English Test: Theory and Practice

Author: Wu Zunmin
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Publish Date: 2002-12-01
Features: To better meet the needs of secondary school English teachers in improving their professional knowledge and skills, the author has carefully conducted English tests and literature reviews on research developments in related fields over the past decade. In some chapters of this book, the author cites the language ability descriptions and teaching objectives from the "Standards." This makes some discussions particularly forward-looking. English testing is an important component of the professional knowledge and skills of English teachers. Most secondary school teachers have fully recognized this point. In China, the understanding and awareness of English testing in the field of English education only began in the 1990s. Many teacher training programs for higher education majors offer English testing courses at the undergraduate level. English testing is one of the required degree courses for Master's degree holders in English Language Education. In the process of improving their academic qualifications, normal universities also offer English testing courses to part-time teachers who are upgrading from associate's to bachelor's degrees. This is because the basic theories and practices of English testing, as well as student evaluation techniques, have become an important part of the professional specialization of teachers in China.