English postgraduates and TOFEL & IELTS
@aninditasen (18198)
Raurkela, India
September 14, 2023 3:58am CST
Students or professionals who go abroad to study and work have to clear the TOFEL or IELTS. However, recently some online English teaching websites are insisting on a TOFEL or IELTS certificate even if you are a postgraduate in English. I think this is nothing but a trick to earn money.
As English postgraduate students have to study extensively not only the language but the literature of different cultures like UK, US, Scotland, France etc. It's not easy to get a postgraduate degree. Studying about different literature the students develop a good standard of expressing themselves in English whether spoken or written.
These websites usually ask for a introduction video and I think that's enough to judge someone's standard of English.
For handling students you need both expertise in English as well as the techniques of teaching.
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
14 Sep 23
This does sound like a trick.. It's unnecessary. TOEFL scores are valid for five years only.
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@aninditasen (18198)
• Raurkela, India
14 Sep 23
These tests are just related to language and have very little of literature. Every five years insisting for a new TOFEL score is nothing but a wicked way to earn money.
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
15 Sep 23
@aninditasen Yes, I wrote my GRE and TOEFL in 2001. The score is valid for five years. I am not sure about the current thing.
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@aninditasen (18198)
• Raurkela, India
15 Sep 23
@arunima25 If you want to work abroad it will work. It's useless if you work in India. I saw the question papers as my younger son is preparing but he got appointed abroad without it.
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@RebeccasFarm (91297)
• United States
15 Sep 23
Yes they are ripping off highly educated students..that is not cool
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@RebeccasFarm (91297)
• United States
16 Sep 23
@aninditasen This is very unjust. To say the least.
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@aninditasen (18198)
• Raurkela, India
17 Sep 23
@RebeccasFarm Yes, unjust. Educated people are sitting idle these days struggling to make to ends meet.
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@aninditasen (18198)
• Raurkela, India
16 Sep 23
Highly educated people are therefore finding it hard to get a well paid job.
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@snowy22315 (208906)
• United States
14 Sep 23
It sounds like a lot of work for little reward.
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@aninditasen (18198)
• Raurkela, India
14 Sep 23
Yes, that's true. If you are talking of TOFEL & IELTS then the labour is not worth for only online teaching being a postgraduate but the labour we put in for a postgraduation degree is worth it.
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@Tampa_girl7 (54715)
• United States
14 Sep 23
This wouldn’t be appealing to some. It sounds like a lot of effort.
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@aninditasen (18198)
• Raurkela, India
15 Sep 23
Yes it is and why put effort on something only to earn peanuts and sometimes nothing.
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@aninditasen (18198)
• Raurkela, India
16 Sep 23
@Tampa_girl7 Yes, it is and if we don't protest as teachers this will go on for ever.
