The Kansas Board of Regents has decided that any student who teaches in a university class must pass the SPEAK/TSE with a score of 50.
The SPEAK is the institutional form of the TSE, Test of Spoken English. The SPEAK consists of retired forms of the TSE. This test was developed by Educational Testing Service for the purpose of evaluating the spoken English of non-native speakers. It is used mostly in universities and in the medical professions.
The SPEAK test is given at Kansas State University for use at Kansas State University. The score will not be recorded to any other university.
TSE scores can be reported to any university by Education Testing Services.
NO SPEAK TEST FEES Starting July 1, 2007
The cost of the speak test is Free for:
$10 for:
Students who fail to get a passing score two times must take steps to improve their speaking before taking the test a third time.
Student wanting to understand their strengths and weakness on their performance on the test may schedule an appointment to discuss test results.