Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Begegnungsschule
English translation:
international school with a dual system
Added to glossary by
Craig Meulen
Jan 28, 2006 13:20
18 yrs ago
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German term
United Kingdom
Begegnungsschule
German to English
Social Sciences
Education / Pedagogy
This seems to be a term referring to "dual nationality" schools such as "German-Czech" or "German-Lebanese", where the pupils take a German Abitur and the local exams as well.
But I can't find a general term to refer to them. Help!!
But I can't find a general term to refer to them. Help!!
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | international school |
Lancashireman
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| 4 +3 | bilingual school / binational school |
Edith Kelly
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| 3 +1 | two-way bilingual immersion program |
Christine Lam
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| 2 | school of international living |
Jonathan MacKerron
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Proposed translations
6 mins
Lancashireman
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
Specializes in field
United Kingdom
Related KudoZ points
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370
Selected
international school
These are simply known as ‘international schools’ in English. The term ‘binational school’ would not be immediately understood.
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Note added at 10 mins (2006-01-28 13:31:21 GMT)
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The general pattern is to refer to them as ‘the British School in…’, http://www.bst.ac.jp/
‘the American School in…’ http://www.asl.org/
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Note added at 20 mins (2006-01-28 13:41:33 GMT)
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The 2-cents reply is: "In a word, no. But maybe with a sentence."
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Note added at 34 mins (2006-01-28 13:54:49 GMT)
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'Dual-curriculum school' would describe this system well but the term seems to have been appropriated by USE for a particular type of faith school.
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Note added at 1 hr (2006-01-28 14:54:25 GMT)
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I am not sure whether the two 'agrees' so far posted are for 'bilingual school’ or for ‘binational school’.
‘Bilingual schools’ misses the point here. These will be found in Canada, Wales, Switzerland etc, in any country where there is more than one national language community. (How about a ‘Begegnungsschule’ in Vienna?)
According to the context given, this is about working towards two different final examinations, i.e. following two parallel national curricula.
As I said (at 6 mins) ‘binational school’ would not be immediately understood. I did not say it could not be used, especially if it were accompanied by an explanation.
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Note added at 10 mins (2006-01-28 13:31:21 GMT)
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The general pattern is to refer to them as ‘the British School in…’, http://www.bst.ac.jp/
‘the American School in…’ http://www.asl.org/
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Note added at 20 mins (2006-01-28 13:41:33 GMT)
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The 2-cents reply is: "In a word, no. But maybe with a sentence."
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Note added at 34 mins (2006-01-28 13:54:49 GMT)
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'Dual-curriculum school' would describe this system well but the term seems to have been appropriated by USE for a particular type of faith school.
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Note added at 1 hr (2006-01-28 14:54:25 GMT)
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I am not sure whether the two 'agrees' so far posted are for 'bilingual school’ or for ‘binational school’.
‘Bilingual schools’ misses the point here. These will be found in Canada, Wales, Switzerland etc, in any country where there is more than one national language community. (How about a ‘Begegnungsschule’ in Vienna?)
According to the context given, this is about working towards two different final examinations, i.e. following two parallel national curricula.
As I said (at 6 mins) ‘binational school’ would not be immediately understood. I did not say it could not be used, especially if it were accompanied by an explanation.
Note from asker:
| The $64m. question is, can they be distinguished from other types of international schools? |
1 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Andrew gets the points for:
The 2-cents reply is: "In a word, no. But maybe with a sentence."
I agree that "agrees" should be clearer when a proposer has more than one alternative. But I also agree that Andrew's tone was a bit unfriendly.
"
+1
18 mins
two-way bilingual immersion program
not sure if this will exactly fit your context, but they are very popular in both the US and Canada. Lots of other referenes for you to check out under "two-way bilingual immersion program"
The Two-Way Bilingual Immersion program. provides an immersion model for English-.
speaking students and a bilingual model for. Spanish-speaking students. ...
www.cabrillo.k12.ca.us/ell/Imm_Brochure2005.pdf
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At least in Canada and Switzerland, International Schools are intended to teach an international curriculum rather than a local one and the main langugage used is definitely English
The Two-Way Bilingual Immersion program. provides an immersion model for English-.
speaking students and a bilingual model for. Spanish-speaking students. ...
www.cabrillo.k12.ca.us/ell/Imm_Brochure2005.pdf
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Note added at 20 mins (2006-01-28 13:40:44 GMT)
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At least in Canada and Switzerland, International Schools are intended to teach an international curriculum rather than a local one and the main langugage used is definitely English
+3
1 hr
Edith Kelly
Switzerland
Switzerland
Native in German
&
English
Switzerland
Professional conference interpreter
Native in: German 
, English
Works in: German to English, English to German, Dutch to German, and 4 more.
Related KudoZ points
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103
bilingual school / binational school
1) see
Dateiformat: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - HTML-Version
[Modell einer bilingualen Begegnungsschule – SESB-Web-Text – englische Version,
... school for five-year-olds. It leads to all the school-leaving ...
bebis.cidsnet.de/faecher/feld/ sesb/selbstdarstellungen/sesb_englisch.pdf
2) that's what Goethe-Gymnasium in Frankfurt calls those courses where you can take the German Abitur and the International Baccalaureat.
Dateiformat: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - HTML-Version
[Modell einer bilingualen Begegnungsschule – SESB-Web-Text – englische Version,
... school for five-year-olds. It leads to all the school-leaving ...
bebis.cidsnet.de/faecher/feld/ sesb/selbstdarstellungen/sesb_englisch.pdf
2) that's what Goethe-Gymnasium in Frankfurt calls those courses where you can take the German Abitur and the International Baccalaureat.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Louise Mawbey
: Yes, I think this is the best solution
3 mins
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Thanks Louise
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| agree |
Sabine Griebler
12 mins
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Thanx.
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| agree |
Deborah Shannon
: perhaps even 'bicultural' (just in case it's a more multinational/multilingual set-up)
3 hrs
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| neutral |
Lancashireman
: Congratulations on your growing tally of ‘agrees’ although it is not clear which of your two answers they are supporting. The third one even proposes an answer that could have been posted in its own right.
3 hrs
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3 hrs
Jonathan MacKerron
Native in English
Works in field
Retired as of Jan 2019!
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, French to English
Related KudoZ points
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165
school of international living
another option
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