Despite the kick-off of our Christmas festivities, the BEA kids and teachers are still hard at work with mid-term exams this week! Our language tests are all-encompassing that includes both writing and speaking exams. Over the course of three days, the students take vocabulary, grammar and paragraph writing exams. During this time, students are also called out one-by-one to also take a speaking exam with their teacher. In this way, we can make sure that our students are developing all the skills they need to communicate so that they can have the spoken and written skills needed to work in the tourist sector.
One of the most important reasons for these test is to also teach honesty to our students. Due to corruption in the public school system, many students have to cheat in order to pass their exams. Teachers often expect students to pay them bribes, and without these bribes, students will usually fail. However, at BEA, such circumstances don't exist and students only need to give us their hard work to pass their courses. Since the BEA teachers cover everything in their lessons, there is no reason for students to cheat. For all of our students, it's the first time for them to learn about academic "honor policies."
In the past, I’ve always been in Japan teaching my own university courses, but I finally got the chance to observe how the tests I prepare are put into practice. After grading the basic and intermediate course vocabulary tests yesterday, I noticed that the basic students definitely need more help with spelling, and the that intermediate learners need more time on idioms.
One of the most important reasons for these test is to also teach honesty to our students. Due to corruption in the public school system, many students have to cheat in order to pass their exams. Teachers often expect students to pay them bribes, and without these bribes, students will usually fail. However, at BEA, such circumstances don't exist and students only need to give us their hard work to pass their courses. Since the BEA teachers cover everything in their lessons, there is no reason for students to cheat. For all of our students, it's the first time for them to learn about academic "honor policies."
In the past, I’ve always been in Japan teaching my own university courses, but I finally got the chance to observe how the tests I prepare are put into practice. After grading the basic and intermediate course vocabulary tests yesterday, I noticed that the basic students definitely need more help with spelling, and the that intermediate learners need more time on idioms.
The Bayon English Academy (BEA) is an accredited NGO school that provides English language education, leadership, and job skills programs to underprivileged youth from well-trained teachers in a safe, clean and professional environment in Siem Reap, Cambodia.
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