Tests of English Language as significant thresholds for college-bound Chinese and the washback of test-preparation

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ID20502575
AutoresMarylou M Matoush (University of Florida), Danling Fu (0000-0002-2530-3361, University of Florida, autor correspondente)
Ano2012
Volume19
Fascículo1
Páginas111-121
Data de publicação2012-03-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoChanging English (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1358-684X • E-ISSN: 1469-3585
EditoraInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/1358684x.2012.649176
OpenAlexW2090011624
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas4
Referências citadas20

Tests of English language mark significantly high thresholds for all college-bound students in the People’s Republic of China. Many Chinese students hope to seek their fortunes at universities in the United States, or other English speaking countries. These students spend long hours, year after year, in test-preparation centres in order to develop the testwiseness deemed necessary to increase their scores. This study critically explores what might be learned from involvement in test-preparation courses via an examination of the experience one of the authors had as she sought to balance a short-term focus on testwiseness with long-term language and literacy goals in a People’s Republic of China test-preparation centre. Discussion focuses on the nature of the washback and its potential impact on foreign language learners

China · Foreign language · Language assessment · Language proficiency · Literacy · Mathematics education · Pedagogy · Political science · Test of English as a Foreign Language · Test preparation · EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning · Engineering · Law · Psychology · Second Language Learning and Teaching · Student Assessment and Feedback