Mother Tongue, Other Tongue is an exciting multilingual poetry competition that celebrates
cultural diversity and the many languages currently spoken and studied across
the Yorkshire and Humber region. Organised by
our fantastic partners at Languages Sheffield, the competition is open to
children and young people who speak or are learning a language other than
English. It is also open to ESOL learners and adults learning a foreign
language.
There are two
categories to enter:
Mother
Tongue – you are invited to
write a ‘remembered’ or ‘original’ poem or song in your home language (this can
be any language except English or in a mix of languages). You need to write, in
English, a short account of the inspiration for your poem. This category is
judged on the English commentary
Other
Tongue – you are invited to
write your own original poem in a language you are learning. Entries must be
from non-native speakers of any of the following languages: Arabic, Chinese,
French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish.
Age categories for the competitions are:
- Primary Years 4, 5, 6
- Secondary Years 7, 8, 9
- Secondary Years 10, 11
- Post 16 - Years 12, 13
- Adults can enter either category, providing they are attending language adult education classes or ESOL classes in the region.
The competition is endorsed by Carol Ann Duffy and is part of a national laureate education project. There will be some fantastic prizes for the winners!
To enter:
Each entry must
be accompanied by a MTOT cover sheet available from the above website
andentries must be posted to:
MTOT,
Languages Sheffield, The Circle, Rockingham Lane, Sheffield,
S1 4FW
by the deadline of Friday 12 July
2013
For any further information email mtot-yh@hotmail.com or phone Caroline Norman
0114 2536705 or Clare Allison 0114 2296571
