Competition Instructions
2008 Member Scholarship Instructions
Instructions to Competitors
Here are your translation materials.
Beginning level competitors will do two translations: English to Gaelic and Gaelic to English.
Please type your translations, double-spaced, and use accent marks where needed. If you do not know how to use accent marks on your computer, you may use a slash after each vowel that should have an accent. For instance, mòr OR mo\r.
You also have a speaking exercise to complete. Please record the Beginner Gaelic file above as an mp3 file or on a cassette tape.
E-mail completed exercises to cam.macrae@insightbb.com by April 4 or mail them with a postmark no later than April 4 to:
Cam MacRae
2113 West White Street, #224
Champaign IL 61821
Intermediate and advanced level competitors will do two written translations plus a listening exercise and a speaking exercise.
The materials you submit will consist of four parts.
1. Written translation (for download above) - Gaelic to English
2. Speaking exercise - record the above passage in Gaelic as an mp3 file, or onto an audio cassette.
3. Written translation (for download above) - English to Gaelic
4. Listening exercise (for download above) - translate the sound file into comfortable written English
Please type the written portions of your exercises, double-spaced, and use accent marks where needed. If you do not know how to use accent marks on your computer, you may use a slash after each vowel that should have an accent. For instance, mòr OR mo\r.
E-mail completed exercises to cam.macrae@insightbb.com by April 4 or mail them with a postmark no later than April 4 to:
Cam MacRae
2113 West White Street, #224
Champaign IL 61821
Good luck to you all!
