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Essay contests are a great way to call attention to new learning groups, schools or departments. They are commonly used by Schools and Universities to raise consciousness about important issues and to encourage discourse, discussion and dialog among learners and teachers. | Essay contests are a great way to call attention to new learning groups, schools or departments. They are commonly used by Schools and Universities to raise consciousness about important issues and to encourage discourse, discussion and dialog among learners and teachers. | ||
If your [[ | If your [[Wikademia:Schools|School]], department or other learning group wants to conduct a contest, please feel free to list it below. | ||
=== Why is language translation important? === | === Why is language translation important? === | ||
The [[ | The [[Wikademia:Interlingual Beta Club]] wishes to kick off an [[Wikademia:Essay Contest|Essay Contest]] to promote the [[multilingual worksheet|Multilingualism Practicum]] conducted on all the [[Wikademia_translations]] and Betas. | ||
The contest is two-fold: | The contest is two-fold: | ||
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#Recruit and train translators | #Recruit and train translators | ||
The winning entry will become the introduction to the [[ | The winning entry will become the introduction to the [[Wikademia:Translator's Handbook|Translator's Handbook]]. See also: | ||
*[[ | *[[Wikademia translations/Recruiting translators]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Wikademia translations/Training translators]] | ||
This contest is to help promote the [[Multilingual worksheet|Practicum]] for [[Topic:Foreign Language Learning|Foreign Language Learning]]. The essay should encourage, inspire, inform and motivate learners of foriegn languages to enter a learning path toward becoming translators at | This contest is to help promote the [[Multilingual worksheet|Practicum]] for [[Topic:Foreign Language Learning|Foreign Language Learning]]. The essay should encourage, inspire, inform and motivate learners of foriegn languages to enter a learning path toward becoming translators at Wikademia. | ||
See [[ | See [[Wikademia:Interlingual Beta Club#Essay Contest]] for more information. Announce and post a link to your essay at [[Wikademia talk:Interlingual Beta Club]]. Good Luck! | ||
=== New Contest === | === New Contest === | ||
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[[Category:Essays]] | [[Category:Essays]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Wikademia Essay Contests]] | ||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
* [[Help:essay]] | * [[Help:essay]] | ||
Revision as of 05:19, 11 April 2009
Category:Essays is a new category for main namespace articles used for inspiration and enlightenment.
Essay Contests
Essay contests are a great way to call attention to new learning groups, schools or departments. They are commonly used by Schools and Universities to raise consciousness about important issues and to encourage discourse, discussion and dialog among learners and teachers.
If your School, department or other learning group wants to conduct a contest, please feel free to list it below.
Why is language translation important?
The Wikademia:Interlingual Beta Club wishes to kick off an Essay Contest to promote the Multilingualism Practicum conducted on all the Wikademia_translations and Betas.
The contest is two-fold:
- Foster Interlingual Dialog
- Recruit and train translators
The winning entry will become the introduction to the Translator's Handbook. See also:
This contest is to help promote the Practicum for Foreign Language Learning. The essay should encourage, inspire, inform and motivate learners of foriegn languages to enter a learning path toward becoming translators at Wikademia.
See Wikademia:Interlingual Beta Club#Essay Contest for more information. Announce and post a link to your essay at Wikademia talk:Interlingual Beta Club. Good Luck!
New Contest
Add details of an Essay Contest idea here
Prize pledges
Add your name here and the amount you pledge as a prize. $1 Emesee 05:13, 27 July 2008 (UTC)
For right now, ending 2012, if you write an essay on any topic, and yours is the best essay, based on my judgment, I will send you 1 dollar! The rules may change and will be finalized sometime before 2012 (the date may change to).
Essays
Use subpages to start your essay.