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Bilingual education in
the Herman Ottó
Grammar School in
Miskolc
Challenges, chances and
difficulties
Bilingual education in Miskolc
Languages:
Elementary level :
English
German
Secondary level :
English
German
French
Spanish
Bilingual education in Miskolc
Subjects taught in the target
language:
Elementary level :
Physical education
Art and music
Nature / biology
History
Secondary level :
History
Biology
Geography
Mathematics
Computer studies
Civilization
Physical education
Bilingual education in Miskolc
Formulas :
Two types of bilingual classes at
secondary level :
4 year studies : B1 level required in the target
language
5 year studies : No knowledge required in the
target language – ”0” year intensive language
learning in order to reach B1 level at the end
of the school year
Bilingual education in the Herman
Ottó Grammar School :
English section :
4 year formula
subjects taught in
English :
History
Biology /
Mathematics
Civilization
Spanish section :
5 year formula
Subjects taught in
Spanish :
History
Geography
Computer studies
Bilingual education in the Herman Ottó
Grammar School :
Challenges :
Careful selection of the right type of
learners (able to follow and perseverant
enough)
Adjustment of the teaching to the always
changing governmental policy
Bilingual education in the Herman Ottó
Grammar School :
Difficulties in material development:
Lack of adequate course books
Foreign course books do not fulfill Hungarian
requirements
Translated material from Hungarian is not
adequate for this type of education
Isolated material development in schools –
lack of coordination on a national level
Bilingual education in the Herman Ottó
Grammar School :
Difficulties in material development:
Adjustment of the teaching material to the
requirements of the final exams
no separately defined requirements for
bilingual programmes
preparation to the upper level final exam
Bilingual education in the Herman Ottó
Grammar School :
Difficulties in staff development :
no / scattered initial and postgraduate
training for history / biology / etc. teachers
in foreign languages
difficulty in replacing a teacher in bilingual
programmes
Integration of (often changing) native
teachers
Bilingual education in the Herman Ottó
Grammar School :
Advantages :
a chance for a ”smaller” language to be
taught intensively (Spanish)
possibility of everyday casual exchange
with native speakers present at school
learning how to use the language for
professional purposes
Bilingual education in the Herman Ottó
Grammar School :
Advantages :
Quality language teaching and learning
(C1 level at school leaving)
Good chances of getting in & coping with
English sections in higher education