Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
Bacaoanu Simona-Maria, MA in EL
sense of cultural identity, in addressing these aims the syllabus will foster students' development in the following
areas: concepts & processes: the ability to think, reason, discriminate and evaluate, knowledge & content:
knowledge about the nature and uses of language. Skills: textual features of written and oral language to express
and communicate, attitudes & effects: the development of interest in using language and an appreciation of its
diverse cultural manifestations. The aims outlined here are completely interdependent. Students cannot be taught
concepts, skills and processes unless they find their encounters with language meaningful. Students will not
respect language and their use of it unless they feel it contributes to their sense of understanding of the world.
3. Oral Communication in the Senior Cycle/ the 11th and the 12th grade
In what respects the Irish system, the development of oracy is a significant aspiration of this syllabus. To
that end the development of methodological approaches which emphasize dialogue, group-discussion, oral
presentations and performances are strongly recommended. Students should be encouraged to express their
opinions, speculate and engage in argument to foster their capacity to think well. The syllabus will be assessed by
a terminal written examination. (The feasibility of oral and aural assessment will be researched).
In Romania, students are able, at the end of the cycle to present events/experiences and express orally
their feelings towards these events, describe several themes of the field of interest, sustain their personal opinions
with valid arguments, give solutions to a real life problem, answer to concrete and personal questions in an
interview, etc.
4. Final examination at the end of the high school
In Romania, the Bacalaureat is the same for all the students. It consists of 1. A listening examination in
which the student has to complete some tasks on an audio tape/ recording; 2. An oral presentation of a given
theme/topic/assertion. The committee evaluates both accuracy and fluency of the speech and also the interaction
skills of the student in order to see if he/she is able to maintain a conversation at a constant pace. 3. The writing
examination in which the student is required to write a short composition about a given topic. In the end the
student receives a certificate for each competence, according to the CEFR descriptors.
In Ireland, the final examination (The Leaving Certificate) differs according to the profile of the Senior
Cycle type of course. There are: students following the Leaving Certificate (Established) who wish to follow
higher education courses, the Leaving Certificate Applied (LCA) (students who do not wish to proceed directly to
higher education and the Leaving Certificate Vocational Program (LCVP) is a Leaving Certificate with a focus on
enterprise and preparation for working life. The examination for English is focused on literary text comprehension
and students receive a set of questions they have to answer.