Transcript Document 7789796

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 :
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English
German
French
Spanish
Bilingual education in Miskolc
Subjects taught in the target
language:
 Elementary level :
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Physical education
Art and music
Nature / biology
History
 Secondary level :
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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