vintagedream Posted March 5, 2009 Report Share Posted March 5, 2009 Well as above.^^ Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hyperbole Posted March 5, 2009 Report Share Posted March 5, 2009 "Examen" in Swedish, specifically for the level we're at (17-19ish yeargroup).In France the equivalent to A-levels, IB, high school etc. is called "baccalauréat", which I think is the origin of the word used in English. It's basically just a type of qualification. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
moneyfaery Posted March 5, 2009 Report Share Posted March 5, 2009 http://www.answers.com/baccalaureatehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baccalaureate I swear with increasing internet availability, general intelligence decreases. 3 Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinuxBeta Posted March 10, 2009 Report Share Posted March 10, 2009 It's more like a fancy word (of french origin) for diploma, more specifically the high school diploma. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaylie Posted November 17, 2011 Report Share Posted November 17, 2011 This is quite interesting. I was unaware of what it was until now... And I've been in IB for seven years now! :/ Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ezak Posted November 20, 2011 Report Share Posted November 20, 2011 (edited) How do you pronounce it? this has stumped me for such a long time. Makes one feel retarded when you can't pronounce the name of the programme you are doing. Edited November 20, 2011 by Ezak Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiveBreathSleep Posted November 27, 2011 Report Share Posted November 27, 2011 How do you pronounce it? this has stumped me for such a long time. Makes one feel retarded when you can't pronounce the name of the programme you are doing.Back-lah-rette is how I've always pronounced it. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninety Posted December 4, 2011 Report Share Posted December 4, 2011 (edited) Hmm, funny I should stumble upon this thread today. I was just wondering what the word meant earlier and looked it up in the Oxford dictionary: 1 an examination intended to qualify successful candidates for higher education They even have a separate entry for 'International Baccalaureate'. a set of examinations intended to qualify successful candidates for higher education in any of several countries. I've known about the IB for at least four years and I never knew what the second word meant until today... :/ How do you pronounce it? this has stumped me for such a long time. Makes one feel retarded when you can't pronounce the name of the programme you are doing. Back-lah-rette is how I've always pronounced it. Oh? I always pronounced it as 'back-ah-law-ree-aht'. By the way the Oxford dictionary says it's pronounced /ˌbakəˈlɔːrɪət/. Nope, can't decipher that Edited December 4, 2011 by ninety 1 Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LMaxwell Posted December 4, 2011 Report Share Posted December 4, 2011 it means a painful two or three years of your life 3 Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
krox Posted January 17, 2012 Report Share Posted January 17, 2012 By the way the Oxford dictionary says it's pronounced /ˌbakəˈlɔːrɪət/. Nope, can't decipher that back-ah-law-rih-aht 1 Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
crushxoxo Posted February 16, 2012 Report Share Posted February 16, 2012 I still can't spell that. I just thought it was a fancy word for bachelor (like a diploma). Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vandalism Posted March 4, 2012 Report Share Posted March 4, 2012 it means a painful two or three years of your lifeHaha, true.& Lots of people I know who've been in the system for 5, 6 years still can't spell it. No big deal. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sohanvs95 Posted March 28, 2012 Report Share Posted March 28, 2012 google it Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rares T. Gosman Posted April 4, 2012 Report Share Posted April 4, 2012 Something derived from the concept of graduation and class, but all I remember is that the word doesn't see much translation. Baccalaureate is pronounced almost the same in all latin and germanic languages. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nali Posted April 4, 2012 Report Share Posted April 4, 2012 Baccalaureate in swedish is a synonym to ''kandidatexamen'' Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sammie Backman Posted April 4, 2012 Report Share Posted April 4, 2012 Baccalaureate in swedish is a synonym to ''kandidatexamen''Nope, it's the equivalent of "studentexamen". "Kandidatexamen" is the same as a bachelor's degree which is a university degree. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neuronic Posted April 6, 2012 Report Share Posted April 6, 2012 How is it supposed to be pronounced? Everybody pronounces it differently! Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
citizenoftheuniverse Posted April 6, 2012 Report Share Posted April 6, 2012 Copy the dude in this video at 0:21. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Gemini Posted April 12, 2012 Report Share Posted April 12, 2012 How do you pronounce it? this has stumped me for such a long time. Makes one feel retarded when you can't pronounce the name of the programme you are doing. In English, baccalaureate is pronounced: (I'm going to use Swedish characters to spell it phonetically because it might make the sounds easier to understand, i always relate English words into Swedish alphabet if I'm learning pronunciations, it makes more sense to me that way) ba-ka-lå-reatt From one swede to another, I hope that helps Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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