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Well I don't really mind since I'm not thinking of MFEs anymore, but what I observe how non-native speakers study for GRE or TOFEL is like:1. Memorize a minimum sufficient amount of vocabulary.2. Study exam cracking skills, where most of them cannot be called learning English at all.3. Erase what being memorized from their mind after the exam.4. Become more reluctant to learn English.The last two are optional but not uncommon. Even if 3 is not practiced, as people pointed above, the material is not helpful for day-to-day conversations in North America. I think it is true that one's English communication skills and GRE verbal score should be positively correlated, but shouldn't be very strongly. And even for non-native speakers studying in non-English speaking countries there are many ways to actually show their proficiency (international volunteering/internships/many things else), but the problem is these ways are not American standardized and accredited.
Well I don't really mind since I'm not thinking of MFEs anymore, but what I observe how non-native speakers study for GRE or TOFEL is like:
1. Memorize a minimum sufficient amount of vocabulary.
2. Study exam cracking skills, where most of them cannot be called learning English at all.
3. Erase what being memorized from their mind after the exam.
4. Become more reluctant to learn English.
The last two are optional but not uncommon. Even if 3 is not practiced, as people pointed above, the material is not helpful for day-to-day conversations in North America. I think it is true that one's English communication skills and GRE verbal score should be positively correlated, but shouldn't be very strongly. And even for non-native speakers studying in non-English speaking countries there are many ways to actually show their proficiency (international volunteering/internships/many things else), but the problem is these ways are not American standardized and accredited.
