Many Languages, One World Essay Contest/ Mutilingualism and Global Citizenship/ June, 2014

The purpose of the Many Languages, One World Essay Contest and Global Youth Forum is to highlight the importance of multilingualism as it relates to global citizenship. Students from all over the world submitted thoughtful, insightful essays on the subject, and we appreciate and applaud the efforts of all the students who took the time to share their views on multilingualism.

Below, organized by language group, we are pleased to present the winning essays of the Many Languages, One World Essay Contest.

Arabic

Mr. Mohammad Abul Mofazzul, India
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Mr. Abdunasir Bereket Adem, Ethiopia
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Mr. Irfan Ahmad, India
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Mr. Farhan Ansari, India
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Ms. Kalie Duong, Vietnam
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Mr. Tajammul Haque, India
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Ms. Linh Thuy Le, Vietnam
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Ms. Yasmin Mohammed, Brazil
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Ms. Amanda Robyn Tomlinson, United States
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Ms. Lin Zhao, China
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Chinese

Ms. Tamara Anaie, United States
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Mr. Alistair Bayley, Australia
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Ms. Jennifer Allison Bond, United Kingdom
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Mr. Babur Halitov, Uzbekistan
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Mr. Aidar Kairatovich Kaliakparov, Kazakhstan
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Mr. Rottana Ly, Cambodia
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Ms. Kelly Kathleen McCarthy, United States
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Ms. Marie-Alice McLean-Dreyfus, Australia
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Mr. Joagni Pare, Burkina Faso
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Ms. Minah Sandratrarivo Randriamanohisoamalala, Madagascar
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English

Ms. Rehema Aanyu, Uganda
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Ms. Yasmin Afina, Indonesia
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Ms. Pei He, China
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Ms. Roberta Johansen, Argentina
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Ms. Elina Karimova, Russia
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Ms. Whitney-Martina Nosakhare, Germany
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Mr. Eduard Valentin Stanciu, Romania
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Ms. Phuong Vu, Vietnam
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Ms. Aliia Zainullina, Russia
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Mr. Zhenyu Zhou, China
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French

Ms. Yasmine Akrimi, Tunisia
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Ms. Ella Louise Mary Beckett, United Kingdom
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Mr. Sami Chakroun, Tunisia
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Ms. Pelumi Folawunmi Fadare Owolabi Owolabi, Nigeria
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Mr. Ralph Romeo Florencio Ferolino, Philippines
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Ms. Katharina Helmer, Germany
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Ms. Victoriya Kiseleva, Kazakhstan
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Mr. Damian Gerard Oakes, South Africa
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Mr. Antonio De Jesus Rodriguez Camarillo, Mexico
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Mr. Timothy Robert Wilhelm, United States
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Russian

Ms. Mara Bukovska, Latvia
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Ms. Alexandrina Buruian, Moldova
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Ms. Tatev Hrayr Derzyan, Armenia
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Mr. Samuel Kim Gilbert, United States
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Mr. Michel Max Gomas, United States
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Mr. Taras Kalynych, Ukraine
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Ms. Lauren Klein, Canada
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Ms. Najiba Abdumajidovna Tojiboeva, Tajikistan
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Ms. Agnese Veckalne, Latvia
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Ms. Gulzhazira Dautkyzy Yesmakhanova, Uzbekistan
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Spanish

Mr. Jonas Attilus, Haiti
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Ms. Julia Louise Collins, United States
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Ms. Nadezhda Alexandrovna Dobritckaia, Russia
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Ms. Sujin Heo, Korea
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Mr. Karim Ibrahim, Portugal
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Mr. Eric Joseph Krasnow, United States
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Ms. Maria Lebedeva, Belarus
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Mr. Francesco Ripa, Italy
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Ms. Holly Muriel Taylor, Australia
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Ms. Rachna Vyas, United Kingdom
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