Dear all,
Thanks for your responses so far. I appreciate why this is being met with some confusion about why it is even an issue. Not trying to defend the question here - but I understand that the background to it here stems from there being an increase in students applying to the University with certain language A-level qualifications, coupled with a lack of certainty about the curriculum for those qualifications. There appears to be a debate here about whether the curriculum is language or literature based.
I'm with you out there, as a native English speaker with an English A-level who went on to do an English degree, I really can't understand any defence for not accepting certain A-level qualifications as a result of your nationality. Just wanted to see what everyone else thought!
Thanks
Alison
Alison Jones
Race Equality Project Officer
University Secretary's Office
Telephone 0113 283 2600 ext 4929
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Lyndsey Fawkes end [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: 05 June 2003 11:30
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> Subject: Re: A-level languages
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> Hi Alison,
> I'm intrigued as to why Hinid / Urdu have been mentioned as opposed to any
> European language A levels taken by native speakers?
> Lyndsey
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jones, Alison [SEC] [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: 05 June 2003 10:42
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: A-level languages
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>
> Dear colleagues,
>
> I have been asked by colleagues within the University for my views on
> whether we should accept A-level language qualifications from native
> speakers of that language. The question has been put specifically in terms
> of the acceptance of A-level Hindi or Urdu, but I would think that the
> acceptance or not should apply to all languages, otherwise this does present
> a problem.
>
> Any views?
>
> Thanks
> Alison
>
> Alison Jones
> Race Equality Project Officer
> University Secretary's Office
> Telephone 0113 283 2600 ext 4929
> email [log in to unmask]
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