vijayjohn wrote:明けましておめでとう!
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vijayjohn wrote:Irusia wrote:What language test?
Sorry, I forgot to answer this question earlier! I've mentioned this set of tests earlier, but I don't remember where exactly. It's these. They're not very good.
vijayjohn wrote:I should take some real tests sometime.
vijayjohn wrote:I do. I met someone on Reddit who was taking classes and a test (or maybe multiple tests) via the Goethe-Institut or something.
vijayjohn wrote:I think it's possible to go to the Goethe-Institut just to take the test without taking the course, although maybe it depends on the location, idk. Also, while these may not be proficiency tests per se, I have tested out of certain language courses before (specifically, German 1A and French 2, even though I actually wasn't required to do the latter). I'm also fairly certain it's possible (and not uncommon) to take an Advanced Placement (AP) test here without ever taking the course (these are tests that give you college credit for certain courses if you pass them; you can (and may be encouraged to) take them in high school), and that includes a few language-specific tests. All you have to do to take those tests AFAIK is pay the fee for each one (this is true regardless of whether you took the course or not).
księżycowy wrote:I was just curious because I've studied a bit of Burmese before. I primarily used Burmese By Ear.
Karavinka wrote:vijayjohn wrote:I think it's possible to go to the Goethe-Institut just to take the test without taking the course, although maybe it depends on the location, idk. Also, while these may not be proficiency tests per se, I have tested out of certain language courses before (specifically, German 1A and French 2, even though I actually wasn't required to do the latter). I'm also fairly certain it's possible (and not uncommon) to take an Advanced Placement (AP) test here without ever taking the course (these are tests that give you college credit for certain courses if you pass them; you can (and may be encouraged to) take them in high school), and that includes a few language-specific tests. All you have to do to take those tests AFAIK is pay the fee for each one (this is true regardless of whether you took the course or not).
It should be possible. I passed my Goethe B2 in Seoul without taking a class from them.
Though it got a bit ugly for them to allow me to take the test, as they didn't think it was possible to learn German without taking any class record. I took an interview to get allowed to take the damn test, and then took the test. Insist if they try to turn you away.
księżycowy wrote:LP? Lonely Planet?
I have all the textbooks that Okell has written. I highly recommend them. And now you should have Burmese by Ear as well.
I used to work with a Burmese speaker and would learn some stuff off the audio (since it's primarily an audio course), and I'd try it out on him. I kinda miss that. Most people I know now (probably all, really) are Anglophones. Lame.
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