Gentlemen, Ladies, handbags down! part of the THY assessment process is an English test, there is a fairly consistent failure rate with this. I too find this rather strange given some of the existing crew have lower than "standard" as observed in the sim and line training, on the other hand, we must consider the recruitment " team" seem to have taken this area as a go/no go item, just a word to the wise...We are aware of " dodgy' ELP certificates etc, which is one reason this area is double checked, along with the " high school diploma/ degree" status..too many " on-line" universities , thinking of which, i could be a Doctor, Dentist, Eye Surgeon and the whole course is just $100!