As a true Dutch, I should bring potatoes, peanut butter and hagelslag. Lodewijk
2013/2/18 Deryck Chan <deryckc...@wikimedia.hk> > No, because you haven't described what you're bringing :) > > On the other hand, a detailed, grammatically correct description of > stroopwafels will almost certainly gain full marks for the English ability > criterion. (And perhaps a bonus for "interest in Wikimania" if you make a > good case) > > On 18 February 2013 09:52, Lodewijk <lodew...@effeietsanders.org> wrote: > > > oh... so replying with "I will bring my own food" wasn't such a good idea > > after all? ;-) > > > > 2013/2/18 Liam Wyatt <liamwy...@gmail.com> > > > > > On Monday, 18 February 2013, Abbas Mahmood wrote: > > > > > > > > From: liamwy...@gmail.com <javascript:;> > > > > > Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2013 11:47:06 +0000 > > > > > To: wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org <javascript:;> > > > > > Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimania 2013 scholarship now accepting > > > > application > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > " Hong Kong is an international gourmet paradise. Please use less > > than > > > > 200 > > > > > words to describe your favourite dish of food." > > > > > > > > > > Is this an English-language test? Or, is this to help determine the > > > best > > > > > catering options? Or something else? > > > > > > > > +1 to what Liam asked. I honestly don't understand the premise of > that > > > > question in the scholarship application form. > > > > Abbas. > > > > > > > > > > Upon further questioning I was informed that: > > > > > > "This question is referring to the selection criteria #4 "Fluency of > > > English language". " > > > > > > So... Apparently this is where you are expected to write something that > > > convinces people you have a firm grasp of English. Unfortunately, this > > is a > > > written test, not an oral test - because an oral test might be quite > > > useful. I know many people from my own country and other > > > English-native-speaking countries that are officially literate but when > > > asked to speak in a formal setting (or even semi-formal situation like > > > Wikimania) are incapable of clear enunciation, diction, grammar, > > > intonation, accent and speed. Certainly, they can be understood by > > *other* > > > native English speakers but they have no concept of how difficult it is > > for > > > non-native speakers to understand them. > > > > > > Perhaps a mandatory class for native speakers before the conference > > > entitled: > > > "Speak English, like, more good 'n stuff for all y'all. Mmm'kay?" > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > wittylama.com > > > Peace, love & metadata > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Wikimedia-l mailing list > > > Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Wikimedia-l mailing list > > Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list > Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l > _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l
