SBS encourages kids to celebrate language with national competition - Punjabi

The Khalsa Punjabi School - Blackburn Gurdawara Sahib, Melbourne in collaboration with Community Languages Australia (CLA) is participating in SBS language competition. The interactive competition is scheduled from 20 June to 29 July. This exciting new initiative aims to encourage and celebrate a love of learning languages in Australia.

Source: Photo by Preetinder Grewal

With more than 300 languages spoken, the SBS National Languages Competition hopes to inspire young Australians to explore and embrace what it is to be an Australian in all our diversity and contribute to the retention and continuing development of language learning.   

The theme for the 2016 SBS National Languages Competition is ‘What does learning a language mean to you?’

Here we have some pictures and video from the the Khalsa Punjabi School - Blackburn Gurdawara Sahib, Melbourne, which is actively participating in this competition.

Community Languages Australia students aged four to seven are encouraged to draw a picture that illustrates what learning another language means to them, while the secondary primary and senior categories are to write their response in the language they’re learning at a community languages school.

*Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics 2011 Census of Population & Housing

Embrace your language, explore your creativity and WIN!

How to enter

Entry is open to Australian residents who are students at a Community Languages Australia (CLA) accredited school only. Ask your CLA school or download an entry form and submit to your teacher from 20 June – 29 July.

 

Find Frequently Asked Questions and a full list of CLA languages here

Find out if your school is CLA accredited here

*If you are still unsure, please use the contact form here

WHAT DOES LEARNING A LANGUAGE MEAN TO YOU?

Three categories for entry:

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Senior (ages 13-18) – Write a maximum of 300 words in a language other than English to describe what learning this language means to you.

Entry form for Senior (ages 13-18)

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Secondary Primary (ages 8-12) – Write a maximum of 30 words in a language other than English to describe what learning this language means to you.

Entry form for Secondary Primary (ages 8-12) 

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Junior Primary (ages 4-7) – Draw a picture to illustrate what learning a language other than English means to you. 

Entry form for Junior Primary (ages 4-7) 

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Terms and conditions apply

The inaugural SBS National Languages Competition accepts entries from June 20th to July 29th. The theme is ‘What does learning language mean to you?’ Six winners will be flown to Sydney to receive their award in October.

SBS has partnered with Community Languages Australia in the inaugural SBS National Languages Competition to celebrate this diversity and encourage a love of language learning.

For more information visit sbs.com.au/nlc or the CLA website.