Mother Tongue Other Tongue bilingual poetry competition winners announced

The Mother Tongue Other Tongue competition encourages children who do not have English as a first language, or who speak a different language at home, to share a lullaby, poem or song from their Mother Tongue. They then write a short piece in English to explain the poem’s significance to them. It also encourages children learning another language in school to use that language creatively to write a poem.

Mother Tongue Other Tongue is a national Laureate Education Project, led by the Poet Laureate, Dame Carol Ann Duffy. Regional competitions and events take place throughout the year. The competition is co-ordinated by Routes into Languages.

The competition is officially endorsed by Malala Yousafzai, youngest Nobel Peace Prize winner and education activist.

Winners of the Other Tongue competition in the North West included:

• Lydia Hood, from Oldham Sixth Form, who wrote in French.
• Sophie Tallon, from Cheadle Hulme School, who wrote in Spanish.
• John Watkins, from Moorside Primary School, who wrote in French.

Winners of the Mother Tongue competition in the North West included:

• Sama Sameer, from Medlock Primary School, who wrote in Dhivehi.
• Hajar Elkhatib, from Moorside Primary School, who wrote in Arabic.
• Speranza Rufolo, from St Julie's Catholic High School, who wrote in Italian.

For a full list of winners please visit: http://www2.mmu.ac.uk/mothertongueothertongue/2017-winners/ 

See the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3els8xeZ2e8