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#101453 Fri, 20 May 05 12:14 PM
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Hi,
I took the TSE for five times. The fifth time I got 50 points. In order to get 50 you just need to speak fluent. As you speak to a friend. In order to prepare for the fifth time I worked daily with a teacher 1, 30 - 3 hours for a month. During my classes I talked continuly with the teacher trying to develop all the 9 sort of TSE questions, following the exam order.
Good luck!
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juliana.ro
#101457 Fri, 20 May 05 12:33 PM
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Hi!
I got 50 at the TSE after a lot of practice. If someone needs to buy the TSE preparing materials you just can contact me!
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Linda14215
#102830 Wed, 25 May 05 07:24 PM
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Do you still have the book or do you know where to find the book? If you do, please response to me ASAP. Thanks a lot.
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Linda14215
#102833 Wed, 25 May 05 07:35 PM
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Do you still have those 4 test books or CDs? if you do please let me know how to get them. you could send me the email at [email removed. Mod]. Thanks a lot.
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ani_omaha
#102903 Thu, 26 May 05 02:30 AM
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hi friends,
If ur working on pronunciation and accent reduction...Pls check
www.englishwithoutaccent.com.
They have a free speech evaluation and it is very helpful.
Bascially, i'm preparing for TSE and i came to know abt this site from my friend i felt very gud abt it ...and its helping me in correcting many mistakes in vowels and consonants i used to make.
jus my 2 cents..
Thank u
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#106118 Mon, 06 Jun 05 06:51 PM
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#111944 Fri, 24 Jun 05 12:59 AM
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who was your teacher?, how much did you pay for it?, which state do you live in?.
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#112728 Sun, 26 Jun 05 09:11 PM
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Indeed, the TSE is a peculiar test in that it indirectly tests the examinees recorded speech (for later assessment...) so I question its reliability (the validity studies were 'sponsored' by ETS...) as a true indicator of a student's speaking (and required comprehension...) abilities in their chosen profession or the real world.
Many of the students I encountered, when posted around the former Soviet Union as a teacher trainer, failed to score at their target level, primarily due to the anxiety this unfamiliar and unnatural situation produced... limited response time inhibiting nuanced responses etc
In a direct (OPI) speaking proficiency test, such as the speaking part of the IELTS, I observed the same adult students scoring far more closely to their 'working' speaking level, the language and setting of the OPI being closer to the discourse of their daily lives and classroom.
Washback in TSE preparation classes is certainly the most negative that I have encountered, another reason why so few fail to attain their target score. Most teachers (both native and non-native) do not understand what the point of such an 'artificial' test is, and preparation materials can be counted on one hand and appear to be of dubious quality.
This is written from personal experience, especially in Georgia and Ukraine, where accurately and fluently responding to very US customer-care centered etc recordings demands an unrealistic cultural understanding of the USA (construct validity... ability to speak English or understand US culture?) This, and numerous other deficits, raises the question of whether the TSE is a true speaking test, of relevance when deciding to employ or permit immigration, or a TOEFL 'poor-cousin' afterthought, with very limited applications?
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#113029 Mon, 27 Jun 05 11:25 PM
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I am required to do TSE test. Can you please advise with books or other materials I should read to prepare myself for the test?
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