official italki blog » contest http://blog.italki.com Connect with the italki team Sun, 22 Jan 2012 19:00:58 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 “Improve Your English Writing” Giveaway (contest) http://blog.italki.com/2010/04/improve-your-english-writing-giveaway-contest/ http://blog.italki.com/2010/04/improve-your-english-writing-giveaway-contest/#comments Fri, 23 Apr 2010 11:15:11 +0000 Kevin http://blog.italki.com/?p=726 We have a new feature on italki called the Notebook. Now you can write short essays or a personal diary, and get corrections from other members of the italki community.

To help launch the Notebook, we’re holding a giveaway contest!

1. Giveaway Prizes:
The first 200 italki members who complete the participation requirements will receive a free SpeakENG Sampler!

2. What you have to do:
To qualify for the Giveaway, you have to submit at least four (4) qualifying notebook entries in the Learning English section. Each notebook entry must be at least 50 words in length, and it has to be for the purpose of improving your English. You can write about language learning, culture, history, sports, literature, music, business, etc. Obscene, inflammatory, or plagiarized Notebook entries are not acceptable and will be deleted.

3. Giveaway Dates:
The Giveaway will begin on April 22nd, 2010 0:01 GMT. The deadline for eligible notebook entries is May 22nd, 2010 23:59 GMT.

4. Selection of Winners:
At the conclusion of the Giveaway, italki will award 200 SpeakENG Samplers to the first 200 italki members who have met all of the requirements. italki has sole discretion in determining which notebook entries qualify. Winners will be announced within 1 week of the end of the Giveaway, and winners will receive their prizes within 3 days of this announcement.

Click here to write a notebook entry!

Good luck and best wishes from the italki team!

* italki reserves all rights related to this promotion.
* Prizes awarded cannot be converted into cash or ITC.

]]> http://blog.italki.com/2010/04/improve-your-english-writing-giveaway-contest/feed/ 0 Winners of the Great English Giveaway http://blog.italki.com/2009/09/winners-of-the-great-english-giveaway/ http://blog.italki.com/2009/09/winners-of-the-great-english-giveaway/#comments Wed, 23 Sep 2009 10:31:46 +0000 Toffler http://blog.italki.com/?p=380 About 2 weeks ago we announced a sweepstakes in which we’d give away 20 1-month SpeakENG packages to italki members.  We had a lot of great entries to the contest, you can check them out here: Chinese speakers, speakers of other languages.  After receiving so many amusing and interesting entries, we had a difficult time narrowing down the list, but we did manage to choose 20 winners.

Congratulations to these members who’ve won a 1-month subscription to the SpeakENG course.

Eucilene     Brazil
Amanda     Brazil
Yingshine     China
Lucinda     China
Tony Feng     China
Lucky     China
Ahmed Elrazki     Egypt
Hery     Indonesia
Joy     China/Japan
 Hamahamacchi     Japan
Queen Bees     Lebanon
CINTHYA     Peru
Ugly     Russia
Firuz     Tajikistan
Nao     Japan/USA
Sharanya India
Ozan Turkey
Sarah Iraq
Hasan Bangladesh

Winners should claim their prize by the 28th of September and then will have one month to use it.  Good luck to all the winners!  We have high hopes for your improved English ability and we look forward to hearing from you after you use this package.

For those of you who didn’t win, you can still buy the SpeakENG Online Course for either 1 year or 1 month.  Don’t forget the special introductory price of $16 for the 1-year course will be ending September 30.  So make sure you take advantage of the reduced rate and buy before the end of the month!

]]> http://blog.italki.com/2009/09/winners-of-the-great-english-giveaway/feed/ 0 Sweepstakes: The Great English Giveaway http://blog.italki.com/2009/09/sweepstakes-the-great-english-giveaway/ http://blog.italki.com/2009/09/sweepstakes-the-great-english-giveaway/#comments Tue, 08 Sep 2009 04:08:31 +0000 Toffler http://blog.italki.com/?p=341 SpeakENG girlWe are helping people learn English by giving away twenty (20) 1-Month subscriptions to SpeakENG Online English Course!  So if you’re learning English, now is your chance to grab more English training for free.

SpeakENG is an online course for learning English, and any italki member can win a 1-Month Subscription just by replying to this group post! The SpeakENG program includes access to the Online Course for a full month, plus a 15 minute session with Eleutian’s certified ESL teachers.

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What you need to do to enter the sweepstakes:

1) Log on to italki.com or join if you’re not already a member.

2) Go to The Great English Giveaway group post

3) Read the rules, and then reply to the post with three things:

  • How you found out about italki
  • Why you’re learning English
  • A funny or embarrassing English mistake you have made

4) That’s it!

The contest will begin on September 8, 2009 at 12:01 am China Standard Time, and will end on September 20, 2009 at 11:59 pm China Standard Time.  italki will choose the winner before September 30th.  Full contest details are available here.

If you’re looking for other products to help you learn English, check out the italki Marketplace.

Good luck!

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