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Answering in Irish

  • 21-03-2006 7:45pm
    #1
    Killaqueen!!!
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    Did anyone do this for the Junior Cert? I think it's a little unfair, people get extra marks for it...pretty cool though if you are fluent in Irish!!


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  • #2
    philologos
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    Killaqueen!!! wrote:
    Did anyone do this for the Junior Cert? I think it's a little unfair, people get extra marks for it...pretty cool though if you are fluent in Irish!!
    State Examinations Commission wrote:
    Bonus marks at the rate of 10 per cent of the marks obtained will be given to a candidate who obtains less than 75 per cent of the total marks in the case of the following subjects:- Latin, Greek, Classical Studies, Hebrew Studies, History, Geography, Physics, Chemistry, Physics and Chemistry, Biology, Science, Business, Economics, Economic History, Agricultural Science, Agricultural Economics, Home Economics, Music, Business Studies, History and Appreciation of Art, Civic, Social and Political Education, Religious Education.

    only under certain circumstances


  • #3
    JSK 252
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    hi there i am new to the forum. i go to school in cork doing my j.cert this year.

    with regards answering in irish its not a totally huge advantage.People who are fluent at irish maybe weak at other subjects eg. english


  • #4
    philologos
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    its in the governments interest to protect Irish as a language, this is the reason why they should reward people for using it. It is part of our culture and should be rewarded for use in state exams.


  • #5
    JSK 252
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    Jakkass wrote:
    its in the governments interest to protect Irish as a language, this is the reason why they should reward people for using it. It is part of our culture and should be rewarded for use in state exams.

    here you must also remember that bonus marks for answering in irish is only if you get under 75 % in an exam as quoted by the state exams commission.


  • #6
    Flashling
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    ...so it will never get you an A.


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  • #7
    carlowboy
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    Flashling wrote:
    ...so it will never get you an A.


    I did mine through irish and no, you'd only need the bonus if you were struggling for a pass. It was a bit easy in some subjects (maths) but some parts of science are difficult to know in Irish and English. Of course it meant that nearly every single person in my year got and A in irish.


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