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Italian degree by Distance learning? Not possible?

  • 03-07-2012 1:48am
    #1
    seachto7
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    Hi,

    I have been trawling around the net looking for some distance learning options for studying Italian but can't seem to find any.

    The OU, I think, doesn't look like it's a degree, just to intermediate level.

    I learned it myself, having lived there, but have though about "formalising" it sometime. Maybe I would have to sit the leaving cert in it first?

    My hunch is telling my that a language course could not be studied by distance learning.....?


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  • #2
    franc 91
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    Have you looked at the website of the Istituto Italiano di Cultura i Dublino? They have a page on Learning Italian on-line. If you are in Dublin, I'm sure you could ask them to help you to find the course that would suit you. They're at 11 FitzWilliam East Dublin 2
    http://www.iicdublino.esteri.it/IIC_Dublino/Menu/Imparare_Italiano/Studiare_Italiano_on_line/


  • #3
    rcdk1
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    From a thread a while back in the Work & Jobs forum (http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=78457818):
    allibastor wrote: »
    Hi, i dont know if it will help, but as an EU citizen you can apply to colleges in Sweden and Norway for a free online college course. they are fully credited courses in many subjects, and have actual degree and master level courses.

    https://www.universityadmissions.se/intl/start

    I have recently started a course through it and find it good.

    hope it helps
    Not sure if they're what you're looking for but there are a number of Italian courses available. When searching click on More Search Options and you can select distance learning with no meetings.


  • #4
    seachto7
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    So I can apply to study distance learning from Sweden? For free? Hmmmm....


  • #5
    rcdk1
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    It would seem so.

    However I'm not sure how you would go about making a full degree out of the distance learning courses listed as they appear to be individual modules. For example when you search Italian + distance learning with no meetings, the search returns 12 modules from Dalarna University. Each module is worth 7.5 or 15 credits for a total of 105 credits. I'm a while out of college but I would have thought 180 credits (60 credits/year by 3 years) would be the minimum for a degree? Perhaps these Italian modules can be combined with other related subjects to form a degree?

    At this stage I'm only theorising so I would suggest dropping allibastor (who posted the original link) a PM.


  • #6
    seachto7
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    OK, I will check it out...... :)


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