Second Place for Talea Funk at the National Foreign Language Competition

A major success in English for Steinmühlen student Talea Funk: The 10th-grader won second prize in the “Solo” category of the individual competition at the National Foreign Language Competition. As the organizer has now announced, the jury’s evaluations have been completed. During the competition in January, Talea “demonstrated exceptional language skills, subject knowledge, and creativity in English.” The award ceremony will take place on June 11 in Friedberg.

In this year’s National Foreign Language Competition, 242 students in Hesse competed in the “Solo” category in English, French, Spanish, Latin, and Ancient Greek.

In the “Modern Foreign Languages / Solo” category, the jury awarded two first prizes in English to participants from Hesse. In addition, a total of 15 second prizes and 6 third prizes were awarded in the modern foreign languages category, according to Thomas Boiselle, the competition’s regional representative for Hesse.

The Federal Foreign Language Competition is part of the German federal government’s program for promoting gifted students and the corresponding programs of the state governments. It is organized by Bildung und Begabung gGmbH. Bildung und Begabung is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization operating under the patronage of the Federal President.