International Students Contest in English

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About the Contest

The Contest will last two days. On the first day, the participants will watch a video, do grammar and vocabulary tasks based on it, solve brain teasers and crossword puzzles. The second day will be dedicated to a creative assignment. The participants are to make a video on a given topic. This year’s video topic is “Modern Physics for People from the Past”.

You can find photo and video of the previous Contests on the Contest History page.

Key Dates

Online Regisration

February 10, 2025 - March 16, 2025

Contest

March 19, 2025 - March 20, 2025

Awards Ceremony

March 20, 2025

Grammar and vocabulary assignments

Grammar and vocabulary assignments will be available on the web page of the Contest Course on March 19, 2025 from 17:30 till 19:00 Moscow time. You can start working on the tasks any time within this time frame.

Creative assignment

Our creative assignment for the 2nd day of the Contest is to make a short video.

Let's imagine time travel was possible and you found yourself stranded in the distant past; to come back you need to explain to the people around you a modern scientific concept (that originated after 1900) using everyday objects available at that time.

Reqirements

  • opening shot — University logo (3 sec)
  • duration: 2.5 — 3 min
  • closing credits — 10 sec
  • every team member should be represented equally
  • video format: mp4
  • resolution: 1920×1080 HD 16:9
  • submission deadline: 23:59 (Moscow time), March 16, 2025

Criteria

Points

Total

Use of language ( max 10 pts)

Range of vocabulary

4 - 3 - 2 - 1 - 0

 

Communicative grammar (correct and effective use of diverse basic and complex grammar structures)

4 - 3 - 2 - 1 - 0

 

Pronunciation

2 - 1 - 0

 

Video content and presentation (10 points)

The message fully reflects the topic

4 - 3 - 2 - 1 - 0

 

The message is delivered consistently and is supported by valid argumentation

4 - 3 - 2 - 1 - 0

 

Evidence of coordinated teamwork

2 - 1 - 0

 

Video format (10 points)

Time limit not exceeded

2 - 1 - 0

 

Visuals (camerawork, editing solutions, graphics, )

4 - 3 - 2 - 1 - 0

 

Composition integrity (video perceived as a an entity, not as separate slides or fragments)

4 - 3 - 2 - 1 - 0

 

Send your video at r.makutonin@bmstu.net.

Registration for the Contest

The registration starts on February 10, 2025 at 12.00 p.m. (Moscow time) and ends on March 16, 2025 at 12.00 p.m. (Moscow time).

In order to register for the Context, you need to visit the following webpage: https://lms.bmstu.ru/There you should select the desired option as shown below:

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Next, fill in the required fields:

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After confirming your registration and logging on, you will be redirected to the homepage: https://lms.bmstu.ru/my/. In order to submit your application to participate in the Contest, you should navigate to its respective course  https://lms.bmstu.ru/enrol/index.php?id=79 and click the Enrol me button:

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At the moment, the course lists the requirements for the video competition, displays the grading criteria and provides a chance to test your mettle against the tasks taken from the previous Contests.