Oral Exams To get rid of oral exams, and oral work in general, can be compared to teaching medicine or any other skill. That is, emphasize theory and cut out "hands on" practice. The problem is not the oral exam. It is the emphasis on grammar and written work and not on the basic use of language - verbal. Howard Hanan Sibirsky ----------------------------------------------- Issue #2 of The Rag is now online!!! http://www.etni.org/etnirag/ Add yourself / Update your entry to "Who's Who on Etni" http://www.boker.org.il/etni/whoswho.htm -----------------------------------------------