Fall Essay Contest
Do you love writing in your language class? Do you want to win prizes for your creative ideas? Then enter the Annual Essay Contest presented by the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures!
What can I win?
A prize will be awarded to one student from the intermediate level of each language of Chinese, French, German, Italian, and Spanish.
A prize will be awarded to one student from the advanced level of each language of Chinese, French, German, Italian, and Spanish.
Who can sign up?
Intermediate Level: All students taking 103, 104, or 201 who have received a B in the spring semester and who are showing an equivalent or higher level in the fall semester mid-term grades are eligible.
Advanced Level: Students in 202 or above who have a B in the fall mid-term grades are eligible.
How do I sign up?
The application deadline is announced in the Fall Semester. Application forms can be obtained from the individual professor and the Language Learning Center.
What will I have to do?
The intermediate level will write an essay of about two pages in the language studied on a subject given at the time. The use of dictionaries will be permitted.
The advanced level will write an essay of three to five pages in the language studied on a topic given at the time. The use of dictionaries will be permitted.
Fall 2023 Winners
Intermediate Chinese
Winner: Kyle Lo
Advanced French
Winner: Owen Kearns
Intermediate Italian
Winner: Johnny Cozza
Advanced Italian
Winner: Josephine Lightner
Honorable Mention: Ebony Shields
Intermediate Spanish
Winner: Calista Rijo
Advanced Spanish
Winners: Katelyn Folmer and Dani Niedermeyer
Previous Winners
Fall 2022
Chinese
Winner: Isabella Barnette
Intermediate French
Winner: Owen Kearns
Honorable Mention: Maximiliano Mosqueda
Advanced Italian
Winner: Christina Guerra
Honorable Mention: Sofia Baroglio
Intermediate Spanish
Winner: Sydney Logozzo
Honorable Mention: Ben Sala
Advanced Spanish
Winner: Jasmine Diaz-Martinez
Honorable Mention: Sage Factora