Braille used for taking English test
Print Edition
FIVE blind students joined their peers on Saturday to sit the national college English test in Changchun, capital of northeast China’s Jilin Province, where test papers in Braille were used for the first time.
The five students, from Changchun University’s School of Special Education, were given test papers in Braille in a separate classroom from other students. Their test lasted 195 minutes instead of the standard 130 minutes, as it takes longer to read and write in Braille.
In a classroom next door, three other visually impaired — but not totally blind — students were given large-font test papers and 169 minutes to answer with the help of magnifying lenses and reading lamps.
“All the visually impaired students were put in well-lit classrooms on the first floor and provided with power cords, bottled water and snacks,” said Li Meng, an exam official with Changchun University.
For Luo Qian, a senior student majoring in acupuncture and massage, Saturday’s test was a dream come true. “If I pass the test, I will be one step closer to graduate school,” said Luo, from central China’s Hunan Province. She stayed up until after midnight revising for the test over the past few weeks.
Luo said she dreamed of becoming a teacher to help disabled children in her hometown earn their own living. Luo wrote to education authorities in Jilin Province last September, asking for test papers in Braille for blind students, but her plea was unanswered and she failed to take the test last December as she hoped.
She repeated her request to Ministry of Education earlier this year and in May was told test papers in Braille would be available in the June test.
- About Us
- |
- Terms of Use
- |
-
RSS - |
- Privacy Policy
- |
- Contact Us
- |
- Shanghai Call Center: 962288
- |
- Tip-off hotline: 52920043
- 沪ICP证：沪ICP备05050403号-1
- |
- 互联网新闻信息服务许可证：31120180004
- |
- 网络视听许可证：0909346
- |
- 广播电视节目制作许可证：沪字第354号
- |
- 增值电信业务经营许可证：沪B2-20120012
Copyright © 1999- Shanghai Daily. All rights reserved.Preferably viewed with Internet Explorer 8 or newer browsers.
