plush Lancer pillowIzabella Kojic-Sabo identified “Merry Christmas” in seven languages to win a plush Lancer pillow.

Language instructor masters tongue-twisting contest

Izabella Kojic-Sabo, ESL curriculum co-ordinator in the Centre for English Language Development, won Monday’s DailyNews trivia contest and its prize of a plush Lancer pillow.

Kojic-Sabo’s entry was drawn from all those which correctly matched the seasonal greeting to its language: Italian Buon Natale, Esperanto Feliĉan Kristnaskon, Spanish Feliz Navidad, German Frohe Weihnachten, Danish Glædelig Jul, French Joyeux Noël, and Hawaiian Mele Kalikimaka.

She will receive the prize, valued at $22.95, courtesy of the Campus Bookstore.