The English Proficiency of College and University Students in China: As Reflected in the CET  

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Yang, Huizhong ; Jin, Yan

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Language Culture and Curriculum (Full Text) vol. 19 no. 1 (2006), page 21-36.
Topik: The College English Test (CET); large-scale standardised test; English proficiency; Chinese college and university students
Fulltext: 19.1.21-36.pdf (405.27KB)

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The College English Test (CET), designed in accordance with the requirements of the National College English Teaching Syllabus and as a result of the need for China’s reform and its open-door policy in the 1980s, is the world’s largest language test administered nationwide. Owing to its scientific approach, consistent marking, rigorous administration and comparable scores, the CET, now well-established as a largescale standardised EFL test, is held in high esteem by language testers and teachers inside and outside China and well received by the public. This paper begins with a review of the CET from the perspective of its development, score interpretation and test validation. The paper moves on to an in-depth analysis of the test content, test format, and candidates’ performances on each component with a view to presenting readers with an overview of the proficiency of the CET test-takers. The paper then discusses the issue of reform of the CET as a response to the pressing social need for college and university graduates with a stronger communicative competence in English. After a brief analysis of the challenges facing the CET, the paper concludes with a section on the way forward for the CET to meet the ever-changing needs of society.

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