The Guardian:Outsmarting the computer: the secret to passing Australia's English-proficiency test
Irish vet fails English test Source: SBS
According to the report of Melissa Davey from The Guardian in the article Outsmarting the computer: the secret to passing Australia's English-proficiency test, People applying for Australian permanent residency or working visas have described how they have met the governments required English language standards not by improving their language proficiency but by learning to outsmart the computer. It follows the story of an Irish veterinarian with degrees in history and politics, Louise Kennedy, who failed the oral fluency section of the English test delivered by Pearson Test of English (PTE) Academic, one of five test providers used by Australias immigration department. After SBS Mandarin website published this news on our website, we got comments from the audiences with some of them guess it could be because of the Irish accent.However, according to a experienced tutor, it sis not because of the accent, but something else. The Guardian report explains more.
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