Students will take an English language proficiency test similar to IELTS – listening, reading, writing and speaking
Post Date – 08:00 AM, Thursday – July 6
Hyderabad: Beginning in this academic program, intermediate students will take a practical English test according to the International English Language Testing System (IELTS).
The Telangana State Board of Intermediate Education (TS BIE) has released a handout detailing the 2023-24 Practical English lessons for Intermediate Grade 1 students. Students will be tested in English language proficiency – listening, reading, writing and speaking – similar to the IELTS, which is an English language test for studying or working in an English-speaking country.
As part of the Intermediate Public Examination, the English practical exam is worth 20 points and the theoretical paper is worth 80 points. It will be available to all students, regardless of their stream of study.
The committee recently established a committee of experts and finalized the syllabus for the English theory and practice exams. “Practical activities are aimed at improving students’ English language skills. The exam will be conducted as IELTS. It is only for first-year intermediate students. Students must pass both practical and theoretical exams, and practical marks will also be counted into the total score,” said an official. .
Currently, intermediate students take practical exams in general courses – physics, chemistry, botany and zoology and various vocational courses. Just like the science stream, management has to set up English labs and train students in listening, reading, writing and speaking skills.
Using a computer, students can record their speaking skills and check their pronunciation, sentence structure and other grammatical errors (if any) using English language testing software. “English labs may not be needed immediately, but universities will eventually have to build them,” the official added.
