Entries now open fro the Sanlam Unam Spelling Bee Competition
The University of Namibia (Unam) in partnership with Sanlam introduced the first ever Spelling Bee competition that will take place at tertiary education level.
This year the two institutions will once again host the second edition of the Sanlam Unam Spelling Bee on 29 June with Sanlam as the main sponsor, contributing N$50 000 towards the event.
The Spelling Bee is aimed at promoting English language vocabulary as well as offering students a platform to test their language and grammar skills, enhancing academic reading skills as well as exposing students to challenging words while at the same time allowing them to participate in a healthy competition.
The competition is open to registered students at Unam, the Namibia University of Science and Technology (Nust) and the International University of Management (IUM). The closing date for entries is on 18 May. The top 15 spellers at each institution will be selected to represent their university at the grand finale. Prizes for the spellers include medals, trophies, and cash prizes. The top speller will walk away with a cash prize of N$5 000, first runner up N$3 500 and N$1 500 for the second runner up.
Commenting on the initiative, the Sanlam general manger for people and brand, Evans Simataa said: “After realising the immense interest from students, faculty staff and spectators, we are contributing more than double what we did in 2017. We want the event to be bigger and better. The Spelling Bee is aimed at promoting spelling which inevitably promotes proper language usage. This is an opportunity for our students to improve their spelling and speaking, learn new words and have fun while doing so. Words are fascinating and if you are riveted by them, this event is for you”.
Also commenting on the initiative, Unam’s director of the language centre, Liswani Simasiku emphasised the importance of tertiary institutions’ role in promoting the writing and speaking skills of their students.
This year the two institutions will once again host the second edition of the Sanlam Unam Spelling Bee on 29 June with Sanlam as the main sponsor, contributing N$50 000 towards the event.
The Spelling Bee is aimed at promoting English language vocabulary as well as offering students a platform to test their language and grammar skills, enhancing academic reading skills as well as exposing students to challenging words while at the same time allowing them to participate in a healthy competition.
The competition is open to registered students at Unam, the Namibia University of Science and Technology (Nust) and the International University of Management (IUM). The closing date for entries is on 18 May. The top 15 spellers at each institution will be selected to represent their university at the grand finale. Prizes for the spellers include medals, trophies, and cash prizes. The top speller will walk away with a cash prize of N$5 000, first runner up N$3 500 and N$1 500 for the second runner up.
Commenting on the initiative, the Sanlam general manger for people and brand, Evans Simataa said: “After realising the immense interest from students, faculty staff and spectators, we are contributing more than double what we did in 2017. We want the event to be bigger and better. The Spelling Bee is aimed at promoting spelling which inevitably promotes proper language usage. This is an opportunity for our students to improve their spelling and speaking, learn new words and have fun while doing so. Words are fascinating and if you are riveted by them, this event is for you”.
Also commenting on the initiative, Unam’s director of the language centre, Liswani Simasiku emphasised the importance of tertiary institutions’ role in promoting the writing and speaking skills of their students.
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