Post by Ladybatperche' a loro di lodi e baci accademici non frega niente,
Post by Ladybatnon e' nella mentalita' anglosassone.
Nel senso che il voto della laurea non conta quando fai un colloquio di
lavoro o un concorso?
Not sure about the mentalita' anglosassone , but in the UK there has always
been a huge variation in thestandards of degrees from different universities
(whatever the class of degree) , and this is even more true nowadays , with
the proliferation of universities and new degree subjects . In the past , as
no doubt today , an employer for whom the quality of degree is important
would be aware , apart from the general pre-eminence of places like Oxford ,
Cambridge and the LSE , of which universities had the best departments in
the subject area he was interested in .
As for CVs ,since there is no equivalence between the Italian and English
systems , I think Ladybat is right to suggest that adding 'with Distinction'
conveys the right idea , which if necessary can be explained in detail in a
letter or at interview . (If the CV is addressed to an academic recipient ,
'cum laude' or 'summa cum laude' would do the same , even though these terms
are never used in British degree awards ).
Post by LadybatPost by Ladybatoggi ho superato me stessa traducendo liceo scientifico con: Grammar
Specialist Mathematics and Science School. detta cosi' suona molto meglio :)
Grammar???
purtroppo in inglese suona bruttino ! In the UK a school may be a Grammar
School , and at the same time a Specialist Science College , but it sounds
too clumsy to cram the two together as you have done ; we might say instead
, for example, 'xxx is a Grammar school with Specialist Status in Science' ,
but the latter phrase specifically relates to the Specialist Schools scheme
in the UK ; more generally , you might say 'xxx is a Grammar School
specialising in Science' , though that , I'm afraid , doesn't necessarily
suggest an official status at all .
Not sure what mymo is querying : the essential feature of a Grammar school
is that it is selective - there is an entry test to get in ; is that true of
the Liceo (I thought not !) ?
Mike