2017-08-29
PTE学术英语考试(PTE Academic)是由全球著名的教育出版、传媒集团,培生(Pearson) 旗下培生语言考试中心 (Pearson Language Testing)在全球推出的一种新型的,基于计算机的国际学术英语考试。考试对象是打算出国留学的非英语为母语的考生。作为一个新型的留学语言考试,PTE学术英语考试自从登陆中国以来受到中国学生广泛好评。8月24日,PTE在线学院特别邀请到英国培生集团语言考试中心考试研发中心总监郑英博士和考试开发总监David Booth做客新浪,为广大中国考生揭秘PTE学术英语考试。以下是本次访谈实录。
主持人:各位新浪网友,大家好!欢迎光临新浪嘉宾聊天室,我是主持人。作为一个新型的留学语言考试,PTE学术英语考试(微博地址:weibo.com/pearsonpte)自从登陆中国以来受到中国学生广泛好评,主要他的一些优势体现在提前48小时即可注册报考,五个工作日即可出成绩。而且考试的题型以综合题型居多,真实考核学员语言能力,可以不限次数免费向院校发送自己的成绩。这是一个非常有意思的考试,而且他不仅仅是一种生存的英语测试,而且是真正的学术英语考试。今天我们特别邀请到英国培生集团语言考试中心,考试研发部和开发部两位总监,坐在我旁边的是郑英博士,英国培生集团语言考试中心考试研发总监,欢迎您。
SINA Host:Hello everyone! Welcome to SINA Interview, My name is Ma Xin. PTE Academic, a new English test for people applying to study overseas, was launched at the end of 2009. This test is becoming more and more popular among Chinese students。
PTE Academic has many advantages. For example, test takers can register and book a test 48 hours in advance, and can get their test results within 5 business days. Most of the test items are integrative tasks, testing real-life English abilities. The applicants can send their PTE Academic score reports to an unlimited number of institutions for free. Some PTE Academic test takers commented that PTE Academic is a very interesting test, not only testing survival English but also real academic English。
It’s our pleasure to invite two Directors from the Language Testing division of Pearson. The lady next to me is Dr. Ying Zheng。
郑 英:大家好,我叫郑英,我现在培生集团语言考试中心任研发总监,同时也担任培生集团语言考试中心Psychometrician一职,这位是我同事David Booth。
Zheng Ying: Hello, everyone. My name is Zheng Ying. I am the Psychometrician and Research Director for the Language Testing Division of Pearson. This is my colleague, David Booth
主持人:David是英国培生语言考试中心考试开发总监。谈到PTE学术英语考试,可能很多考生都已经有一定的了解,关于PTE学术英语考试整体介绍及考试流程、报考的方式,请二位做一个简单的介绍。
SINA Host:David is the Director of Test Development in Pearson Language Testing. Some of our Chinese test takers may know something about PTE Academic already, and some would like to know more about it, would you please give us a brief introduction to PTE Academic?
郑 英:PTE学术英语考试是一种新型的基于计算机的考试,它是从2009年10月份向全球推广。由全球著名的教育出版传媒集团——培生集团旗下培生语言考试中心研发的。目前PTE学术英语考试在全球范围内被很多知名院校认可,有很多专业的合作伙伴,其中包括我们大家众所周知的课窝等等。目前有大约超过2690所学术机构认可我们PTE学术英语考试。同时,这个考试被美国管理专业委员会认可并推荐的。
Zheng Ying: PTE Academic is an academic English test for students whose first language is not English. It was launched in late 2009 by Pearson and is recognized by renowned colleges, universities, and training providers, e.g. New Oriental School in China and professional partners and associations across the English-speaking world. Globally, more than 2600 academic programs now accept PTE Academic scores. PTE Academic is endorsed and preferred by the prestigious Graduate Management Admission Council® (GMAC®), owner of the Graduate Management Admission Test® (GMAT®)。
主持人:这个考试是非常权威的。
SINA Host: So PTE Academic is a very authoritative English test。
郑 英:对。
Zheng Ying: Absolutely。
主持人:这个考试适应哪些群体?中国哪些学生适合考试,认可的院校具体有哪些?
SINA Host: Who is this test for? And what kind of institutions accepts PTE Academic?
David Booth:我们现在考试有2600多所高等院校在全球各地认可我们的考试,其中有85%英国院校认可我们的考试,85%院校中有75%以上归属与英国罗素大学集团。大家可能对罗素大学集团不是很熟悉,它相当于美国常青藤集团,就是名校集团。同时有1500多家美国学校认可我们。除了高等院校之外,PTE学术英语考试还被UKBA(英国边境署),DIAC(澳大利亚移民局)以及美国研究生管理协会授权并认可。