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Bombed open response items on ESL MTEL

by Mel

Nov 19, 2011

I just got home from taking the ESL MTEL. I felt GREAT after the paper portion. I studied for a week straight and feel certain that I got most of the questions right. Unfortunately, I went blank during the open response items. I made some rambling statements for the first one, got nervous, and just sat there. I think it took me 30 seconds to finish that one. The next two were even more horrifying. I went totally blank. I was literally sitting there in tears. Thankfully, I read the final item just fine. I just get so nervous when put on the spot like that - having no prep time, not being able to make notes. I'm really upset. Do you think it is possible to get a passing score of 240 if you do very well on the paper portion but only get maybe 5% of the possible points for the open response? The thought of having to sit through that part again makes me ill :(

KT I took the test yesterday, too! The open response is hard. It's not authentic at all. I wish they would just let us have a discussion with a human being and grade us on that. It's too awkward sitting in front of the tape recorder.

I thought the rest of the test was tricky. The listening comprehension was easy, but the rest was difficult. ...See More

Nov 20, 2011

Mel Hi KT,

I agree with you on your statement that the open response is not authentic at all. They should know that sitting in front of a tape recorder and an administrator, having two minutes to answer a question you just received, and knowing you have to be fluent, etc. is nervewracking. I kept thinking, "this is raising my affective filter!...See More

Nov 20, 2011

Barb Rodgers On 11/20/11, Mel wrote: > Hi KT, > > I agree with you on your statement that the open response is not > authentic at all. They should know that sitting in front of a > tape recorder and an administrator, having two minutes to answer a > question you just received, and knowing you have to be fluent, > etc. is nervewracking. I ke...See More

Sep 25, 2012

Mm Hi mtel friends! I have taken the test 3 times and got the same score all three times I'm four points away. I am so frustrated !!! I've studied everything I can, ugh yes the speaking part is ridiculous really what era is this speaking into a tape recorder! I took my esl test in tax and past it the first time... This is bogus Thanks for hearing me v...See More

Nov 15, 2012

ML If you are failing by 4 points the open response is not going to improve enough to get you over the hump. I suggest you really focus on getting 2 or 3 more correct on the multiple choice part of the exam. As for open reponse though, they want to see that you can use transition words (e.g., first, second, later...) and that you speak grammatically c...See More

Dec 16, 2012

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