The ENACT Web App Prizes will be awarded to the people who upload the best cultural activities for language learning using the ENACT ‘CREATE’ author software during the period 15 January to 31 May 2024. We aim to increase the number of languages and cultures on the ENACT app by rewarding materials in languages and cultures which we do not already have.
There are 3 prizes, each of £100. All winners will also receive an ENACT Web App Gold Certificate. All materials will feature on the front page of all ENACT media and the activities will be promoted around the world on the website.
One prize is for Best Materials for a New Language and Culture. This must be for a language which does not already feature on ENACT as of 15 January 2024. Two prizes are for Best Materials in an Endangered Language and Culture. These should be for a language on a list of endangered languages, e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lists_of_endangered_languages. This must be for a language which does not already feature on ENACT as of 15 January 2024.
The cultural activity for language learning can involve learning any language and any cultural activity. There is no cost to making an entry.
To enter for the ENACT Web App prize:
1) Watch the video tutorials on how to create your own cultural activity on https://enacteuropa.com/?q=getting-started
2) For an example of a good cultural activity, try Karagöz (Turkish) .
3) Create a login on https://enacteuropa.com/node/add/h5p-content to use the CREATE author software to create your interactive content.
4) Gather your materials and equipment as well as your recording equipment, perform your cultural activity and record it.
5) Enter all of your video and audio files, photos and text in ‘create your interactive content’ to form a complete cultural activity.
6) If your language is not listed, choose ‘other’ and then write the name of your language in the ‘tag the activity with keywords’ box.
7) Tick ‘publish’ at the bottom when the activity is finished.
8) When you see your activity appear on LEARN https://enacteuropa.com/all-content this means that you have successfully uploaded your activity. It may take a day to upload onto the server.
9) Then email us on enacteuropa@newcastle.ac.uk to say you wish to enter the 2024 ENACT Web App contest. Give us a) your name b) the name and language of your cultural activity as it appears on ENACT c) which of the prizes you are entering for d) your preferred email address for contact.
Entries will be judged during June 2024 and the winner and runners-up announced on July 12 2024.
The criteria for evaluating the language learning activities will be:
· How easy is it for learners of the language to follow the instructions and to create the cultural activity?
· To what extent does the activity help users learn aspects of the language and culture?
· What is the quality of the video and audio files, photos and text in relation to learning this language and culture?
Entry to the competition is open to all and is free. However, staff of Newcastle University and all partners in the ENACT Europa project may not enter or contribute to any entries.
A flyer is attached – please forward this email to anyone who may be interested.
The results of our 2022 competition can be seen on https://enacteuropa.com/?q=node/392
