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Subject: Reminder - ALL Russian Essay Competition 2009
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Dear colleagues,
Happy New Year! This is a reminder about the A.L.L. Russian Essay
Competition 2009 - please see the full details below.
Many thanks again to those of you who have already confirmed their interest.
With best wishes for a successful year with many talented and enthusiastic
students,
Natalia
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Dr Natalia Tronenko
Project Co-ordinator
ALL Russian Committee
Association for Language Learning, Charity No 1001826 School of Modern
Languages University of Leicester Leicester LE17RH UK
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*ALL RUSSIAN ESSAY COMPETITION IN THE UK*
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*2009*
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Students learning Russian at Schools, Colleges and Universities in the UK,
including heritage learners and adult learners, are invited to participate
in the Third National Russian Essay Competition 2009. The competition has
been organised by the Russian Committee of the Association for Language
Learning (ALL) _http://www.all-languages.org.uk_
The contestants will submit their essays by *14 March* and winners will be
announced by *30 April 2009*.
Winners in each category will receive prizes and their essays will be
published on the ALL website, in /Rusistika/ journal and in /Angliya/
newspaper.
The prizes will include
· cash (£100 for the top prize);
· theatre tickets to see a Sadler’s Wells production “Pictures from an
Exhibition” at the Young Vic theatre in London;
· books, CDs and DVDs;
· 10 randomly selected entries will receive free tickets to the
“/Magnificence of the Tsars/” exhibition at the Victoria and Albert museum
in London.
We are hoping to receive a grant which would enable us to award winners in
Category 3 free air tickets to Russia. All participants will receive
certificates.
Please see the winning essays from 2008 on
http://sites.google.com/a/russianteachersgroup.org/www/
and an article about the Competition in the latest issue of /Rusistika/
journal, December 2008.
We hope that you will encourage your students to take part as this is an
excellent way for them to compete nationwide with their peers in a
field-wide event and to raise the profile of Russian at your institution.
Please see further details and the entry form for the Competition below.
If you are interested in taking part in the Competition please confirm your
interest by *16 January 2009* by e-mailing Natalia Tronenko
[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> .
The Competition has been organised with the support of:
The Russian Centre for International Scientific and Cultural Cooperation
http://www.rusintercenter.ru <http://www.rusintercenter.ru/>
Young Vic theatre in London http://www.youngvic.org
Victoria and Albert Museum http://www.vam.ac.uk
Russian language newspaper /Angliya /http://www.angliya.com
The Russian Teachers’ Group
http://sites.google.com/a/russianteachersgroup.org/www/
The Scotland-Russia Forum http://www.scotlandrussiaforum.org
<http://www.scotlandrussiaforum.org/>
The Centre for Russian & East European Studies, University of Birmingham
http://www.crees.bham.ac.uk/
The Russian Society at the University of Sussex
http://www.sussex.ac.uk/Units/russian
Ruslan Limited http://www.ruslan.co.uk <http://www.ruslan.co.uk/>
Grant and Cutler http://www.grantandcutler.com
<http://www.grantandcutler.com/>
UK Friends of the Hermitage http://www.hermitagefriends.org
<http://www.hermitagefriends.org/>
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*GUIDELINES*
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*_Who can join?_
The competition is open to both maintained and independent schools, colleges
and university students and adult learners at all levels, including heritage
learners.
Each contestant may enter only one essay.
Please note that students may not register themselves, but can only be
registered by a teacher or lecturer.
_Procedure ___
* The language for the competition is Russian.
* There is one topic per category (please see below).
* The essays may be hand-written in blue or black ink (pencil is not
acceptable) or typed. Hand-written entries must be legible. They
cannot be returned, therefore contestants should keep a copy of
their work.
* Contestants are allowed to refer to printed and internet
resources. All sources and quotations must be appropriately
documented.
* Teachers are welcome to discuss the essay topics and help their
students to write a bullet point outline of their essay in Russian.
* In the upper left-hand corner of the first page, the participants
should list:
1. The Name of the School or University.
2. The Name of the Teacher or Lecturer.
3. The Name of the Participant.
4. The Category and Level (please consult the criteria below).
* The last page should be signed by the entrant’s teacher to verify
that the essay is solely the work of the student concerned. Essays
which do not include this information will not be read.
* After the students write their essays, teachers will make three
photocopies of each essay.
* Teachers must attach the entry forms (please see below) to the
originals, one entry form per student.
· The entry fee for each entrant will be £5.00 (£50 for schools, colleges
and universities who submit 10 or more entries). All entry fees will be used
for prizes. *Please make the cheques payable to the Association for Language
Learning.*
_Sending essays_
* The essays may be submitted to Natalia Tronenko either by post to
59 Wandsworth Common West Side, London SW18 2ED or by e-mail to
[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>.
* Teachers should send:
1. one entry form per entrant (attached to the original);
2. the originals;
3. three photocopies (if the essays are hand-written);
4. the entry fee (£5 per entry and £50 for schools, colleges and
universities who submit 10 or more entries).
* For entrants of Category 1who prepare posters, only the original
is required along with the entry form attached to the back of
their poster.
* /Please write ALL Russian Essay Competition on the envelope and/or
as the subject of your e-mails./
_Deadlines_
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Please confirm your interest by *16 January 2009.* The deadline for
submitting the essays is *14 March 2009*. Judges will review the essays in
March and April and winners will be announced by *30 April 2009*.
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_Criteria for Judging the Essays_
Essays will be reviewed by the panel of judges. The work must be entirely
the student’s own. What our judges are looking for, above all, is
originality of thought and clarity of expression. More specifically, their
judgement will be based on content (the ability to express original and
creative ideas in Russian and communicate information about the Competition
topic) and accuracy and effectiveness of presentation (grammatical and
orthographic accuracy, range of vocabulary, syntax structure and
organisation of the text).
The decision of the judges is final.
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_What happens after the Competition?_
The winners will be announced by *30 April 2009. *Winners in each category
will receive prizes and their essays will be published on the ALL website,
in /Rusistika/ magazine and in /Angliya/ newspaper.
Winning entrants will be asked to submit electronic copy of their essays for
publications.
_ _
_Categories_
Category 1. Students at Beginners Level who are non-heritage learners.
Students who at the time of the essay contest will have had up to 30-40
contact hours of instruction in Russian. (Please note that heritage learners
of any Slavic language, including Russian, are not allowed to participate in
this category of the contest.) This is mostly students at Beginners Level.
Category 2. Non-heritage learners at Schools and Colleges who do not speak
Russian with their families at home.
Level 1.
Students who at the time of the essay contest will have had up to 100
contact hours of instruction in Russian. (Please note that heritage learners
of any Slavic language, including Russian, are not allowed to participate in
this category of the contest.) This is mostly students at Post-Beginners
Level.
Level 2.
Students who at the time of the essay contest will have had up to 200
contact hours of instruction in Russian. This is mostly school students
working towards the GCSE level.
Level 3.
Students who at the time of the essay contest will have had up to 400
contact hours of instruction in Russian. This is mostly school students
working towards their A-level.
Category 3. Non-heritage learners at Universities and adult learners who do
not speak Russian with their families at home.
Level 1.
Students who at the time of the essay contest will have had up to 100
contact hours of instruction in Russian. (Please note that heritage learners
of any Slavic language, including Russian, are not allowed to participate in
this category of the contest.) This is mostly students at Post-Beginners
Level.
Level 2.
Students who at the time of the essay contest will have had up to 200
contact hours of instruction in Russian.
Level 3.
Students who at the time of the essay contest will have had up to 400
contact hours of instruction in Russian.
Category 4. Heritage learners who speak Russian with their families at home.
Level 1.
Heritage learners of 11 years and under who have NOT attended school in
Russia or the former Soviet Union and have learnt reading and writing skills
after emigration.
Level 2.
Heritage learners of 12 years and over who have NOT attended school in
Russia or the former Soviet Union and have learnt reading and writing skills
after emigration.
Level 3.
Heritage learners of 11 years and over who have attended school in Russia or
the former Soviet Union.
_Topics_
Category 1: Posters (beginners level): Non-Heritage Learners
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A poster with words, phrases or a text in Russian.
/ /
/??????? ? ??????? ???????? ????? “??????????? 2009” ? ??????./
/An advert and a logo for the 2009 Eurovision song contest in Moscow
(/Design a poster advertising Eurovision 2009 and include your suggested
logo for the event)/./
Categories 2 (schools and colleges) and 3 (universities and adult
education): Non-Heritage Learners
_Level 1 _
80-100 words.
/????????? ??????? ?????????????????????./
/Famous Russian tourist attractions /(Describe a famous tourist attraction
in Russia).//
_Level 2 _
/150-180 words./
/???? ?? ? ??? ??????? ??????? .../
/If I was a Russian Spy ...///
_Level 3 _
200-250 words.__
/??????????? ?????? ??????? ??????? ?????./
/Contemporary Russia through the eyes of the Russian Tsars. /(You can choose
one or several Tsars).
/ /
Category 4: Heritage learners
_Level 1_
100-120 words.
/? ?? ?????(?) ???????? ?? .../
/I would like to be like/... (Describe your role model to your friend in
Russia).
_Level 2_
150-180 words.
/????????? ??????? ????????./
/Unusual Russian traditions./
_Level 3_
200-250 words.
/?????? ???? ??????????, ?????? ??? .../
/It’s good to be bilingual because.../ (Describe the advantages of speaking
English and Russian).
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*THE SECOND RUSSIAN ESSAY COMPETITION IN THE UK 2009*
ENTRY FORM
*School /College/University*
Name & Address
*Teacher/Contact *
Name
E-Mail Address
Telephone* *
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*Entrant’s Name*
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*Entrant’s Age/Year Group*
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*Category *
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*Comments *(optional)
*Date*
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