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I give them a 4 part test that includes reading, conversation (and thus listening and speaking) and a writing component. Generally, I look for fluency, chunking, and how they tackle unknown words. For some reason, "Shiite" is a great word to use. High level speakers always sound it out correctly, w...

Hi All My first post yay! :) Let me say this much, that personally I dont believe that 10-15minutes is adequate time to somewhat test for a student's interests and level. And I have never tried doing it in 15minutes. Usually I take the first lesson ~1-2hrs to test the student's listening, writing, s...