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TEST OF SPOKEN ENGLISH (TSE) AND SPEAK TEST INFORMATION:

"An international student wishing to be considered for appointment as a Teaching Assistant during any year of study in The Graduate School must have a minimum score of 50 on the Test of Spoken English (TSE), or a score of 26 or higher on the speaking section of the TOEFL IBT, taken no more than two years before consideration for appointment."

--excerpted from the Application Materials page of The Graduate School site.

Official Educational Testing Service TSE site: information from the Educational Testing service about the planned phase out of the TSE exam in June 2006.

TSE Preparation Workshops at Northwestern University: information on the ESL program's workshops to prepare students take the TSE exam, offered in the fall and spring quarters.

Emergency SPEAK testing: information about the SPEAK test, which is offered locally at Northwestern for international students in emergency cases only.

Differences between the TSE and SPEAK tests: Information on how the TSE differs from the SPEAK test.

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