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naturegirl321
Joined: 04 May 2003 Posts: 9041 Location: home sweet home
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Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2003 12:36 am Post subject: Master's programme |
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I'd like to get my Master's and am considering getting it at a Romanian University. Does anyone know schools that offer a Master's in TEFL? |
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scot47
Joined: 10 Jan 2003 Posts: 15343
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Posted: Sat Sep 27, 2003 11:07 am Post subject: language barrier |
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How good is your Romanian ? The language of instruction and education at Romanian Universities is Romanian. Could you write your MA thesis in that language ? |
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kerohaha
Joined: 27 Jul 2003 Posts: 26 Location: hongkong
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Posted: Sun Sep 28, 2003 3:22 am Post subject: Uni in Cluj |
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Naturegirl,
Universities in Cluj has the best universities in Romania (i heard). but it's also true that you need to speak Romanian to do the course. What area of MA are you looking into?
very warm wishes to you! |
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Albulbul
Joined: 08 Feb 2003 Posts: 364
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Posted: Sun Sep 28, 2003 3:55 am Post subject: Is anyone there ? |
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Is there anyone in Romania ? The posters here seem to be people who have dreams of going there. |
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naturegirl321
Joined: 04 May 2003 Posts: 9041 Location: home sweet home
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Posted: Sun Sep 28, 2003 9:22 am Post subject: |
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I want to get a MA in TEFL, so I'm hoping the courses will be in English. It makes sense to me, when I studied Spanish, everything was in Spanish.
To answer your other question, I just applied for a position in Romania with the SOL group, but won't find out until May of next year whether I've been accepted. And I will post and let you all know. |
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scot47
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Posted: Sun Sep 28, 2003 10:11 am Post subject: Romanian or English |
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Well I am sorry to tell you that the language of instruction and research in Romania is Romanian. Is that so strange ? |
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naturegirl321
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Posted: Sun Sep 28, 2003 11:06 am Post subject: |
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Yeah I think so, because if I were to study a language, I would expect to be studying that language. |
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Albulbul
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Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2003 11:26 am Post subject: MA in Romania |
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English Philology (English Language and Literature) is studied at Romanian Universities through the medium of Romanian. I do not find this at all strange.
It seems to me that you are being naive expecting Romanian Universities to teach through the medium of English.
What you might be able to do is get a job at a university in Romania, and while doing that, learn Romanian to a high enough standard to study through the medium of that language.
The question then will be what credence do employers outside Romania give to a Master's degree from Bucharest, Cluj, Iasi or Constanta.
When you find yourself ten years down the line looking for a job in Arkansas, Manchester or Winnipeg, will the local school board recognise it ?
Romanaina is not difficult if you have competence in another Romance language. Start now ! |
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Mike_2003
Joined: 27 Mar 2003 Posts: 344 Location: Bucharest, Romania
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Posted: Tue Sep 30, 2003 2:45 am Post subject: Cut and Paste Job... |
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International students have to prove good knowledge of the teaching language (Romanian, English, French or German). For the students who do not meet this criterion there are specialized departments where they can improve their language skills.
Usually, international students learn Romanian during the preparatory year. The candidates who speak Romanian can skip the preparatory year after having passed a test of Romanian language. The candidates, who can formally prove that they have studied in Romanian for at least four years consecutively, do not need to pass the Romanian language test or to attend the preparatory year.
The following universities organize the preparatory year:
1. "Politehnica" University of Bucharest;
2. University of Bucharest;
3. University of Bacau;
4. "Babes-Bolyai" University of Cluj;
5. "Ovidius" University of Constanta;
6. University of Craiova;
7. "Al. I. Cuza" University of Iasi;
8. University of Pitesti;
9. "Oil and Gas" University of Ploiesti;
10. West University of Timisoara.
Students will have to take language tests, during the academic year, in order to check their speaking and writing abilities.
Since 1998, Romanian universities have introduced the ETCS (European Transfer Credit System) which facilitates student mobility within the European universities.
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scot47
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Posted: Tue Sep 30, 2003 6:24 am Post subject: MA |
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I think you will find on closer examination that courses taught through a language other than Romanian are scientific or technical. As far as I know there are no universities in Romania or Bulgaria offereing courses in TESOL or Foreign Language Pedagogy through the medium of English.
I am not trying to be awkward just pointing that the expectation that you can do an American-style MA in TESOL in Romania is not realistic !
In Romania as in Bulgaria and the other countries in the former warsaw Pact, Philology is what you study, not TESOL ! |
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Albulbul
Joined: 08 Feb 2003 Posts: 364
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Posted: Tue Sep 30, 2003 9:49 am Post subject: Rom |
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Mike2003 posts some information from an unnamed source. I am sure that some of these programmes are still running. From the 1960's onwards, Romania and the other socialist countries gave scholarships to students from the so-called "Developing Wporld" to study in Romania. These scholarships were almost exclusively for Science, Engineering and Medicine.
For those foreign students who were accepted study of Romanian was the task of Year One. Then they went on to study through the medium of Romanian.
The scholarships may have gone but some of these programmes stil exist.
As far as I know there are no programmes in Second Language Pedagogy taught through the medium of English.
There are summer courses run in various universities where you can study Romanian. |
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Mike_2003
Joined: 27 Mar 2003 Posts: 344 Location: Bucharest, Romania
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Ajax
Joined: 06 Sep 2003 Posts: 16 Location: Thailand
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Posted: Wed Nov 12, 2003 9:44 am Post subject: Romanian uni |
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Albulbul said:
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English Philology (English Language and Literature) is studied at Romanian Universities through the medium of Romanian. I do not find this at all strange.
It seems to me that you are being naive expecting Romanian Universities to teach through the medium of English.
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Wrong, English Language and Literature at Romanian Universities is studied in English. ALL courses are in English. Believe me, I did my BA in English Language and Literature in Romania.
As for the MA programs - ALL English related MAs are taught solely in English |
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naturegirl321
Joined: 04 May 2003 Posts: 9041 Location: home sweet home
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Posted: Wed Nov 12, 2003 9:49 am Post subject: Re: Romanian uni |
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Ajax wrote: |
Albulbul said:
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English Philology (English Language and Literature) is studied at Romanian Universities through the medium of Romanian. I do not find this at all strange.
It seems to me that you are being naive expecting Romanian Universities to teach through the medium of English.
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Wrong, English Language and Literature at Romanian Universities is studied in English. ALL courses are in English. Believe me, I did my BA in English Language and Literature in Romania.
As for the MA programs - ALL English related MAs are taught solely in English |
As they should be, if you are going to learn a language, the courses should be taught in that language. So it looks like I may be able to get my Master's in Romania . . . . |
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Albulbul
Joined: 08 Feb 2003 Posts: 364
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Posted: Wed Nov 12, 2003 1:50 pm Post subject: right ! |
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Well I stand corrected. Ajax has the local knowledge ! |
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