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FOREIGN LANGUAGE FAIR 2008
WRITING COMPETITION
ENTRY FORM
[PLEASE PRINT]
Name: _______________________________________________________
School: _______________________________________________________
Teacher: _______________________________________________________
Language: __________________________ Level [I, II, or III]:
__________
Students in French, German, and Spanish will submit an essay on the
topic: Taste the World Through Languages. The writing
contest is not open to native speakers. Essays should not exceed two
typed, double-spaced pages for Level I, three pages for Level II, and four
pages for Level III. All work, including drafts and revisions, must be
done solely by the student. The use of dictionaries is permitted. All
essays will be judged according to quality of content, fitness of style,
and correctness of form.
Students in Latin will submit a translation into English of a selected
Latin passage, available on the Fair website. Translations will be judged
according to accuracy of translation, and quality of English in the
translation.
PLEDGE:
Student, please read and sign the following pledge:
I avow that the submitted essay/translation is wholly my work and that
I have received assistance from no one in its completion.
Signature: _______________________________ Date: _____________
Teacher, please read and sign the following statement of
verification:
To the best of my knowledge, this has received no assistance in the
completion of his/her work.
Signature: _______________________________ Date: _____________
SUBMISSIONS FOR THE WRITING COMPETITION MUST BE SENT WITH THIS FORM,
WITH A POSTMARK NO LATER THAN MARCH 14, 2008.
SEND TO: Dr. Fatima Nogueira, Dept. of Foreign Languages and
Literatures, The Univ. of Memphis, Memphis, TN 38152-3240
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