Grammar school programme with subjects taught in English (immersion)
Within the framework of a pilot project Kantonsschule Limmattal
offers, as from the school year 2007/2008, a new immersive educational programme
in English.
Bilingual tuition is offered to one class of the Economics and Law Pathway
or the Mathematics and Natural Sciences Pathway majoring in Biology and Chemistry.
As from the second year of the four-year grammar school programme (Kurzzeitgymnasium,
Year 10), the immersion class is taught four subjects in English: presumably
Geography, History, Mathematics, Economics and Law
Mathematics and Natural Sciences Pathway with Biology and Chemistry as major
subjects:
|
|
Number of weekly lessons per
year taught in English
|
|
|
Geography
|
History
|
Mathematics
|
Introduction
to Economics and Law
|
Total
|
|
Year 9
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Year 10
|
1
|
2
|
4
|
0
|
7
|
|
Year 11
|
2
|
2
|
4
|
0
|
8
|
|
Year 12
|
0
|
2
|
4
|
1
|
9
|
Economics and Law Pathway:
| |
Unterrichts-Jahresstunden in
englischer Sprache |
| |
Geography |
History |
Mathematics |
Economics and Law
|
Total |
| Year
9 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Year
10 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
3 |
10 |
| Year
11 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
4 |
12 |
| Year
12 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
4 |
10 |
Admission
to the immersion class is administered by the senior management of the school
and is subject to availability of places. There is no guarantee for admittance
to the bilingual grammar school programme. No discussions will be entered
into with regard to a request for a change of profile after non-admittance to
the immersion class.
|