Íslenskukennslan: Seinni Hluti / Icelandic Classes: Part Two
[ÍS] Ég fékk tölvupóst um daginn varðandi íslenskukennsluna sem benti mér á eitt sem ég hafði ekki tekið eftir, og það er mjög góður punktur:
“My name is Ben Cockerill. I am a British guy who is planning to move to Reykjavík on 5 February.
When researching options for learning Icelandic there seemed to be three major options: Mímir, Endurmenntun Háskóla Íslands and Alþjóðhúsið. Having a Bachelors Degree in Linguistics and German and basic Icelandic I thought that Endurmenntun would be the best option for me to learn good Icelandic quickly.
On contacting Endurmenntun to enrol I was told that there is a 90% chance that classes will not be running due to lack of numbers. This lack of numbers being in part due to other course providers having lowered their fees to levels at which Endurmenntun could not compete. This fee reduction having been made in anticipation of receipt of some of the 70,000,000 kr. that are to be awarded to Icelandic language teaching organisations.”
Þannig er það: kaldhæðnislega, þá reyndar geta þessir styrkir, sem menntamálaráðuneytið ætlar að gefa Mími, minnkað eftir því hversu mörg námskeið eru í boði.
Þess vegna myndi ég gera kröfu:
1) að þessi námskeið séu ókeypis (þar á meðal að menntamálráðuneytið standi við fyrsta loforð sitt um 100 milljón króna styrk),
2) að þessi námskeið fylgi eftir einhverjum reglum um hvernig íslenska er kennd, eins og er í öðrum námskeiðum,
3) að menntamálaráðuneytið heyra frá nemendunum sjálfum hvað virkar best í kennslu, til þess að finna út hvaða staðall er bestur,
4) að þessi námskeið væru hluti af vinnutíma, til dæmis 4 klukkustundir á viku, eins og er gert hjá Svæðisskrifstofu Reykjaness um Málefna Fatlaðra, og
5) að menntamálaráðneytið búa til fleiri námskeið, bæði fyrir þá sem búa innan og utan höfuðborgsvæðisins.
Ef við viljum að þeir sem flytja hingað aðlagist innan íslenska samfélagsins, þá eru þessir fimm punktar góð byrjun.
[EN] I received an e-mail the other day regarding Icelandic classes that I hadn’t even thought of, and makes a very good point:
“My name is Ben Cockerill. I am a British guy who is planning to move to Reykjavík on 5 February.
When researching options for learning Icelandic there seemed to be three major options: Mímir, Endurmenntun Háskóla Íslands and Alþjóðhúsið. Having a Bachelors Degree in Linguistics and German and basic Icelandic I thought that Endurmenntun would be the best option for me to learn good Icelandic quickly.
On contacting Endurmenntun to enrol I was told that there is a 90% chance that classes will not be running due to lack of numbers. This lack of numbers being in part due to other course providers having lowered their fees to levels at which Endurmenntun could not compete. This fee reduction having been made in anticipation of receipt of some of the 70,000,000 kr. that are to be awarded to Icelandic language teaching organisations.”
That’s how it is: ironically, this support that the Ministry of Education intends to give Mímir could actually reduce the number of Icelandic classes available.
This is why I would ask:
1) that these classes be made free (including the Ministry of Education standing by its original promise of 100 million ISK).
2) that these classes follow some sort of guidelines as to how they are taught, as is done in other classes,
3) that the Ministry of Education hear from the students themselves what types of teaching works best, in order to find the standard that works best,
4) that these classes be a part of working hours, for example 4 hours a week, as is done at the Reykjanes Regional Office of Disabled Persons’ Affairs,
5) that the Ministry of Education create more language classes, both for those within and outside the capital area.
If we want those who move here to integrate into Icelandic society, then these five points would be a good start.
“My name is Ben Cockerill. I am a British guy who is planning to move to Reykjavík on 5 February.
When researching options for learning Icelandic there seemed to be three major options: Mímir, Endurmenntun Háskóla Íslands and Alþjóðhúsið. Having a Bachelors Degree in Linguistics and German and basic Icelandic I thought that Endurmenntun would be the best option for me to learn good Icelandic quickly.
On contacting Endurmenntun to enrol I was told that there is a 90% chance that classes will not be running due to lack of numbers. This lack of numbers being in part due to other course providers having lowered their fees to levels at which Endurmenntun could not compete. This fee reduction having been made in anticipation of receipt of some of the 70,000,000 kr. that are to be awarded to Icelandic language teaching organisations.”
Þannig er það: kaldhæðnislega, þá reyndar geta þessir styrkir, sem menntamálaráðuneytið ætlar að gefa Mími, minnkað eftir því hversu mörg námskeið eru í boði.
Þess vegna myndi ég gera kröfu:
1) að þessi námskeið séu ókeypis (þar á meðal að menntamálráðuneytið standi við fyrsta loforð sitt um 100 milljón króna styrk),
2) að þessi námskeið fylgi eftir einhverjum reglum um hvernig íslenska er kennd, eins og er í öðrum námskeiðum,
3) að menntamálaráðuneytið heyra frá nemendunum sjálfum hvað virkar best í kennslu, til þess að finna út hvaða staðall er bestur,
4) að þessi námskeið væru hluti af vinnutíma, til dæmis 4 klukkustundir á viku, eins og er gert hjá Svæðisskrifstofu Reykjaness um Málefna Fatlaðra, og
5) að menntamálaráðneytið búa til fleiri námskeið, bæði fyrir þá sem búa innan og utan höfuðborgsvæðisins.
Ef við viljum að þeir sem flytja hingað aðlagist innan íslenska samfélagsins, þá eru þessir fimm punktar góð byrjun.
[EN] I received an e-mail the other day regarding Icelandic classes that I hadn’t even thought of, and makes a very good point:
“My name is Ben Cockerill. I am a British guy who is planning to move to Reykjavík on 5 February.
When researching options for learning Icelandic there seemed to be three major options: Mímir, Endurmenntun Háskóla Íslands and Alþjóðhúsið. Having a Bachelors Degree in Linguistics and German and basic Icelandic I thought that Endurmenntun would be the best option for me to learn good Icelandic quickly.
On contacting Endurmenntun to enrol I was told that there is a 90% chance that classes will not be running due to lack of numbers. This lack of numbers being in part due to other course providers having lowered their fees to levels at which Endurmenntun could not compete. This fee reduction having been made in anticipation of receipt of some of the 70,000,000 kr. that are to be awarded to Icelandic language teaching organisations.”
That’s how it is: ironically, this support that the Ministry of Education intends to give Mímir could actually reduce the number of Icelandic classes available.
This is why I would ask:
1) that these classes be made free (including the Ministry of Education standing by its original promise of 100 million ISK).
2) that these classes follow some sort of guidelines as to how they are taught, as is done in other classes,
3) that the Ministry of Education hear from the students themselves what types of teaching works best, in order to find the standard that works best,
4) that these classes be a part of working hours, for example 4 hours a week, as is done at the Reykjanes Regional Office of Disabled Persons’ Affairs,
5) that the Ministry of Education create more language classes, both for those within and outside the capital area.
If we want those who move here to integrate into Icelandic society, then these five points would be a good start.
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