Thom Brooks
UK citizenship test is inconsistent and riddled with errors
Brooks, Thom
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Abstract
When I took the UK citizenship test in 2009, I got the number of MPs in the House of Commons wrong, not because I didn’t know the answer, but because the Home Office didn’t. Preparing for the test was subject of increasing curiosity mixed with incredulity as yet another “correct” answer provided in the handbook was found to be false. Passing the test was more about remembering what the Home Office wanted to hear than what was, in fact, true. By this time, there had been a growing crisis surrounding the test’s use since 2007.
Citation
Brooks, T. (2013). UK citizenship test is inconsistent and riddled with errors
Other Type | Newspaper Article |
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Publication Date | Jun 14, 2013 |
Deposit Date | Jul 4, 2013 |
Publicly Available Date | Aug 6, 2013 |
Keywords | Citizenship, Immigration, Citizenship test, Life in the UK, Life in the United Kingdom. |
Additional Information | URL of output: http://theconversation.com/uk-citizenship-test-is-inconsistent-and-riddled-with-errors-15217 |
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