College English Test Band 4 Syllabus (Revised Edition 2006)

Author: Commission of the College English Test Band 4 and 6 of China
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Publish Date: 2007-01-02
Features: The purpose of publishing the "College English Test Band 4 Syllabus (Revised Edition 2006)" is to enable teachers and students to understand the objectives, content, format, language skills and requirements of the post-reform Band 4 exam, as well as the new score reporting system and score interpretation. The reform of the Band 4 exam primarily focuses on the following aspects:
1. The proportion of the listening comprehension section has been increased from the original 20% to 35%. A long conversation listening comprehension test has been added, and the compound dictation has been changed from an optional question type to a mandatory question type.
2. The reading comprehension section has been supplemented with a rapid reading skill test.
3. Vocabulary and grammar knowledge are no longer listed as separate exam items but are integrated into other question types for assessment.
4. A sentence-level Chinese-to-English translation test has been added.
5. The proportion of constructed response questions has been increased, while the proportion of multiple-choice questions has been reduced.