The 2016 Via Lingua "Robert Shandorf Teaching Excellence Scholarship" Essay Contest

You are invited to enter to win tuition for our 4-week TEFL Program in selected locations throughout the world. In order to be eligible for this Essay Contest Award you must submit an essay following the guidelines included below, along with your full name, country of origin and an email address where we can contact you if you are the winner.

Please note that you must submit an application to any of the following centers, with your €275 application deposit, to be eligible.

Participants are eligible to win the following scholarship award.

4 week tuition* at any one of the following Via Lingua TEFL Centers:
Florence, Sardinia, Budapest, St. Petersburg, Istanbul, Crete, Arequipa.
*(Please note that housing is not included)

Contestants must submit an essay on the topic
"How creative English language teaching breaks down cultural stereotypes."

All submitted essays must meet the following requirements to be considered:

Essays must be between 300 - 500 words in length.
Essays must be in English.
Essays must be written by the contestant and not a friend or family member.
Essays must be submitted as an electronic file in a Word document or other standard word processing format.

Essays will be judged using the following criteria:

Providing a strong response to essay topic.
Creativity and originality.
Correct use of English grammar and vocabulary.
Organization, structure and consistency of tone.

Essay submission deadline is December 31, 2015.
Winning essays will be selected from all valid entries by January 30, 2016.
Essays must be submitted via email to info@vialingua.org. Contest winners will be notified via email.

Robert F. Shandorf was a highly skilled, dedicated teacher of English who introduced thousands of students to language and literature over a lifetime in education. His passion for literary works allowed his students to discover abilities and therefore confidence in themselves to read, understand and personalize authors' works. His high standards and principles were models to students, peers, friends and family. His greatest gift was time for his students, and he especially appreciated how Thoreau phrased it.