AEI Vietnam’s English Blog Contest lasted from 1 March until 1 June 2008 targeting Vietnamese students aged between 16-22. The contest aimed to promote English language writing skills amongst Vietnamese youth using an interactive online medium, the website My-eSpace. It also offered practical tips and hints on English learning as well as stories about Australia from the angle of its multi-cultural heritage, nature and people.
Contestants registered accounts online and posted weekly entries relevant to three monthly topics, which reflected their “Live. Learn. Grow” journey. They also voted for their favourite entry once a week. Submitted entries were marked by a keen judging panel which included Dr Robyn Najar (Flinders University), Dr Damien McCoy (University of Queensland), Theseus McLean (University of Danang/University of Queensland ELI in Danang, Vietnam) and Mark Osborne (Education Adelaide).
During a creative multimedia and interactive award ceremony in HCMC in late June, the three winners and the five most voted bloggers received awards and prizes and enjoyed sharing their thoughts with the AEI Counsellor Bettina Cooke and Theseus McLean, a member of the judging panel.
The website is still available for other competitions and publications after the end of the contest.
Below is the list of winners.
Winners of the week:
Topic 1: My student life
Mai Thuy Truc
Phan Mai Oanh
Tran My Ngoc
Ninh Ngoc Lan Chi
Topic 2: My hero/ My favourite book
Ninh Ngoc Lan Chi
Ha Hong Nhung
Nguyen Ngoc Anh
Nguyen Diu Vu
Topic 3: My project for the future/ An experience that changed my life
Nguyen Thi Minh Nguyen
Vo Hoang Duc Long
Phan Phuoc Thuc Nguyen
Ninh Ngoc Lan Chi
Winners of the month:
Mai Thuy Truc
Nguyen Dieu Vu
Ninh Ngoc Lan Chi
Five most voted blogs:
Pham Duc Thinh - The color of the hero
Nguyen Thi Minh Nguyen - Just imagine, what can be written without hands?
Le Khanh An – Are we special?
Le Tiet Khanh – Learn to be better
Nguyen Trong Thuc – Live to devote
Three prizes have gone to:
Niinh Ngoc Lan Chi: First Prize
Mai Thuy Truc: Second Prize
Nguyen Dieu Vu: Third Prize
Awards to First, Second & Third prizes
See you next time!
