澳大利亞政府將對國際學(xué)生實施更嚴格的英語標準

The Australian government is poised to introduce stricter English language standards for international university students.

澳大利亞政府準備為國際大學(xué)生引進更嚴格的英語語言標準。

Fairfax Media reported on Friday that Dan Tehan, the minister for education, has directed his department to work on proposals to tighten rules around language standards and improve the mental health and wellbeing of international students.

Fairfax媒體周五報道，教育部部長丹·泰漢(Dan Tehan)已向教育部提出相關(guān)建議，以加強有關(guān)語言標準的規(guī)定，改善國際學(xué)生的心理健康和福祉。

It comes after the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) reported earlier in May that multiple universities have ignored their own English standards in order to admit more high-paying international students.

此前，澳大利亞廣播公司(ABC)在5月初報道稱，為了招收更多高薪國際學(xué)生，多所大學(xué)忽視了自己的英語標準。

According to Fairfax, the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA) -- the independent regulator of universities -- in March called on Tehan to introduce stricter standards for academic foundation courses, which are a common pathway to university enrolment for international students.

據(jù)Fairfax，高等教育質(zhì)量與標準局(TEQSA)是大學(xué)的獨立監(jiān)管機構(gòu)。今年3月，該機構(gòu)呼吁Tehan對學(xué)術(shù)基礎(chǔ)課程引入更嚴格的標準。

The government in 2018 introduced tougher standards for intensive English language courses that give students direct entry to university and TEQSA now wants "similar" provisions for the foundation courses.

政府在2018年推出了更嚴格的英語強化課程標準，讓學(xué)生直接進入大學(xué)，而TEQSA現(xiàn)在希望基礎(chǔ)課程也有“類似”的規(guī)定。

However, TEQSA Chief Executive Anthony McClaran told Fairfax that the current rules are largely "adequate" and there is "little evidence to suggest that there is systemic failure" of the current standards.

然而，TEQSA首席執(zhí)行官安東尼•麥克拉倫(Anthony McClaran)告訴《費爾法克斯》(Fairfax)，目前的規(guī)則基本上“足夠”，而且“幾乎沒有證據(jù)表明”現(xiàn)有標準“存在系統(tǒng)性失靈”。

The wellbeing and mental health of international students has become a major. A coroner's report called for the government to work on providing mental health support for international students -- a recommendation that Tehan agreed with.

國際學(xué)生的身心健康已成為一門專業(yè)。一份驗尸報告呼吁政府努力為國際學(xué)生提供心理健康支持，Tehan對此表示贊同。

"I have tasked my department with undertaking a national consultation on international student mental health and wellbeing in April and May 2019," he said at the time.

他當時表示:“我已責成我的部門在2019年4月和5月就國際學(xué)生的心理健康和福祉開展一次全國性的咨詢。”