Leaving Certificate English could soon include an oral exam.
The new proposals, reported in The Irish Times, would have students engage in a two-way conversation where they’re quizzed on plays or books they’ve studied.
The assessment would be worth 20 per cent of the overall grade, while the traditional two-paper exam could become just one paper worth 60 per cent.
Plans for the revised syllabus comes amidst a sweeping reform of the Leaving Certificate which aims award more marks for project work and less on the written exams in June.
