paul fox
- 2016-07-08
I wonder if Australian and New Zealand universities award 3 year degrees, probably called
ordinary degrees, in line with what I know happens in the UK.I think you can enlighten me.
I'd have to make some enquiries. I emigrated to Australia from the UK a few years after graduating, so all my studies were done in England.
Former FT in China
- 2016-07-08
[edited]. It's not often that I find myself disagreeing with you on this board, but right now
I am wondering how you manage to breathe at such a high altitude?
Non NES use their degree from a NES country in order to demonstrate the fact they can
understand English well enough to study for it.
On the other hand, NES are still required to hold a degree, and that degree could be in
Ballroom Dancing or Origami - to what end?
When I left school in the late 1970's, most people went on to do a 4-year apprenticeship.
They considered this more useful when compared to spending a further 4 years sitting
behind a desk learning how to fold bits of paper.
As such, many of us, (myself included), studied for a degree much later on in life at a time
when our careers were taking direction and we knew which path we wanted to choose.
Others opted to get a fake degree in order to satisfy the Chinese regulations. Just
because their degree in Origami is fake, does not necessarily make them a 'deecher'.
Sorry my response is not relevant to your disagreement with Turnoi. I have to say that I can't make head nor tail of his reply, though I can understand your argument.
Anyway, moving on to another issue:
I wonder if Australian and New Zealand universities award 3 year degrees, probably called ordinary degrees, in line with what I know happens in the UK.
I think you can enlighten me.
Odd Bob Job
- 2016-07-08
A fake degree can say a lot about a man. Men with fake degrees most probably have a better grasp of English than genuine degree men. Lets face it it in order to show the determination and enterprise to present yourself in Bangkok to get a 'fakey' (another new word) you need to have the confidence of being a bit nifty in English Gram, reading and writing. Personally I haven't got a fakey, because I am too old and alittle illiterate.
paul fox
- 2016-07-08
[edited]. It's not often that I find myself disagreeing with you on this board, but right now I am wondering how you manage to breathe at such a high altitude?
Non NES use their degree from a NES country in order to demonstrate the fact they can understand English well enough to study for it.
On the other hand, NES are still required to hold a degree, and that degree could be in Ballroom Dancing or Origami - to what end?
When I left school in the late 1970's, most people went on to do a 4-year apprenticeship. They considered this more useful when compared to spending a further 4 years sitting behind a desk learning how to fold bits of paper.
As such, many of us, (myself included), studied for a degree much later on in life at a time when our careers were taking direction and we knew which path we wanted to choose. Others opted to get a fake degree in order to satisfy the Chinese regulations. Just because their degree in Origami is fake, does not necessarily make them a 'deecher'.