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Re:MIT to no longer consider SAT subject tests in admissions... by pbhjpbhj on Friday March 20, 2020 @05:02PM (#22641632)
Wouldn't demanding English language abilities help to reduce instances of this in the future? Like if they're letting students graduate with language deficits then the chance of tutors/teachers/professors having less language ability than desirable would seem to go up?
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Re:MIT to no longer consider SAT subject tests in admissions... by adchari on Saturday March 21, 2020 @12:56PM (#22647870)
The University of Illinois requires TOEFL and in person English language interviews before a TA or professor from a foreign country is allowed to teach any section. Students still face similar issues, due to accents and the fact that fluency in a language guarantees that you can convey an idea, not that you can engage listeners and use idioms which translate well.
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