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Glossary entry

Italian term or phrase:

sessione unica

English translation:

single sitting (exam session)

Added to glossary by Lisa Jane
Nov 6, 2020 16:00
3 yrs ago
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Italian term

sessione unica

Italian to English Other Education / Pedagogy school certificates
It is a school certificate which contains a table with two columns: the left-hand side column lists "materie d'esame" while the right-hand side column entitled "sessione unica" contains the evaluation, in this case "sex" for all the courses/exams.
Proposed translations (English)
4 +2 single sitting (exam session)
4 exam
2 +1 final exam
Change log

Nov 17, 2020 15:05: Lisa Jane Created KOG entry

Discussion

JudyC Nov 11, 2020:
What kind of school was it?

Proposed translations

+2
35 mins
Selected

single sitting (exam session)

it means that the exam takes place in a single session/sitting and accounts for the total mark

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Note added at 38 mins (2020-11-06 16:39:20 GMT)
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It is common practice on handwritten reports to write grade 6 as "sex" = sei. It is written with an X so students cannot alter it and turn it into a "sette" with a few strokes of the pen!
Peer comment(s):
agree philgoddard : Fascinating! But if it's the grade column, it should arguably say "grade" at the top.
7 mins
it should but Italian documents are often cryptic like that...believe me!
agree martini
33 mins
Thanks martini!
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+1
1 hr

final exam

the problem with this term is that it provides an information - only one examination (session) instead of the usual 5-7 tests (sessioni) given in university or school courses - which no one else cares to know, hence no technical equivalent in English. "Final exam" at least gives the right impression; single or unique exam would not. Nor would "consolidated grade", e.g., as there are no intermediate results to consolidate.
Peer comment(s):
agree Janice Giffin : I think this would be clearer to an English language reader
17 hrs
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20 hrs

exam

Agree with Wolfgang but I would go even further and just say "exam", as opposed to a continuous assessment approach. Otherwise why the need for unica. Was also thinking maybe plenary session but would not quite make sense in context, although conceivably still possible.
Reference:

https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/plenary

https://www.linguee.com/english-italian/search?query=sessione+unica

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