i think becoming a prefect is more about your reputation than your speech. you have to be:
-popular
-seem generally responsible and not a dick (this depends on what kind of people are in your school, matters less if everyone doesnt give a shit)
Basically this, its just the psychology of it, teachers get pissed off if they have to pause every few words to ponder what that fucking mess is supposed to mean, so subconsciously they'll mark you down. Are they supposed to do this? No. Does it happen anyway? Yes.
i know you're trolling but native chinese speakers arent allowed to enrol in chinese courses, at least the elementary ones. i took chinese this semester and in the first week they decided for me that my speaking partner would be the fat, sweaty, stinky fellow (stunk like source rice and cheese...
Yeah, theres that too. Need to strike an equilibrium between broad tip and needle tip.
Meanwhile, digging into the paper isnt a problem if you don't push down hard on the pen. This is just me, but personally I prefer the very thin tip pens because they have comparable speeds to gel pens, but...
Yeah the internationals are hit or miss, in my degree about half are outgoing and try to be social, and try to talk to the english speaking guys, while the other half never speak to anyone except other asians.. Actually, i guess the same thing goes for Australians too.
if i was an international student who could get away with not doing work by playing dumb, i would.
hm, actually, that idea isnt half bad, maybe i should try it!