Mother Tongue Other Tongue
We’re extending this tried and tested multilingual poetry competition that celebrates cultural diversity and the many languages currently spoken in secondary schools from Routes into Languages North West to Routes into Languages East.
THE ROUTES EAST COMPETITION
Free and open to: 11-18 year olds (Years 7-13)
Age categories are as follows:
KS3 (Secondary years 7,8,9)
KS4 (Secondary years 10,11)
KS5 (Secondary years 12,13)
Each school should select the 3 best entries per year group.
Note: This year there are 2 deadlines:
1) We're joining the national project with a first deadline of 29th May. The winners selected then will be invited along to the National Celebration in Manchester on Monday, June 29th.
2) The second deadline is Friday 24th July.
All winners of both deadlines will be invited along to a Celebration Event at Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge as part of the Cambridge Festival of Ideas
Winners will be selected by a panel of judges and winning entries will feature in an anthology.
Routes into Languages East invites young writers to send in their poetry and verse for this multi-lingual poetry competition. There are two categories:
- Mother Tongue – pupils whose first language is not English are encouraged to submit a poem or song in their first language. It can be an original piece, or a ‘remembered’ piece. It can be written in any language. The entry will be judged on a short paragraph (written in English) that explains the piece and its significance to the pupil.
- Other Tongue – pupils learning another language are encouraged to get creative with this language and submit an original poem for the competition.
THE RULES
Mother Tongue / Other Tongue is open to all mainstream and supplementary secondary schools in the Eastt and pupils can enter as individuals or groups of any size.
Mother tongue:
This can be an original, creative piece, or a poem or song that is ‘remembered’ – i.e. something in your first language that you recall, or that has been told to you by a relative. This can be in any language but English and pieces must also include a short explanation of the inspiration behind the piece, where it comes from, or why it is important to the person submitting it. (No more than half a page)
Other tongue entries must be original poem and written in a language that is not the first language spoken by the person writing it. This can be any language, including English (if it is not the writer’s first language)
All entries must be accompanied by a Mother Tongue Other Tongue 2015 Entry Cover Sheet (see below).
TEACHERS!
FOR A TEACHER'S PACK TO HELP GET YOU STARTED, SEE BELOW
To submit by email, send your entry to routes@anglia.ac.uk, including all the details requested above and with the subject heading MTOT.
To submit by post: send a copy of your work remembering to include all the information and contact details listed above to:
Mother Tongue Other Tongue
Sarah Schechter
Routes into Languages East
Hel 262
Anglia Ruskin University
Cambridge
CB1 1PT
A national celebration event will be held on Monday 29th June 2015 in Manchester
