Singapore Linguistics Olympiad
24 February, 2024
(opens 22 December)
About
The Singapore Linguistics Olympiad beckons! A labyrinth of intellectual challenges, where your mind's agility, endurance, and inventiveness will be put to the test! The SLO is the national chapter of the International Linguistics Olympiad, one of 13 International Science Olympiads for pre-tertiary students.
The SLO will be administered in English and requires no prior knowledge of linguistics or multiple languages. Everyone is welcome to give it a shot if they believe they have what it takes!
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Eligibility Requirements
Please click here to read the full Regulations of the Singapore Linguistics Olympiad
If you are enrolled at a school:
If you are not enrolled at a school:
Citizenship/residency:
DATE | REMARKS | |
22 December 2023 | Please note that there is a $12 registration fee to help offset the costs of running the event. | |
13 February 2024 @23:59 | Registration closes | Please note that we are only able to accommodate 250 participants due to venue restrictions. Registration will close once we reach 250 participants. |
Saturday, 24 February 2024 13:00-18:00 | Contest date | The competition venue will be the National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University (view map). More details about exact rooms to follow. |
End of March, 2024 | Results release |
Important event-day information
Sample Questions
Questions of the 2023 Singapore Linguistics Olympiad
Solutions/Answer key to questions of the 2023 Singapore Linguistics Olympiad
You can also find additional examples of problems on the website of the International Linguistics Olympiad
the Asia-Pacific Linguistics Olympiad and the Hong Kong Linguistics Olympiad website.
Organizing Team
Publicity
A/P Csilla Weninger
Registration & Event
A/P Mohd Mukhlis Bin Abu Bakar
Dr Suryani Binte Atan
Accreditation
Prof KK Luke
Asst/Prof Tamisha Tan
Question Setting
A/P Jasper Sim Hong
A/P Zhan Fangqiong
Contact Us
Event hosts
Csilla Weninger
csilla.weninger@nie.edu.sg
Head of English Language & Literature at NIE
Mohd Mukhlis Abu Bakar
mukhlis.abubakar@nie.edu.sg
Head of Asian Languages & Cultures at NIE
K.K. Luke Kapathy
kkluke@ntu.edu.sg
President’s Chair in Linguistics
Linguistics & Multilingual Studies, NTU