Dear colleague,
Looking for something to do with your Gifted and Talented? Want to show
that languages are fun? Then why not consider entering your school in
the UK Linguistics Olympiad. It's a competition for 11-18 students, in
which they have to solve linguistic data problems. It doesn’t rely on
knowledge of a language but trying to find patterns in the data. Similar
competitions happen in a number of other countries, though it's only
recently that they've taken place in English-speaking countries.
We have 2 rounds of competition in the UK and then select a team to
represent the UK at the International competition. Round 1 is taken in
schools any time week commencing 6th Feb 2012 and students can be
entered at either foundation, intermediate or advanced level. Round 2
will be held at a UK university in late March. If you want to find out
more about UKLO, enter your school for the 2012 competition or just
register an interest, please visit our website (www.uklo.org).
On behalf of the UKLO organising committee.