Dave Nevin wrote:
students in Beijing told me there is an oral test but only those with the
highest grades/results are invited to take it.
I imagine it's an extra qual for those who want to prove how good they are, like
one of mine who passed CET6 while at high school.
I'll email her and ask if how it's done.
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My comment:
that would definitely be interesting to know about. I have heard of this in
theory and have never met any student who took a TEM oral English test. I guess
that would be examined by Chinese teachers anyway and therefore not necessarily
up to international standards, perhaps... I wait with (almost) bated breath...
Russ Taylor
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