responses will be thrown into a box. We will then draw names for prizes. Prizes will be given out at 1:15-1:30 p.m.
Mini-lessons
There will be three rooms available for mini-lessons, which will run from 9 a.m.–1:30 p.m. Examples of languages from last year are: Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese and Spanish. We hope to have even a larger selection this year (e.g., this year we'll have Russian!). Mini-lessons will be 15 minutes with a five-minute passing time and will be on a first-come, first-served basis.
This year we hope to offer dance sessions from different cultures such as Chinese Lion Dance, flamenco, salsa, and capoeira. These sessions will also be on a first-come, first-served basis
Karaoke
Join us for the quintessential of all Japanese entertainments, Karaoke, featuring songs from an international song list in various languages.
Teacher Karaoke, 9:25–10:25 a.m.: Teachers are encouraged to join the fun at this karaoke session. The time limit for each performance will be 2.5 to 3 minutes.
Student karaoke, 10:25 a.m.–12 p.m.: Any student can register on the spot and will be allowed to perform on stage. The time limit for each performance will be 2.5 to 3 minutes.
Instructor events
Teacher karaoke (9:25–10:25 a.m.)
Join us for the quintessential of all Japanese entertainments, Karaoke, featuring songs from an international song list in various languages.
Teachers are encouraged to join the fun at this karaoke session. The time limit for each performance will be 2.5 to 3 minutes.
Vendors
The registration room will have materials and representatives from various publishers who are sponsoring the fair to show you what is available for high school instructors. Please come and see what they have available for you.
