University says there has been no change in its language of assessment policy

Jesmond Micallef

Feb 27th 2010, 20:50

May I quote : "These included the fact that English was the preferred medium of dissemination of high level learning the world over."

It may be an "Established Fact" yes indeed. But I do have to argue here that the dissemination of HIGH LEVEL LEARNING in english should not give rise to somekind of "misconception" that one needs to know just english to be considered for higher learning.

Credit should be given to a person who speaks a multitude of languages in relation to another who speaks just one !! Education at whatever level, is competitive. Remember, one needs some sort of qualifications in order to enter tertiary education, world over.

Jean Noel Cutajar

Feb 27th 2010, 09:45

Is-Senat ta’ l-Università, meta jrid isegwi r-regoli? Regoli oħra li jistipulaw illi għandu jkun hemm course catalogue, bħal fil-kors tal-Liġi din is-sena baqgħet ma ġietx segwita minkejja l-ġenn li sitwazzjoni bħal din ħolqot magħna l-istudenti.

Quo vadis UOM?

M.Farrugia

Feb 27th 2010, 09:27

Kemm tqalbu Nerik Mizzi, Sir Arturo Mercieca u nies oħra bħala li dejjem iggieldu kontra il-lingwa ingliza u favur it-Taljan. Filwaqt li Strickland u Bartolo xtaqu li qieghedin jghixu dan iz-zmien

Daniel Carabott

Feb 27th 2010, 00:03

Ma nafx min huma l-professuri jien - jekk hux dawn li jaghtu l-barka 'l dawn ir-regoli jew in-nies t'hemm barra!
Din kutrumbajsa ohra fl-edukazzjoni bhalissa imma l-aktar li jiddispjacini li sirt naf b'dawn l-affarijiet grazzi ghal artiklu bi stqarrija mahrug minn grupp ta' studenti fl-istess universita. Din ma kinitx kwistjoni li tinteressahom lill-politici taghna? Mohhkom biss biex tghajru 'l xulxin fuq kemm qed joghla d-dawl, kemm hemm korruzzjoni fil-partiti, kemm tahwid u gideb ... u mbaghad thallu affarijiet sensittivi bhal dawn jghaddu qisu xejn mhu xejn.
Kull min kien jaf b'dawn ir-regoli u ma tkellimx ghalija hu responsabbli daqs min ghamilhom u ghaddiehom. Messkom tisthu ssejhu lilkom infuskom Maltin u tmorru tkantaw l-Innu Malti f'xi okkazjoni. Issa ibqghu ticcaqalqux ta u hallu kollox ghaddej - l-aqwa li mmorru nipprotestaw fit-toroq nhar il-Hadd.

Edric Micallef Figallo

Feb 26th 2010, 22:48

"The university said that over the years, the senate has insisted on the policy of English being the language of assessement for all courses, other than those involving the study of languages. These included the fact that English was the preferred medium of dissemination of high level learning the world over." - Nice excuse. Wake up folks, this is Malta! There is only ONE UNIVERSITY OF MALTA and in Malta and there is no University which offers "high level learning" in Maltese. Is this is a case of only in Malta? Even if it wasn't, it is shameful.

Għandna bżonn Università nazzjonali li tuża l-Malti qabel niżżattu b'Università internazzjonali.

Fenech Mary

Feb 26th 2010, 22:37

Maltese Studies? Topics related to Malta? And they are prohibiting their students to use Maltese? There is some kind of mistake.

Axiaq Renato

Feb 26th 2010, 22:32

Let's go to Brussels!!! We can use Maltese there!!!! This is undoubtedly a country of contradictions. Oleeeeeee

Carmen Zahra

Feb 26th 2010, 22:18

b'xejn ma nistagħġeb f'dan il-pajjiż imma li issa ma nistgħux niktbu bil-Malti f'Malta ta hi naqra gravi - u ejja tal-Universita - jaħasra qabel li wieħed jidħol l-universita kienet xi ħaġa super speċjali. Illum jekk qed tagħmlu dawn l-affarijiet hi super balbuljata

John Aquilina

Feb 26th 2010, 22:04

As long as by writing in Maltese no one would be disadvantaged in a way or another, there is no reason why this should be prohibited.
And if I am not mistaken, the regulations do leave space for exceptions, don't they?
I am not convinced by this statement as it still doesn't show where and how a student who writes in Maltese will be damaging the University's standards or international status.

Marco Zammit

Feb 26th 2010, 21:48

Ara tinħbewx wara l-legal notice issa biex tagħmlu xenata b'min jikteb bil-Malti! Messkom tistħu - intom u dawk li suppost jgħidu li dan il-pajjiż żviluppa u kiber. X'kiber kiber!!! U biex tgħaxxaqha dawn suppost huma l-għorrief ta' din il-gżira .... ma jafux x'tgħid il-Kostituzzjoni Maltija - il-Malti U l-Ingliż huma l-ilsna uffiċjali ta' Malta!!!! Il-Malti wkoll!!!!
Tal-Ewropa fejnhom?

T Camilleri

Feb 26th 2010, 21:33

Tal-misthija professuri t'ghajni.
Professur suppost li jikteb ktieb kull sena.
Kemm ghandna professuri li qed jaghmlu hekk?

Peter Spiteri

Feb 26th 2010, 21:30

Why Malta why???
Whoever is responsible of such decisions (no matter whether there has been a legal notice or not) should explain why are Maltese students banned from using their native language. This is not acceptable in 2010!
The Language Question is history now, isn't it?
You show your love and respect to the Maltese language by strengthening the Maltese Department (and that's a good thing in itself) , but even more by practising what you preach or teach - if this is not hipocrisy, then what is it?
Re: the legal notice - I don't know how many people out there have the time to go after legal notices and be at their lookout - but for goodness sake, where were our politicians? Where were those individuals whom we elect with our votes to protect us and lead our country, when such ridiculous legal notices appear? Where was the Opposition?
Or are you expecting the man on the street to voice these issues? If this is so, then give him the chance! Get his opinion about such drastic decisions!! And for goodness sake, don't forget those students who are paying THEIR money to be educated in "your" university!

Ray Muscat

Feb 26th 2010, 21:00

Our MEP's have the privilige to address the European Parliament in Maltese but University students are expected to disregard our beloved language. How low can we go?

BARBARA M

Feb 26th 2010, 20:55

Il-lingwa hi ghodda li nuzawha biex nikkomunikaw u kull wiehed ghandu dritt li jaghmel uzu minn dik l-ghodda li kapaci jikkomunika l-ahjar biha sakemm ma' tkunx ta' xkiel ghal dak/dawk li qed jikkomunika maghhom. Ghaldaqstant jekk l-ezaminatur hu Malti ma nafx ghaliex ghandu jkun hemm problema biex student/a jaghmel/taghmel uzu mill-ilsien Malti. Kull MALTI ghandu dritt jaghmel uzu mill-ilsien Malti f'kull istituzzjoni Maltija la darba l-ezaminatur ma jkunx barrani jew l-assessjar ma jkunx marbut ma' lingwa barranija partikolari. L-Universita' ghandha taghmel kull haga possibbli biex tigbed il-barranin imma ghandha tibqa' Universita' ta' MALTA ghall-Maltin b'kull dritt li juzaw l-ilsien Nazzjonali taghhom.

Michael Borg

Feb 26th 2010, 20:28

It-tifla qaltli li taf min kien kors l-Universita s-sena l-oħra li m'għandu x'jaqsam xejn mal-Malti u li anki t-teżi għamel bil-Malti u dan iggradwa f'Ottubru li għadda. Jiġifieri l-istudenti setgħu jiktbu bil-Malti mingħajr problemi ta' xejn. Issa jekk l-Universita qed tgħid li ma kienx hemm tibdil, mela x'inhu jiġri??? Hawn xi Pinocchio fin-nofs jew inkella jien mhu qed nifhem xejn. Hi x'inhi s-sitwazzjoni kunu kburin b'dak li għandna l-aħwa. Nispera li ma wasalniex fi żmien fejn xi ħadd li jikteb bil-Malti ngħajruh li ma jafx Ingliż hux??? Kieku konna Taljani forsi għax dawk jagħmlu kollox bit-Taljan għax ma jafux kelma li hi kelma bl-Ingliż. Erħilu mbagħad meta xi kowċ Taljan imur l-Ingilterra malajr jitgħallmu l-Ingliż! Fl-injoranza tiegħi naħseb li ladarba student ikun diġa' ġie aċċettat mill-istess Universita, dan ikun diġa ġie ċertifikat li għadda mill-eżami tal-Ingliż, mhux hekk? Mela ma naħsibx li min jiddeċiedi li jikteb bil-Malti jagħmel hekk għax mhux tajjeb fl-Ingliż. Li wieħed iħobb il-lingwa Maltija hi ħaġa tajba fiha nfisha u ta' min ifaħħarha! Prosit

Angele Micallef

Feb 26th 2010, 20:11

Where is the truth?
Is it true that this "policy" is also being applied where there are no external examiners involved?
If this is the case, I am sorry - but I guess there is some kind of prejudice against the Maltese language here. We are BILINGUAL guys not monolingual and that says it all.

M. Dimech

Feb 26th 2010, 19:45

Are you saying that writing in Maltese cannot lead to a level which is "up to standard?" Shame on you!
Don't mention the issue of EXTERNAL examiners from Europe and the rest of the world ... you know that you are not differentiating between these examiners and the ones who come from Malta - who are Maltese - and who they themselves read Maltese!!!
What problem are you seeing when a student writes in his native language when his/her examiner is Maltese and there are no external examiners involved??? That is yet not another excuse!!! I cannot see the point and this statement here still does NOT convince me of what is actually behind these manoeuvres!!!!

C Grixti

Feb 26th 2010, 19:32

Re: A legal notice in October ...
So if this legal notice was put in October it should NOT be applying for those courses which started BEFORE October 2009! It would not be fair to apply legal notices and new regulations when a course is half-way through ...
Whatever your arguments and explanations are, you are still DENYING the use of the Maltese language in this institution when Maltese is one of the official languages of our country! And that is unquestionable!
Moreover you know that there HAS been a change ... Maltese could be used as a written medium until a few months ago, EVEN in courses which are not linked with Maltese!!!! Ask graduated law students ... what respect is this???

Sean Grech

Feb 26th 2010, 19:17

Don't beat around the bush please!
There HAVE been changes ... these same students have written in Maltese last year and no polemics have risen ... admit that they are not allowed to keep doing so from now on then!
There HAVE been changes - the law students were always given the opportunity to write in EITHER language ... what is happening now????
And students could use Maltese even in credits and dissertations which do not have to do anything with the study of the Maltese language itself till the very last scholastic year ... so there HAVE been changes!!! You should know better

J Farrugia

Feb 26th 2010, 18:05

Couldn't the University issue this 'reasonable' explanation when the legal notice came into force so that no misunderstanding and no beating about the bush would have occurred???