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Question a language teacher may be able to help with...

  • 07-01-2012 7:13pm
    #1
    seachto7
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    Hi,

    I am sure a language teacher might be able to help me on this. I speak Italian, fairly well, but never studied it. If I wanted to get a recognised qualification in it, what could I do?

    Would I have to do the equivalent of the leaving cert in it, for example, if I wanted to use it for a 3rd level course? If so, where would I even start...

    I can only draw on my experience in TEFL years ago, and students could prepare for different levels of internationally recognised English exams?
    So, as I said, I would have a decent knowledge of Italian, but would like to suss out how to get an official piece of paper that would say "you speak Italian quite well. Bravo"....:)

    I am in Limerick.


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  • #2
    golden virginia
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    I dont know the exact answer to your question but having a leaving cert qualification can only help. Its a good time of year to register to sit the leaving cert.

    As far as i know you should enquire here http://www.examinations.ie/index.php?l=en&mc=ex&sc=en. There will be a small fee.

    Examples of past papers can also be found on this website.


  • #3
    seachto7
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,863 ✭✭✭seachto7


    Great , thanks for that, but I am wondering if I could get assessed first to see my true level . I know my aural and speaking skills would be far far better than my written and grammar skills in Italian...


  • #4
    spurious
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 27,315 CMod ✭✭✭✭spurious


    I suppose somewhere like the Italian Instuitute would be able to point you towards someone who could test you and rate you on the A0 to C2 international scale.


  • #5
    dory
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 4,574 Mod ✭✭✭✭dory


    You can go into an Italian degree course without a leaving cert in Italian. In my first day in the beginners Spanish class (you had to have a C for the advanced class and I had never formally studied Spanish before) I told my lecturer that I would go mad in the basic class and she said there was no problem with me going to the advanced class. Why not email the Italian department in some college and see what they say?


  • #6
    vallo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 243 ✭✭vallo


    Is this the kind of thing you are looking for?
    In their classes section they say "Our courses are structured according to the Council of Europe’s Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. Students not previously enrolled in the IIC who wish to follow a course at a higher level are advised to take an assessment test (free of charge). Please call us on (01) 662 0509 or 662 1507 for further details or to set up an appointment."


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  • #7
    Fuinseog
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,371 ✭✭✭Fuinseog


    seachto7 wrote: »
    Hi,

    I am sure a language teacher might be able to help me on this. I speak Italian, fairly well, but never studied it. If I wanted to get a recognised qualification in it, what could I do?

    Would I have to do the equivalent of the leaving cert in it, for example, if I wanted to use it for a 3rd level course? If so, where would I even start...

    I can only draw on my experience in TEFL years ago, and students could prepare for different levels of internationally recognised English exams?
    So, as I said, I would have a decent knowledge of Italian, but would like to suss out how to get an official piece of paper that would say "you speak Italian quite well. Bravo"....:)

    I am in Limerick.

    you need to study it for three years and get your BA in it if you want to teach.

    you could do it for the leaving cert and you would get a grade which says how cold you are, but it still would not qualify you for much.


  • #8
    seachto7
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,863 ✭✭✭seachto7


    Yeah, that Italian course would be good, but I don't live in Dublin however :(

    I must email the Italian dept in UCG or UCG to find out for sure. I am not quite sure what my level would be. I know my oral and aural would be well ahead of my written Italian.

    I always thought you would have needed leaving cert Italian to study it in 3rd level....


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