The Translation Exchange is launching a brand new competition for schools in September 2020. The competition is inspired by the life and work of the great translator Anthea Bell. It aims to promote language learning across the UK and to inspire creativity in the classroom.
By providing teachers with the tools they need to bring translation to life, we hope to motivate more pupils to study modern foreign languages to GCSE, A Level and beyond.
We are now inviting expressions of interest from teachers of French, German, Mandarin and Spanish in Key Stages 3-5.
All interested teachers will receive a teaching pack for the prize, with ready-made resources designed to be used around European Day of Languages and International Translation Day.
Up to 50 schools will then be invited to take part in this first year of the competition, with two more teaching packs in January and February, and the competition tasks in March.
Entrants will translate a passage from one of those languages into English, and will also have the opportunity to submit more 'imaginative' translations – a passage from a novel might be reimagined as a short film or comic strip, for example.
Bringing more international culture into the classroom is a central aim of the prize, and so all passages – fiction and non-fiction – will be rich in cultural content, and creativity in the translation will be rewarded.
Please note that places in the competition are limited. Entry is free for all.
Find out more here
Competition deadline: 31 March 2021