The University has issued that students in their first year whom did not achieve certain marks, are obliged to attend extra English classes.
We reject the label we are incompetent in English. Join this petition and make your voice heard.
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February 10, 2017
I have been reading through your messages about how these mandatory classes are impacting your studies and your mental well-being. It is clear that we refuse to be defined by a label that ignores our actual capabilities. I am currently working on a formal letter to the administration to challenge the bias behind this policy.
February 10, 2017
Seeing so many of you join this push tells me I am not the only one feeling insulted by this mandate. This momentum proves that students are tired of being treated like they cannot function in a classroom. We are turning this frustration into a conversation the university can no longer ignore.
Reached 100 supporters
February 10, 2017
20 Comments
Students were not advised of such changes in the course upon their entry in the university. In order for us to enter university, a certain level of English had to already be achieved thus I do not understand of such sudden changes. Apart from this, those who have a good grade in their ordinary level but have a lower one in their intermediate level are still obliged to attend such course while others who have only a good grade in their ordinary level are not. At least, in order to be fair, grades should be taken from the same exam level and not everyone's most recent exam of the subject.
I have no problem with CELP itself if it weren't mandatory. I am very disappointed that we were warned about it too late. Also, it is very unfair that my O-Level and Intermediate qualifications serve no purpose according to the University.
I personally think that we should have been informed much earlier than the previous semester about our assigned english classes. If I had known I would have worked harder to get a better grade in my other english exams. This still does not mean that if I obtained the mark that you perceive as 'incompetent' that I cannot speak english. Thank you.
I studied english at A level for two years, I studied hard and I did pass the exam. Whether a student gets an A or a D in an exam, the mark still counts for a pass. In order for a student to pass an English exam the student must know how to communicate in English. So by making me sit for a 2 hour lecture every week for 3 whole semesters is a complete waste of time and money. It makes me feel degraded to be judged as incompetent in a language which I've been speaking since I was four years old just because I got a D in my A level.
This should have been tackled before during A and O levels not now and in the middle of our first year. This is by far not fair on us students as we are already drowing with the ammount of work we have to deal with each semester!!
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The University has issued that students in their first year whom did not achieve certain marks, are obliged to attend extra English classes.
We reject the label we are incompetent in English. Join this petition and make your voice heard.
Updates
February 10, 2017
I have been reading through your messages about how these mandatory classes are impacting your studies and your mental well-being. It is clear that we refuse to be defined by a label that ignores our actual capabilities. I am currently working on a formal letter to the administration to challenge the bias behind this policy.
February 10, 2017
Seeing so many of you join this push tells me I am not the only one feeling insulted by this mandate. This momentum proves that students are tired of being treated like they cannot function in a classroom. We are turning this frustration into a conversation the university can no longer ignore.
Reached 100 supporters
February 10, 2017
20 Comments
Why do they want to invest in university level students and not invest all this money in post secondary students. In the meeting we were told that it is the syllabus we have in Malta. Then why not change that !!
Students were not advised of such changes in the course upon their entry in the university. In order for us to enter university, a certain level of English had to already be achieved thus I do not understand of such sudden changes. Apart from this, those who have a good grade in their ordinary level but have a lower one in their intermediate level are still obliged to attend such course while others who have only a good grade in their ordinary level are not. At least, in order to be fair, grades should be taken from the same exam level and not everyone's most recent exam of the subject.
I have no problem with CELP itself if it weren't mandatory. I am very disappointed that we were warned about it too late. Also, it is very unfair that my O-Level and Intermediate qualifications serve no purpose according to the University.
I personally think that we should have been informed much earlier than the previous semester about our assigned english classes. If I had known I would have worked harder to get a better grade in my other english exams. This still does not mean that if I obtained the mark that you perceive as 'incompetent' that I cannot speak english. Thank you.
I studied english at A level for two years, I studied hard and I did pass the exam. Whether a student gets an A or a D in an exam, the mark still counts for a pass. In order for a student to pass an English exam the student must know how to communicate in English. So by making me sit for a 2 hour lecture every week for 3 whole semesters is a complete waste of time and money. It makes me feel degraded to be judged as incompetent in a language which I've been speaking since I was four years old just because I got a D in my A level.
This should have been tackled before during A and O levels not now and in the middle of our first year. This is by far not fair on us students as we are already drowing with the ammount of work we have to deal with each semester!!
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Why do they want to invest in university level students and not invest all this money in post secondary students. In the meeting we were told that it is the syllabus we have in Malta. Then why not change that !!