ParisInAKilt Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 Anyone else has the pleasure of paying for this? Having to do an English test for a language I've apparently been speaking all my life. It would be a new low if I failed this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Return of Yermaw Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 An assessment based on that post - 5.5 I reckon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParisInAKilt Posted March 4, 2016 Author Share Posted March 4, 2016 Haha. That's probably about right. Did the speaking part there. Got to talk about independence, nationalism and how education doesn't produce critical thinkers. Probably thought I was a . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ironbrew Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 1 hour ago, ParisInAKilt said: Anyone else has the pleasure of paying for this? Having to do an English test for a language I've apparently been speaking all my life. It would be a new low if I failed this. What`s a "fail" in Australia? Less than 7.0? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParisInAKilt Posted March 5, 2016 Author Share Posted March 5, 2016 5 hours ago, ironbrew said: What`s a "fail" in Australia? Less than 7.0? Yeah, need over 7 for each category. If I've failed that I'm coming home on the first flight as punishment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orraloon Posted March 5, 2016 Share Posted March 5, 2016 2 hours ago, ParisInAKilt said: Yeah, need over 7 for each category. If I've failed that I'm coming home on the first flight as punishment You neednae bother comin back here if you cannae spik the language richt, min. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Third Lanark Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 (edited) I actually, for my sins, conduct Speaking exams for foreign students. In recent years I have encountered no end of South African, Australian and West Indian native English speakers who had to take speaking exams to satisfy new Home Office regulations. We have to conduct the tests in exactly the same way as for non-native speakers. It's very awkward when you know after they introduce themselves right away if English is their first language. Don't know why you had to do IELTS - it's a difficult exam. Most universities in the UK now accept Cambridge Advanced English (CAE) Edited March 6, 2016 by Third Lanark additional info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirk Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 Not had to do one myself but have friends who have moved to Canada and have had to do them, bit ridiculous Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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