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Optional Language Module

  • 13-09-2013 12:10pm
    #1
    YoursSincerely
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 287 ✭✭


    Has anyone here done the optional language module ?
    I'm hoping to do french but i'm not sure what level to put down, i got an a2 in leaving cert honours and i'm not sure if i should do the B1 or B2 class? If anyone here has done these levels could you give me some advice ? Thanks :)


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  • #2
    Anita Blow
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,935 ✭✭✭Anita Blow


    A lot of people say the Modern Language Society is far better than the optional language classes. They run their own classes (Think it's €20 for the year) and social events to encourage you to use the language


  • #3
    lauz94
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 146 ✭✭lauz94


    I agree with the above poster, the Modern Languages Society are a good idea as they run evening language classes (based on demand) at the varying levels-beginner, intermediate and advanced. Last year it was €50 for the year :) Think the classes started in the second or third teaching weeks last year. I signed up to Spanish classes last year and found them to be good!


  • #4
    Lawliet
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,761 ✭✭✭Lawliet


    Seconding the others. The college run classes aren't actually language classes, their focus isn't on teaching you conversation or grammar, but on getting you to do presentations and group projects in that language. I found it very pointless and time consuming.

    The society classes -although I did them with the Japanese soc- were more informal, fun and I learned a lot more from them


  • #5
    Taco Chips
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 565 ✭✭✭Taco Chips


    Just to echo the above posts, yes if you want to learn the languag join Modern Languages society.

    If you want to waste a lot of time doing stupid presentations and group projects do the language module.


  • #6
    hfallada
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,180 ✭✭✭hfallada


    But I thought you have to do the language as your optional module if you want to go on Erasmus in third year?


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  • #7
    Smiley Laura
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 177 ✭✭Smiley Laura


    Feck, I've signed up to do French as an optional evening module, now I'm a bit put off. I'll see what it's like, but if I did want to quit them, how would I go about doing that?


  • #8
    Lawliet
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,761 ✭✭✭Lawliet


    Smiley Laura wrote: »
    Feck, I've signed up to do French as an optional evening module, now I'm a bit put off. I'll see what it's like, but if I did want to quit them, how would I go about doing that?
    Are you doing it as broad curriculum i.e. for credits, or as an extra curricular subject? If it doesn't count for credits you can just stop going, though it would be polite to drop on email to the teacher and let them know so they can take you off the class list. If its BC I would email the language crowd saying you want to drop out and then submit another BC application for something you'd prefer.


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