This fierce looking Sydney based assessor was preparing herself for another day in the Beijing classroom, as scores of students lined up to be assessed for their English speaking skills.
English is taught from about age 8 in China, and students are eager to be proficient in it. Some were indeed proficient, others had a long march ahead of them.
We were there to oversee the end of year assessments of the English foundation course for the Australian managed vocational courses run in several Chinese universities. It was quite an experience.
