譯文:學(xué)校使用托福來(lái)考量申請(qǐng)者的英語(yǔ)水平,所以建議申請(qǐng)者參加TOEFL iBT的考試。學(xué)校自己有一套內(nèi)部的學(xué)術(shù)測(cè)驗(yàn)來(lái)衡量學(xué)生的數(shù)學(xué)和閱讀理解能力,通常在剛到學(xué)校還沒(méi)開(kāi)學(xué)的時(shí)候參加,通過(guò)這些測(cè)試來(lái)決定學(xué)生的課程設(shè)定。我們不要求SSAT考試成績(jī)。
最低托福要求為80分。學(xué)校有一個(gè)非常有挑戰(zhàn)性的課程,該課程把重點(diǎn)放在培養(yǎng)還在的寫(xiě)作和演講能力上。甚至在數(shù)學(xué)和科學(xué)課上,實(shí)踐證明外國(guó)孩子們都在英語(yǔ)交際上表現(xiàn)的非常好。托福成績(jī)80以上的孩子表現(xiàn)會(huì)更好一些。我們不提供ESL課程。
目前學(xué)校一共有1名來(lái)自中國(guó)地交換學(xué)生。其他還有幾名來(lái)自亞洲的學(xué)生,都在高中部就讀。
我們把國(guó)際生比例控制的比較低,從而國(guó)際交換項(xiàng)目的孩子可以充分感受當(dāng)?shù)匚幕⒂糜⒄Z(yǔ)來(lái)交流。實(shí)際上現(xiàn)在的這名中國(guó)學(xué)生是從美國(guó)其他高中轉(zhuǎn)校過(guò)來(lái)的,原因是這名學(xué)生發(fā)現(xiàn)原來(lái)學(xué)校過(guò)高的中國(guó)學(xué)生比例會(huì)讓他們與其他學(xué)生隔離開(kāi)來(lái)。有一些共同點(diǎn)是很棒的,但是她想更好的運(yùn)用她的英語(yǔ)。
學(xué)校的外國(guó)交換項(xiàng)目非常成功,我們也和之前交換的孩子們積極保持著聯(lián)系。外國(guó)交換生活躍在我們有組織的課堂上,從老師和管理者那里受益良多。
原文:For determining English proficiency, we rely on TOEFL scores. TOEFL iBT gives us the most accurate representation of English usage skills so we recommend applicants take that test. We have an internal academic assessment for math and reading comprehension that the applicant takes for class placement and usually occurs upon their arrival to the States prior to the start of school. We don't require the SSAT test.
The minimum score for the TOEFL iBT is 80. Rockbridge Academy has a challenging honors curriculum with an emphasis on writing and speaking assignments even in math and science classes so it is imperative that international applicants have strong English skills. Students that score higher than 80 will typically do better in the classroom. We do not offer ESL courses.
Currently, we have one Chinese exchange student. We have a couple of students from other Asian countries attending Rockbridge as well; all of which are in the high school.
We purposely keep the percentage of international students low so that foreign exchange students fully immerse themselves into the local culture and use their English with our Rockbridge students. Actually one Chinese student transferred to Rockbridge from another U.S. high school because she found the large group of Chinese students would isolate themselves from the rest of the school. It was nice for her to have some familiarity, but she wanted to use her English more.
We have had great success with our foreign exchange program, and we continue to stay in touch with our former exchange students. Our foreign exchange students thrive in our structure classrooms and benefit from the attention they receive from administrators and teachers.