Quote Originally Posted by Arthur Little View Post
... 's a reasonable enough assumption. But truth be told - *since English has long been the 'medium of instruction' in the Philippines - all it really amounts to is just one more rather thinly disguised, underhand government tactic for extorting money from each and every foreign national planning to settle in the UK -*regardless.
Oh, yes. That was my first reaction when I found out that I still need to take the Test despite having a degree in teaching English and Literature. But, having arrived here up north, and speak English and sometimes - not being understood by the locals, I knew my English wasn't really English but American English!