Quanguo Waiyu Shuiping Kaoshi
| Quanguo Waiyu Shuiping Kaoshi | |
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Hanyu Pinyin | Quánguó Wàiyǔ Shuǐpíng Kǎoshì |
Quanguo Waiyu Shuiping Kaoshi ("National Foreign Language Proficiency Test," WSK) is a series of foreign language tests administered in Mainland China for educators who did not major in foreign languages.[1] The National Education Examinations Authority (NEEA) of China developed these tests. Performance on the WSK determines whether one is permitted to take training, studies,[2] or additional studies within one's major in institutions outside of China.[1]
Some universities make successful completion of the WSK as a requirement for promotion in one's academic title.[1]
The
test for the English language, available in five levels: PETS-1 through PETS-5.[3] The other versions are TNF for the French language, NTD for the German language, NNS (日本語能力試験 Nihongo Nōryoku Shiken; 日语水平考试; Rìyǔ Shuǐpíng Kǎoshì[4]) for the Japanese language, and ТПРЯ (Russian: Тест по проверке уровня владения русским языком "Russian Language Proficiency Test"; 俄语水平考试; Éyǔ Shuǐpíng Kǎoshì[5]) for the Russian language.[6]
See also
- College English Test (CET)
References
- ^ ISBN 9400749945, 9789400749948. p. 113.
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- ^ "English." Public English Test System. Retrieved on March 13, 2015.
- ^ "日语水平考试（NNS）样卷." Quanguo Waiyu Shuiping Kaoshi. Retrieved on March 22, 2015.
- ^ "俄语水平考试（ТПРЯ）样卷" ( Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine). Quanguo Waiyu Shuiping Kaoshi. Retrieved on March 22, 2015.
- ^ "首页 Archived 2015-03-12 at the Wayback Machine." Quanguo Waiyu Shuiping Kaoshi. Retrieved on March 13, 2015. "全国外语水平考试（ＷＳＫ）是为了鉴定非外语专业人员的外语水平而设置的考试，其成绩主要用于选拔国家公派出国留学人员。全国外语水平考试设英语（PETS-5）、法语(TNF)、德语(NTD)、日语(NNS)和俄语(ТПРЯ)五个语种。"
External links
- Quanguo Waiyu Shuiping Kaoshi (in Chinese)
- Public English Test System (in Chinese)
- China Public English Test System (PETS), Levels 1-5: Level Criteria, Test Specifications and Sample Materials. National Education Examinations Authority, 1999. See profile at Google Books.