"Language comes first. It's not that language grows out of consciousness, if you haven't got language, you can not be conscious."
Its first edition, in 2013, was dedicated to high school students; under the patronage of the ministry of education. The following year was devoted to college students from all over Lebanon. This year; the annual Arabic dictation event will be open for media scholars, graduates and even professionals in the field of journalism and advertising.
Date: December 5th, 2015
Place: Université Antonine, Hadath-Baabda campus
Time: 11:30 AM
Mr. Bassam Barrack, the founder and host of this prominent event, will be granting prizes for the winners, as well as Certificates of Appreciation and Excellency for the top 10 participants:
For professionals: For scholars:
1st prize: 3000$ 1st prize: 1500$
2nd prize: 1500$ 2nd prize: 1000$
At 9:00 AM, Mr. Barrack will start by reciting the dictation to all the applicants, where he will be tackling the theme of written media, and the martyrs of press. Moreover; to encourage the Lebanese audience and revive the Arabic language among the people.
Throughout the event, many prominent guests will be interviewed in the presence of many local broadcasting agencies; while 10 experts will be correcting the candidates’ papers. At the end of this gathering, the winners will be announced and awarded their prizes.