LV renforcée

English translation: Advanced foreign language studies

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French term or phrase:Langue Vivante (LV) renforcée
English translation:Advanced foreign language studies
Entered by: Emma Paulay

05:13 Sep 13, 2010
French to English translations [PRO]
Education / Pedagogy / Language Options
French term or phrase: LV renforcée
Option in "première", "lycée".

Collins Robert gives "remedial" for "renforcé" but I have allways understood this option to be "extra" language learning for capable students. That interpretation would also make more sense in my text.

Can anyone clarify, and help me find the word that's on the tip of my tongue?
Emma Paulay
France
Local time: 02:39
Advanced foreign language studies
Explanation:
As you say, this is for the best, not the worst, students.

In England many years back, my daughter took Advanced French for GCSE - she had to learn all the tenses whilst others took a very basic exam with present tense only.

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Note added at 5 hrs (2010-09-13 11:02:03 GMT)
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An alternative possibility would be to use "intensive".

Both intensive and advanced give the idea of higher achievement and this is essential here. Students following "renforcé" courses do longer hours, certainly, but they are expected to achieve more per hour than in mainstream courses.
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Sheila Wilson
Spain
Local time: 01:39
Grading comment
Thanks for all suggestions.
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4 +2Advanced foreign language studies
Sheila Wilson
4 +1supplementary
Leslie Marcus
3enhanced / consolidated
mohanv
3additional / optional
Bashiqa


  

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enhanced / consolidated


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enhanced / consolidated

mohanv
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supplementary


Explanation:
This was previously discussed in Kudoz in July 2007; almost the same question; and the conclusion was "supplementary", definitely not "remedial"


    Reference: http://www.proz.com/kudoz/french_to_english/certificates_dip...
Leslie Marcus
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Asker: Thanks Leslie. I missed that somehow!


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agree  Jean-Paul VIGUIÉ
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additional / optional


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Bashiqa
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Advanced foreign language studies


Explanation:
As you say, this is for the best, not the worst, students.

In England many years back, my daughter took Advanced French for GCSE - she had to learn all the tenses whilst others took a very basic exam with present tense only.

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Note added at 5 hrs (2010-09-13 11:02:03 GMT)
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An alternative possibility would be to use "intensive".

Both intensive and advanced give the idea of higher achievement and this is essential here. Students following "renforcé" courses do longer hours, certainly, but they are expected to achieve more per hour than in mainstream courses.

Sheila Wilson
Spain
Local time: 01:39
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 107
Grading comment
Thanks for all suggestions.
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks, Sheila. I used "advanced".


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ellebore
3 hrs
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agree  Jonathan Beagley: Advanced and intensive both work, as you wrote, although I am partial to "intensive" myself.
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