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Webmaster:
This is the first time, that there will be a testing for the English as a second language category. You need to apply on a special website, read this post on, and you will see where to go. Deadline is 20 july, but do it ASAP. Like right now.
Dear participants of Tallinn EUDC 2008,
the org comm of the upcoming Tallinn Euros competition has appointed a
committee to check the eligibility of teams to compete as "English as
a second language" (ESL).
Under the constitution, ESL teams compete in a separate competition
(the "ESL-break") in addition to the main competition ("main break"),
whereas teams without the ESL privilege can only compete in the main
break.
Unlike WUDC, in EUDC there is no "English as a foreign language" (EFL)
category, so teams will either compete as "Main break only" or as
"ESL".
All teams that wish to compete in the ESL-break must apply for the
ESL-status to the committee. The only way to apply is through the
website http://esl-committee.blogspot.com. For the sake of clarity, no
previous application and/or communication regarding ESL can be taken
into consideration.
On the page http://esl-committee.blogspot.com, you will find further
information as to the criteria that under the EUDC-constitution and in
our eyes mark the distinction for ESL-teams.
The survey on that website is designed to somewhat measure your
English speaking abilities. Please try to provide as much relevant
information as possible. Teams that do not wish to apply for
ESL-status do not need to answer the survey. All information provided
will be kept confidential and used for evaluation purposes only. The
decision whether teams compete as "ESL" or "main-break only" will be
publicised.
The deadline for ESL applications is June 20th, 6 p.m. GMT. We would
welcome it however if you could apply as soon as possible.
We will soon release a list with our decisions on the classification
of teams. The classification will be either "ESL", "Main break only",
or "Interview". The list will be made available through
http://esl-committee.blogspot.com, so please check it regularly.
All teams termed "ESL" on that list are eligible for the ESL-break
without further necessary steps. "Main break only" are all the teams
that did not apply for the ESL-status. "Interview" are all the teams
that have applied for ESL, but we are unsure about and would like to
talk to personally in Tallinn.
Interviews are scheduled to take place at Hotel Olümpia on June 22nd
and the morning of June 23rd before pre-Council. We will release more
detailed information on this prior to the start of the competition.
All teams that are dissatisfied with the committee's decision have a
right to appeal to pre-Council. Pre-Council is the only instance of
appeal.
All teams arriving after pre-Council will still have a chance to be
interviewed. These teams however will unfortunately not be able to
appeal the committee's decision whatsoever.
Please direct all your inquiries regarding ESL to
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. This is the only e-mail-address we will use
for any question concerning ESL matters. Before you ask us however,
please make sure to check http://esl-committee.blogspot.com - that
site contains comprehensive information already. Also, please do not
contact us regarding other questions of registration. We only get
provided the reg data from the org comm, so if you are unsure about
your registration, please contact org comm directly.
According to the EUDC org comm, the e-mail-addresses provided through
the EUDC website registration are still incomplete. Thus, all official
communication concerning ESL will only be distributed through the
listservs EUDC and BD as well as published on
http://esl-committee.blogspot.com. Please forward this message to your
national and club listservs to make sure that people can apply for ESL
in time. Thank you.
We are looking forward to seeing you in Tallinn!
Branka Marusic, Giles Robertson and Jens Fischer
EUDC 2008 ESL committee
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