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rise to the challenge of language and communication
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A policeman finds a lonely
and confused child who cannot speak any English.
Unable to communicate with the frightened boy,
the policeman calls the interpreting and translation
company EITI. An interpreter swiftly arrives -
complete with a Superman-style cape - and speaks
to the child in his own language. “EITI
solved the mystery. The boy is happy!”
A typical day’s work
for the Howden-based language company EITI - according
to 10 year-old Becky White from Carlton in Snaith
Primary School. Becky was the winner in the 9-13
age group of EITI’s poster competition 2004,
which challenged schoolchildren in East Yorkshire
to come up with a design based on the theme of
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| The pupils
were helped by a set of classroom handouts produced
by EITI that answered questions ranging from ‘How
many languages are there in the world?’
to ‘How do you say “Hello” in
different languages?’
The winners in the under-9
category were Helena Gelder and Lewis Smith-White,
from Hemingbrough Community Primary School, for
a poster featuring bright sunshine, blue skies
and the word "Hello" in five different
languages.
Becky and Helen each win
book vouchers worth £50 for their work,
while Carlton in Snaith Primary School receives
a brand new computer worth £500.
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| The judging
panel included Mike Stannard, the manager of Goole
AFC’s under-19 academy team and a coach
with the junior football club Parkside Raiders.
The other members of the panel were EITI’s
Chief Executive Carolyn Burgess, Managing Director
Carol Curtis and Accounts Manager Bev Williams.
“We’d like
to say a huge thank you to all the pupils and
teachers who took part in this,” said Carolyn
Burgess. “The children have responded to
our challenge with incredible imagination and
a lot of careful thought. We’re delighted
to have received letters from teachers saying
that the whole exercise was both fun and educational.”
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on the images below for a larger version
Presentation
at Carlton-in-Snaith Community Primary School,
featuring Becky White, Class 1, and EITI’s
Carolyn Burgess and Dawn Bowes
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