2024 - 2025

Theme for this year for PRIMARY

This year's theme is 'All the things I like'.

We invite students to submit an interactive poster using Genially for example. They can add as much information as they like! We encourage the students to add their own voice recording of words and sentences in the target language as well as written sentences in the target language.

See an example of Genially here:

https://view.genially.com/6759c4c1aee786887c4f80fb/horizontal-infographic-diagrams-example

The entries submitted must be in the languages taught and studied in school.

Submit your entry via https://wetransfer.com/ addressed to linguistoftheyear@gmail.com by the deadline specified annually. Be mindful that some WeTransfer has an expiry date so you are better off sending your entry on the day of the deadline or a day before.

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Theme for this year for POST-PRIMARY 1ST TO 3RD YEAR

This year's theme is 'All the things I like'.

We invite students to submit a ONE MINUTE video through the target language of all the things they like, in the target language.

The entries submitted must be in the languages taught and studied in school.

Submit your entry via https://wetransfer.com/ addressed to linguistoftheyear@gmail.com by the deadline specified annually. Be mindful that some WeTransfer has an expiry date so you are better off sending your entry on the day of the deadline or a day before.

Theme for this year for POST-PRIMARY TY TO 6TH YEAR

This year's theme centers around sustainability and global citizenship education.

We invite students to submit a ONE MINUTE video on this theme, in the target language.

The entries submitted must be in the languages taught and studied in school.

Submit your entry via https://wetransfer.com/ addressed to linguistoftheyear@gmail.com by the deadline specified annually. Be mindful that some WeTransfer has an expiry date so you are better off sending your entry on the day of the deadline or a day before.

Deadline for submission and date of the ceremony

Deadline for submissions: 12th of March 2025

All submissions will be made via WeTransfer and sent to the linguistoftheyear@gmail.com

Winners will contacted by email.

Please note that no award or prize will be posted. Winners will need to attend the Award Ceremony in UCD to collect their award and prize. If winners cannot attend, the next winner in line will be contacted.

The ceremony will take place in UCD on the 2nd of April 2025, at 1:30pm.