2010-2011 National Essay Contest


For the 2010-2011 National Essay Contest, we asked you to write an essay answering the following question:

“Imagine that you have the authority to declare 2011 the International Year of _____ (fill in the blank)!  What theme would you choose?  Why?”  
For the first time in the National Essay Contest's history, scholarships were offered by FOUR universities: the University of Ottawa, l’Université Sainte-Anne (Nova Scotia), the University of Alberta's Campus Saint-Jean, and Laurentian University.

To see the list of winners, click on the following links:

French Second Language Category
French First Language Category

Thank you to everyone who participated!

Quiz of the Week

In the French language, one letter of the alphabet is generally only used in words borrowed from other languages. Which letter?

Possible answers: