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 2025 Winners
First place winners
Owen Kearns-Advanced French
Payton West-Intermediate French
Angelina Di Giglio-Advanced Italian
Leah Rottler-Gurley-Advanced Spanish
Lisette Szeman-Intermediate Spanish
Second place winners
Sawyer Little-Advanced French
Ava Berberian-Intermediate French
Anne Sullivan-Advanced Italian
Gaby Lopez-advanced Spanish
Kevin Feldtmose-Intermediate Spanish
Honorable mentions
Tobiloba Oladipo-Advanced Chinese
Kylie Rice and Adrienne Wolfram-Advanced German
Charlotte Devecka-Advanced Spanish
Mary Duque-Intermediate Spanish