Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Norwegian term or phrase:
folkehøyskole
English translation:
folk high school
Added to glossary by
Charlesp
Feb 3, 2005 16:50
19 yrs ago
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Norwegian term
folkehøyskole
Non-PRO
Norwegian to English
Other
Education / Pedagogy
norwegian
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +4 | folk high school |
Charlesp
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| 4 +1 | 'folkehøyskole' (residential college for adult education) |
Sven Petersson
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| 4 | community college |
Suzanne Blangsted (X)
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| 3 | boarding school/college |
brigidm
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Proposed translations
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5 mins
Norwegian term (edited):
folkeh�yskole
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folk high school
folk high school
but that doesn't say what it is.
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Note added at 6 mins (2005-02-03 16:57:06 GMT)
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Educational institution, and recreational too. For adults, but not only.
but that doesn't say what it is.
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Note added at 6 mins (2005-02-03 16:57:06 GMT)
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Educational institution, and recreational too. For adults, but not only.
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Norwegian term (edited):
folkeh�yskole
boarding school/college
Eurydice offers no direct translation, but gives a short, precise definition, using "boarding school" as a point of reference: "Boarding school usually offering one-year post-secondary courses in arts, crafts, music and several other areas". See link. Second link is an official list of these schools in Norway - most of them either omit to translate the term or give the direct translation, "folk high school" (in a number of variations). I have added "college" because this might avoid identifying the term with the stereotypical boarding school (in both UK and US systems). But to find one nice, succinct term for this Norwegian/Scaninavian phenomenon will prove fruitless, in my humble opinion. Some form of explanation will be required no matter what the final choice made. Other alternative - leave it untranslated + english explanation.
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1 hr
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Norwegian term (edited):
folkeh�yskole
'folkehøyskole' (residential college for adult education)
:o)
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Terence Ajbro
: there is really no English equivalent for this
14 hrs
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Thank you very much!
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2 hrs
Norwegian term (edited):
folkeh�yskole
community college
US English
www.mcli.dist.maricopa.edu/cc/
www.mcli.dist.maricopa.edu/cc/
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
Charlesp
: community colleges are not residental, though the idea that anyone can get in and attend is simular. Also the ideology and style is different, though the idea of eduction to everyone is a simularity.
7 hrs
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