Alhamdulillah, done English test in order to fulfill the requirements to further PhD under HLP.
For me, it wasn't that hard. Just as I described in my IG, for writing & reading, it was intense since the given time was short or just enough. I didn't have a problem in reading cos I guess I am a fast reader. But for writing, the time is barely enough to actually produce a good report. I could eloborate more on certain part but I needed to pass it in order to ensure I could finish the whole report. Luckily, we only needed to write a report for 45 minutes. No letter writing. Thank God... My hand was already tired writing the report as fast as I could.
Today, I took the speaking test... The final module.
What a drama... On my way to Putrajaya, the secretariat called me asking where I was & told me that my session would be earlier. My session originally would be at 11:05am. But he didn't tell me actually I was moved to other group & the session supposed to start at 9:40. Maybe he realized it was his mistake not to inform me earlier & didn't want me to panic. I arrived at 10. I did plan to arrive an hour earlier in case I'd face difficulty in finding a parking spot, had ample time to relax & prepared in the waiting room.
So my group had been given a topic titled "Children & Gadgets". An easy one compare to other topics.
Alhamdulillah everything went well. It wasn't hard to find a parking space. The examiner for the speaking test was very nice, so I felt less nervous.
It just that for this kind of speaking test where 4 strangers need to engage in a discussion, I had to remind myself to be polite & don't ever interrupt. I didn't know about other group. But all the ladies in my group were nice & sweet. We respected opinions of each other & had a very harmonious discussion, I'd say.
So ELPA is done. I'm pretty sure I'll pass. Alhamdulillah.
It's time to pack for London! Another adventure that is related to my PhD journey.
For me, it wasn't that hard. Just as I described in my IG, for writing & reading, it was intense since the given time was short or just enough. I didn't have a problem in reading cos I guess I am a fast reader. But for writing, the time is barely enough to actually produce a good report. I could eloborate more on certain part but I needed to pass it in order to ensure I could finish the whole report. Luckily, we only needed to write a report for 45 minutes. No letter writing. Thank God... My hand was already tired writing the report as fast as I could.
Today, I took the speaking test... The final module.
What a drama... On my way to Putrajaya, the secretariat called me asking where I was & told me that my session would be earlier. My session originally would be at 11:05am. But he didn't tell me actually I was moved to other group & the session supposed to start at 9:40. Maybe he realized it was his mistake not to inform me earlier & didn't want me to panic. I arrived at 10. I did plan to arrive an hour earlier in case I'd face difficulty in finding a parking spot, had ample time to relax & prepared in the waiting room.
So my group had been given a topic titled "Children & Gadgets". An easy one compare to other topics.
Alhamdulillah everything went well. It wasn't hard to find a parking space. The examiner for the speaking test was very nice, so I felt less nervous.
It just that for this kind of speaking test where 4 strangers need to engage in a discussion, I had to remind myself to be polite & don't ever interrupt. I didn't know about other group. But all the ladies in my group were nice & sweet. We respected opinions of each other & had a very harmonious discussion, I'd say.
So ELPA is done. I'm pretty sure I'll pass. Alhamdulillah.
It's time to pack for London! Another adventure that is related to my PhD journey.
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