ETS的回覆
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※ 引述《yoyoyoII ()》之銘言：
: 感謝J 大分享，這事件真的可能會影響申請者的權益，
: 小弟不才，請教完老師後，也寫了一封信寄給ETS ，
: 信也寄到ETS 總部和發言人的兩個信箱，歡迎大家複製信件內容一起寄，
: 雖然希望不大，但該發聲就該發聲！
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: 主旨：
: Regarding the change from "Taiwan" to "Taiwan, China" on the ETS website
: 內文：
: To whom it may regard at ETS:
: We are more than 5,000 students who plan to/are taking TOEFL this
: year. A few days ago, we noticed that on the ETS website, “Taiwan
: ” has been changed to “Taiwan, China” in both the nationality
: column upon registering for a test and in the address section. We
: find this change really disappointing and firmly believe that this
: is against the values ETS strives to protect. Therefore, we, the
: test-takers from Taiwan, strongly urge ETS to change the
: nationality back to “Taiwan” only, or to “Taiwan, R.O.C” as
: that is what is shown on our passport.
: While we appreciate the effort ETS has spent on improving testing,
: teaching and learning, we think it is essential that the nonprofit
: ETS fights back on threats or temptations to alter the pre-
: existing “Taiwan” nationality, for the action steers away from
: ETS’ mission to “advance quality and equity in education for all
: people worldwide”. We the Taiwanese test-takers firmly believe
: that with “Taiwan, China” shown on our transcript, ETS not only
: denies the diverse student background it acknowledges and
: respects, but deprives the Taiwanese students of the chance to be
: seen as different from the Chinese students by universities and
: graduate schools we wish to apply for. Born and raised in Taiwan,
: we find our life stories very different from the Chinese
: applicants and consider it essential to emphasize the diversity we
: can bring to the foreign institutions we are applying for, and
: thus, we strongly urge ETS to change our nationality back to “
: Taiwan” only.
: For the past years, most of the Taiwanese test-takers prefer TOEFL
: to IETLS. However, the sudden change of “Taiwan” to “Taiwan,
: China” seems to us antithetical to the values that ETS as a
: nonprofit should protect and also steers away from what form the
: cornerstones of both U.S. and Taiwan’s democracy. This change
: then has to deal with the full force of the Taiwanese test-takers
: and perhaps even the foreign institutions we wish to apply for.
: More than 5,000 of the Taiwanese test-takers this year and in the
: years to come might change our minds to take IELTS instead, as
: IELTS still lists “Taiwan” as a nation on its website and on its
: transcript. We have also started writing to schools we wish to
: apply for, complaining about this change and asking the admission
: committees to value IETLS scores more. To avoid this action
: turning into a movement, once again, we suggest ETS to change “
: Taiwan, China” back to “Taiwan” only.
: All in all, we don’t see ETS’ concerns and action being
: legitimate in this case, and we not only urge ETS to put “Taiwan
: ” back on its website, but ask for an explanation to why this
: action has been taken. We strongly feel that only by listing “
: Taiwan” as a nation on the ETS website, can ETS live up to its
: mission to “advance quality and equity in education for all
: people worldwide”, and can it win continuous support from the
: Taiwanese test-takers as well as the schools from around the
: world.
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