So, what is involved in an evaluation at our school? Glad you asked...
During an evaluation, each student will sit across the table from two instructors who take copious notes throughout the evaluation. The evaluation begins with the student opening in prayer - in Indonesian, of course! Then the questions begin to fly; from the student's thoughts and feelings about how they did during class, to relationships with neighbors and friends, to common cultural mistakes that they continue to make, etc.. Then the instructors will often test the student on the grammar that was taught that month. And sometimes the instructors will have the student read a story to listen to pronunciation and to check reading skills. Once the questioning is completed, the evaluation is over. They will then give the student his/her strengths and weaknesses that they observed from the evaluation - hopefully the student understands what is being said, if not, they will have to wait for a couple weeks to receive the written results of their evaluation. And then the best part...a week off from studying! Ahhhh!
Selamat beristirahat! (translated: Happy resting!)
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