Liceo linguistico (; ) is a type of secondary school in Italy. It is designed to give students the skills to progress to any university or higher educational institution.Decreto del Presidente della Repubblica 89/2010 - Regolamento di revisione dei licei. Available here. Retrieved 14 December 2011. Students can attend the liceo linguistico after successfully completing middle school (scuola media).
The curriculum is devised by the Ministry of Education, and emphasises the link between multiculturalism and language learning. It covers a complete and widespread range of disciplines.Decreto del Presidente della Repubblica 89/2010, Appendix F - Regolamento di revisione dei licei, Allegato F. Available here. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
Students typically study for five years, and attend the school from the age of 14 to 19. At the end of the fifth year all students sit for the esame di Stato, a final examination which gives access to every university course.
A student attending a liceo is called "liceale", although the more generic terms studente (male) and studentessa (female) are also in common use. Teachers are known as professore (male) or professoressa (female).
Subjects During five years, students learn three foreign languages (including English) and acquire a rich humanistic and scientific culture.
At the end of the final year, the language proficiency of students is minimum B2.
This is the weekly schedule of liceo linguistico in 5 years:
Subject RequirementsItalian language and literature Four hours during 5 yearsLatin language and literature Two hours in the first and second yearEnglish language and literature Four hours in the first and second year, then three hours in the last three yearsSecond foreign language and literature Three hours in the first and second year, then four hours in the last three yearsThird foreign language and literature Three hours in the first and second year, then four hours in the last three yearsHistory and geography Three hours in the first and second yearHistory Two hours in the last three yearsPhilosophy Two hours in the last three yearsMathematics and computer science Three hours in the first and second yearMathematics Two hours in the last three yearsBiology, chemistry and earth science Two hours during 5 yearsPhysics Two hours in the last three yearsHistory of art Two hours in the last three yearsPhysical education Two hours during 5 yearsReligious education or other activity One hour during 5 years
History With the D.M. July 31, 1973, is launched as an experimentation in non-statal secondary education institutions.Circolare Ministeriale 27/1991 (testo integrale, da Eduscuola.it) On 1 September 2010, with the Gelmini reform the experimental plans, the PNI and the Brocca project were blocked.
Linguistic Experimentation C.M. 27/91 SubjectsTwo-year periodThree-year periodIIIIIIIVVItalian language and Italian literature44444History and Geography33 - - -History - -223Latin language and literature233332First-language language and literature133444Second-language language and literature144444Third-language language and literature1 - -555Civical, juridical, and economical education22 - - -Philosophy - -333Mathematics and fundamentals of IT44333Physics33 - - -Biology, chemistry, natural science33 - - -Science and geography - -222Drawing and artistic-visual languages22 - - -Artistic-visual languages and history of art - -222Physical education22222Catholic religion or alternative activities11111Total amount of weekly hours3535353535
133 hours per year were mandatorily done with a native speaker lecturer. 2The written test of Latin language and literature was scheduled only for the two-year period.
Brocca project The Brocca project was an experiment in which it was possible to enroll up to the 2009–2010 school year; in fact, starting from the 2010–2011 school year, the application of the new timetable frameworks began. The last students enrolled in the Brocca project graduated in the 2013–2014 school year.
SubjectsTwo-year periodThree-year periodIIIIIIIVVItalian language and Italian literature55444Latin language and literature44323First-language language and literature 133333Second-language language and literature 144333Third-language language and literature 1 - -554History of art22222History22333Geography22 - - -Philosophy - -233Fundamentals of law and fundamentals of economics22 - - -Mathematics and IT44333Natural science3 - - - -Biology -3 - -2Physics - - -42Chemistry - -4 - -Physical education22222Catholic religion or alternative activities11111Total amount of weekly hours3434353535
1 33 hours per year were mandatorily done with a native speaker lecturer.
Gelmini reform Starting from 1 September 2010, with the implementation of the Gelmini reform, all the high school language experiments and all the previously existing courses have been eliminated, creating a single address of homogeneous linguistic high school at national level. The ministerial offer that can be activated by individual schools, where possible, includes the teaching of the English language, French language, German language, Spanish language, Russian language, Arabic language, Hebrew language, Chinese language, and Japanese language.
Standard study plan The study plan is as follows:
Subjects1st two-year period2nd two-year periodVIIIIIIIVItalian language and Italian literature 4 4 4 4 4Latin language 2 2 - - -First-language language and literature 1 4 4 3 3 3Second-language language and literature 1 3 3 4 4 4Third-language language and literature 1 3 3 4 4 4History and Geography 3 3 - - -History - - 2 2 2Philosophy - - 2 2 2Mathematics 2 3 3 2 2 2Physics - - 2 2 2Science 3 2 2 2 2 2History of art - - 2 2 2Physical Education 2 2 2 2 2Catholic religion or alternative activities 1 1 1 1 1Total amount of weekly hours2727303030 1 33 hours per year are mandatorily done with a native speaker lecturer; 2 With IT during the 1st two-year period; 3 Fundamentals of Biology, chemistry, natural science.
EsaBac plan Subjects1st two-year period2nd two-year periodVIIIIIIIVItalian language and Italian literature 4 4 4 4 4Latin language 2 2 - - -First-language language and literature 1 4 4 3 3 3Second-language language and literature 1 3 3 4 4 4Third-language language and literature 1 3 3 4 4 4[History] and Geography 3 3 - - -History - - 3 3 3Philosophy - - 2 2 2Mathematics 2 3 3 2 2 2Physics - - 2 2 2Science 3 2 2 2 2 2History of art - - 2 2 2Physical Education 2 2 2 2 2Catholic religion or alternative activities 1 1 1 1 1Total amount of weekly hours2727313131 1 33 hours per year are mandatorily done with a native speaker lecturer; 2 With IT during the 1st two-year period; 3 Fundamentals of Biology, chemistry, natural science.
Gelmini reform dissatisfaction After the reform, in 2010, for two years, Italian students starting to protest in the squares against the reform – according to them – completely not in line with a good educational path. The Gelmini reform not only deprived students of useful hours but also gave less hours per week to teach the same educational curriculum as pre-reform generating chaos among teachers and lectures. Researches, teachers, and students were – for the very first time – united against the reform on the Italian squares.
Final exam
According to the law, students of the liceo linguistico must sit several written tests alongside a final interdisciplinary oral test. The first written exam is the Italian one, in which the student has to choose one text to analyse between three main categories: a poetic text, an argumentative essay or a contemporary essay. The second written test includes two texts in two languages (English obligatory + another language) to analyse and two essays to write. Finally, there is an oral exam, in which the candidate is tested in several subjects.
EsaBac If students study French language and literature in an EsaBac course, at the end of high school they must take a French history and French literature exam. Once passed, the students receive the esame di Stato (the final exam in Italy) and the Baccalauréat (the final exam in France). The language proficiency of students that attain that exam is minimum B2.
University After liceo linguistico, a student can enter any university faculty (from foreign languages to philosophy, mathematics, physics, medicine, chemistry, etc.). As well as in other licei in Italy, academic preparation is performed from the first to the last year.
See also List of schools in Italy Liceo classico Liceo scientifico
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