College English Test (CET) in China

Autor/inn/en	Zheng, Ying; Cheng, Liying
Titel	College English Test (CET) in China
Quelle	In: Language Testing, 25 (2008) 3, S.408-417 (10 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0265-5322
DOI	10.1177/0265532208092433
Schlagwörter	Language Proficiency; Undergraduate Students; Reading Comprehension; Listening Comprehension; Schools of Education; Second Language Learning; Foreign Countries; English (Second Language); Second Language Instruction; Language Tests; Cloze Procedure; Error Correction; Scores; Writing (Composition); Translation; China + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; Leseverstehen; Hörverständnis; Erziehungswissenschaftliche Fakultät; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Ausland; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Language test; Sprachtest; Lückentext; Korrektur; Schreibübung
Abstract	The purpose of the College English Test (CET) is to examine the English proficiency of undergraduate students in China and ensure that Chinese undergraduates reach the required English levels specified in the National College English Teaching Syllabus (NCETS). In accordance with the courses on the syllabus, the CET consists of three tests: Band 4 (CET-4), Band 6 (CET-6), and the CET-Spoken English Test (CET-SET). The test is administered by the National College English Testing Committee on behalf of the Higher Education Department, Ministry of Education, the People's Republic of China (the P. R. China). The CET-4 and the CET-6 are held twice a year at the end of each semester. Each test takes 125 minutes to complete. The CET-SET is also held twice a year, a month before the end of each semester. The test lasts approximately 20 minutes. Four subscores are reported in the CET report cards in addition to the total score gained out of 710 points: listening comprehension (249 points, 35%), reading comprehension (249 points, 35%), cloze or error correction (70 points, 10%), and writing and translation (142 points, 20%). This article provides a review of CET. (Contains 1 footnote.) (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10