National English Test

ABriefHistoryofPETS

InJune1999,theTestCenteroftheMinistryofEducationheldapressconferencetoformallyintroducethePETStestsystemtothesociety.InSeptemberofthesameyear,PETS1~4examswereheldin10provincesandcitiesincludingBeijing,Tianjin,Liaoning,Zhejiang,Shandong,Henan,andGuangdong.In2000,theexaminationwasexpandedto15provincesandcities,withnearly100,000peopletakingtheexamination.SinceSeptember1999,relevantunitshaveofficiallyreplacedthepreviousWSKEPTexamwiththePETS-5exam.TheNationalEducationExaminationCenterisreformingtheEnglishexaminationsinthecollegeentranceexaminationandpostgraduateexaminationswiththestandardsofPETS2andPETS4.ItisplannedtousePETS2testtoreplacetheself-examEnglishlevel1test.

TheregistrationandorganizationofPETSLevel1toLevel4examinationsarehandledbytheprovincialexaminationagencies.PETSLevel5replacestheEPTtestintheNationalForeignLanguageProficiencyTest(WSK),anditstesttimeandorganizationarethesameasothersubjectsoftheNationalForeignLanguageProficiencyTest(WSK).

OnDecember15,2016,theAnhuiProvincialEducationAdmissionsandExaminationInstituteissuedanoticestatingthatthe2017AnhuiProvinceNationalEnglishProficiencyTestwillbesuspended.ThebasisforthisnoticeisthattheStateCouncil’s2014implementationopinionsondeepeningthereformoftheexaminationadmissionsystemclearlystatedthegoalofforeignlanguageexaminationreform,thatis,by2020,amodernforeignlanguageevaluationsystemwithunifiedstandardsandmultiplefunctionswillbebasicallyestablished.

Since2018,Hebei,Hubei,Jilin,Chongqing,Xinjiang,Shanxi,Shandongandotherregionshavesuccessivelyannouncednoticesoftestsuspension.InMay2019,theJiangxiProvincialEducationExaminationInstituteannouncedthatstartingfromthesecondhalfof2019,thenationalEnglishproficiencytestwillnolongerbeorganized;InNovemberofthesameyear,theHenanProvincialAdmissionsOfficeissuedanoticedecidingthatHenanProvincewillsuspendthenationalEnglishproficiencytestfrom2020(PETS);InDecemberofthesameyear,theSichuanEducationExaminationInstituteannouncedthatstartingfromthefirsthalfof2020,thenationalEnglishtestwillnolongerbeorganized.

InApril2021,theFujianProvincialEducationExaminationInstituteissuedanoticethattheNationalEnglishTest(PETS)willbesuspendedfromthesecondhalfof2021.

Examregistration

AccordingtotherelevantregulationsoftheExaminationCenteroftheMinistryofEducation,sinceSeptember2007,thenationalEnglishtestwillnotacceptcompulsoryeducationstudents,andthetestcenterswillnotacceptcompulsoryeducation.Atthisstage,studentssignuptoparticipateintheNationalEnglishProficiencyTestcollectivelyorindividually.However,inthefirsthalfof2007levelBexam,thosewhohavepassedthewrittentestororaltestcansignupforthefirsthalfof2008levelBexam,andonlyapplyforthewrittenororaltestthatfailedordidnotapplyfortheMarch2007exam.Singlesubject.Therearenoconditionsforothercandidatestoapplyfortheexam,andtheycanalsoapplyforcross-levelexams.

Startingfromthesecondhalfof2019,candidateswhoviolatetherules(identifiedascheating)intheexamwillbeprohibitedfromregisteringfortheNationalEnglishTestfortwoconsecutivetimes.Forexample,ifacandidatecheatsontheexaminSeptember2019,thecandidatecannotregisterfortheexaminMarchandSeptember2020.

Registrationtime

PETS:FromWednesdaytoSundayofthesecondweekofJanuaryeachyear,youcanapplyforLevel1B,Level1,Level2andLevel3;thesecondeveryJulyFromWednesdaytoSundayoftheweek,youcanapplyforLevel1,Level2,Level3,andLevel4;thespecifictimeissubjecttothecurrentnoticeoftheyear.Forregistrationtimeandmethods,pleaserefertothenoticesoftheprovincialeducationexaminationinstitutesorself-examinationoffices.

Examtime

Usually,theexamisheldtwiceinmid-to-lateMarchandmid-to-lateSeptembereachyear.

Year

Firsthalfoftheyear

Secondhalfoftheyear

Testcontent

Thetestconsistsoftwoparts:writtentestandoraltest,including:listening,languageknowledge,reading,writing,andspeaking.Thosewhohavepassedboththewrittentestandtheoraltestwillbeawardedthe"NationalEnglishProficiencyTestQualificationCertificate"bytheExaminationCenteroftheMinistryofEducation.Thequalificationcertificatecanbeusedasanauthoritativeproofoftheholder'sEnglishproficiencylevel;itcanalsoprovideafairandunifiedevaluationscalefortheEnglishproficiencyofthetalentsusedbyvariousunitsinallregions.

Examdescription

Certificatedescription

Candidateswhohavepassedthewrittentestandoraltestatthesamelevelinthesametestortwoadjacenttests,canObtainthe"NationalEnglishTestQualificationCertificate"issuedbytheExaminationCenteroftheMinistryofEducation.Regardlessofwhetherthescoreispassedornotinanexam,candidatescandownloadandprintthe"ExaminationResultsNotice"fromtheChinaEducationExaminationNetwork.

The"NationalEnglishTestCertificate"iswritteninbothChineseandEnglish,andtheIDnumberandphotooftheholderareprintedonthecertificate.

SincetheMarch2017exam,theNationalEnglishLevelTestwillstopissuingpaper-basedwrittentestandoraltestscorecertificates.Candidatescanlogintothe"ResultsInquiry"pageofChinaEducationExaminationNetworktodownloadandprintscorenotifications.,Thescorenotificationisequivalenttothewrittenandoraltestscorecertificatesissuedinthepast.

SincetheexaminationinMarch2021,ourcenterwillnolongerissuepapercertificates.Candidatescanlogontothe"CertificateInquiry"pageofChinaEducationExaminationNetworktodownloadandprintthecertificate.TheeffectoftheelectroniccertificateisequivalenttothatofpaperCertificate.

EvaluationObjectives

PETS1istheinitiallevel.CandidateswhopassthislevelbasicallymeettheirEnglishrequirementssuchastaxidrivers,hotelporters,doorguards,trafficpolice,etc.Thebasicneedsofothertasksinthelevelofforeignexchanges.Candidatesatthislevelshouldbeabletoconductsimpleinformationexchangesinfamiliarsituations,suchasaskingorpassingbasicfactualinformation,beabletoappropriatelyusebasicgrammaticalknowledge,andmasterabout1,000vocabularyandrelatedphrases.

PETS2isanintermediateandlowerlevel.Candidateswhopassthislevelbasicallymeettherequirementsforcontinuingtostudyincollegesanduniversities.Atthesametime,theyalsobasicallymeettherequirementsofhotelreceptionists,generalbankemployees,andgeneralemployeesofforeign-relatedenterprises.,Andthebasicneedsofotherjobsatthesamelevelinforeignexchanges.Candidatesatthislevelshouldbeabletoconductsimpleconversationsinfamiliarsituations.

PETS3isanintermediatelevel.Candidateswhopassthislevelofexaminationhavereachedthelevelofnon-Englishmajorundergraduategraduationintheself-studyexamforhighereducationormeettherequirementsofordinarycollegesanduniversitiesfornon-Englishmajorgraduation,basicallyinlinewithenterprisesandinstitutionsThebasicneedsofadministrativesecretaries,managerassistants,juniorscientificandtechnicalpersonnel,employeesofforeigncompanies,andotherjobsatthesamelevelinforeignexchanges.Candidatesatthislevelshouldbeabletoconductconversationsinmostsituationsinlifeandwork,notonlyinquiringfacts,butalsoabstractinformation,shouldbeabletoprovideorrequestclearerexplanations,andbeabletoexpresssimpleopinionsandattitudeswitheloquence.,Canproperlyusebasicgrammaticalknowledge,masterabout4000vocabularyandrelatedphrases.

PETS4istheupper-middlelevel.Candidateswhopassthislevelbasicallymeettheneedsofnon-Englishmajorsformaster'sdegreestudentsinhighereducationinstitutions,andbasicallymeettheneedsofgeneralprofessionalandtechnicalpersonnelorresearchers,modernbusinessmanagers,etc.ThebasicrequirementsofEnglishforwork.Candidatesatthislevelshouldbeabletoparticipateinthediscussionofgeneralorprofessionalacademictopics,andbeabletoasknotonlyfacts,butalsoabstractinformation.Beabletoarguewhetheracertainpointofviewiscorrectornot,andelaborateonaproblem,aprocess,oranevent.Inaddition,hecanexplainageneralproblemorafamiliarfieldproblem,usebasicgrammaticalknowledgeappropriately,andmasterabout5,500vocabularyandrelatedphrases.

PETS5isthemostadvancedlevel.Candidateswhopassthislevelbasicallymeettheneedsofnon-Englishmajorsoracademicresearchworkinforeigncountries.ThislevelofEnglishcanalsomeettheirbasicneedsforprofessionalandmanagementworkathomeandabroad.Candidatesatthislevelshouldbeabletofreelyengageindialoguesanddiscussionsonvarioustopics.Beabletocommunicateindepthandextensivelywithothersonmanyaspectsofhiswork,andbeabletoconducteffectivedebates,clearlystatehisneeds,beabletoproperlyusebasicgrammaticalknowledge,andmasterabout7,000vocabularyandrelatedphrases.

Thesefivelevelsofexaminationstandardsarebasedonthesameabilityscale,andthereareobviousdifferencesandinternalconnectionsbetweenthem.PETSconductsacomprehensiveexaminationofcandidates’listening,speaking,reading,andwritingabilities,anduseslanguagecommunicationasthepurposeofmasteringforeignlanguages.Thelanguageabilityisdividedinto“acceptance”,“output”,“interaction”,etc.,accordingtovarioussituationsandTask,underaspecifictopicanddiscourse,combinedwithrelatedlanguagebehaviorforteachingorexamination.

Classificationoflevels

PETShasfivelevels.Eachlevelattachesgreatimportancetotheexaminationofcandidates’actuallanguagecommunicationskills,includingtworelativelyindependentpartsofthewrittentestandtheoraltest.Candidatescanregisterforthewrittentestortheoraltestaccordingtotheirneeds.

PETS-1:Level1istheinitiallevel,anditstestrequirementsareslightlyhigherthantheEnglishproficiencyofjuniorhighschoolgraduates(PETS-1BisasubsidiaryleveloftheNationalEnglishProficiencyTest).

PETS-2:Thesecondlevelisthelower-middlelevel,whichisequivalenttotheEnglishproficiencyofordinaryhighschoolgraduates.,DiplomaexambasicEnglishtestscores).

PETS-3:Thethirdlevelistheintermediatelevel,whichisequivalenttoChinesestudentswhohavestudiedpublicEnglishfortwoyearsincollegesoruniversitiesaftergraduatingfromhighschoolorself-taughtEnglishcoursesofthesamelevel.level.(Passedscoresofthislevelofwrittentestcanreplacethescoresofself-studytestundergraduateEnglish(2)test.)

PETS-4:Level4istheupper-middlelevel,whichisequivalenttothehighschoolgraduationofChinesestudentsAfterthat,IhavestudiedpublicEnglishforatleast3to4yearsattheuniversityorself-taughtthesamelevelofEnglishcourses.

PETS-5:Level5isthehighestlevel,equivalenttothelevelattheendofthesecondyearofEnglishmajorsinourcountry.ItisanEnglishproficiencytestspeciallysetupforthosewhoapplytostudyabroad.

Howtocheckscores

Checktime:Thetestcenterwillreleasetesttakers’scoresatthelatest50workingdaysaftertheendofthetest.

Inquirymethod:CandidatescanlogontotheChinaEducationExaminationNetworktoinquireabouttheirtestresults.

Scoreweight

ThePETSlevelonetofiveusesascore-weightedmethod,thatis,differentweightsaregiventotheoriginalscoresofeachpartofthequestion,sothatitcanbalancevariousTheinvestigationrelationshipofskills.Inaddition,thechangesintheweightsofthesamepartsofdifferentlevelsalsoreflecttheevolutionofPETS'srequirementsforvariousskillinspections.

Advantages

Sincethenewcentury,theinformationindustryTheaccelerationofrevolution,theintensificationofeconomicglobalization,thegradualdeepeningofthemarketeconomyandmanyotherfactorshavemadetheadvancementofinformatizationfast.Atthesametime,thegovernmenthasalsonoticedthisdevelopmenttrendandbegantoguidethedevelopmentoftheimprovementofthejobcapabilitiesofthecompany'semployees.Inordertoimprovethevocationaltrainingsystemforallworkersandacceleratethecultivationofhundredsofmillionsofhigh-qualityprofessionalskilledpersonnel,theMinistryofHumanResourcesandSocialSecurityauthorizedtheIPAInternationalCertifiedChineseLanguageTeacherQualificationCertificateissuedbytheIPAInternationalCertificationAssociation,whichcanbeissuedtoforeignersafterpassingstrictassessments.TheChineseLanguageTeacherQualificationCertificateisalsoauthorizedandlicensedbytheMinistryofHumanResourcesandSocialSecurityaftertheHanbanceasedissuingtheChineseLanguageTeacherQualificationCertificatein2005.

Withtherapiddevelopmentofmycountry'sforeigneconomicandculturalexchangesandcooperation,the"Chinesefever"isgraduallyheatinguponaglobalscale.Inthecontextofthegreatdevelopmentofinternationalexchanges,themajorof"ChineseasaForeignLanguage"hasalsousheredinararedevelopmentopportunity.Atthesametime,moreforeignlanguagemajorshavealsofoundmoreemploymentopportunitiesanddirections.AsamajorEuropeancountry,theradiationofChineselanguagehasalsomademoreandmoreJapanesestudentsturntoforeignlanguagemajorsforfurtherstudiesoremployment,andpassingformalEnglishexamsandlearninghasbecometheprimarygoalpursuedbymorestudents.

Effectofscores

ThescopeofapplicationoftestscoresatalllevelsisgiveninthedescriptionofPETSlevels,forreferenceonlybytesttakersandtesttakers’scoreusers.

TheExaminationCenteroftheMinistryofEducationisresponsibleforexplainingthelevelofPETSexaminationsatalllevels;therighttousecandidates'scoresisintheadmissiondepartmentoremployer.

Asasocialtest,PETSdoesnothavethefunctionofevaluatingthelevelofEnglishteachinginordinarymiddleschoolsanduniversities;itrefusestoprovidetesttakers’scorestotesttakers’teachingortutoringunits.NooneisallowedtousethetestscorestoevaluateorinterferewithnormalEnglishteachingintheschool,andnottousethePETStestscorestoreplacetheEnglishfinalexamsofordinarymiddleschoolsanduniversities.

ThevalidityperiodofthePETStestscoresatalllevelsisdeterminedbytheadmissiondepartmentoremployer.

ThosewhopasstheNationalEnglishTest(PETS)Level2writtentestcanbeexemptedfromtheself-studytestEnglish(1).ThosewhopasstheNationalEnglishTest(PETS)Level3writtentestcanbeexemptedfromtheself-studytestEnglish(2)[candidateswhoareexemptfromEnglish(2)canalsobeexemptfromEnglish(1)].

Mattersneedingattention

1.Candidatesfillinthe"RegistrationCard"whenregisteringorproviderelevantinformationasrequiredbytheregistrationpointinotherforms,performvariousproceduresasrequired,andthenfollowReceivethe"ExaminationAdmissionTicket"and"ExaminationNotice"atthetimeandplacedesignatedbythelocalexaminationagency,otherwiseyouwillstillbeunabletotakethetest.Candidatesshouldcarefullyverifytheinformationonthe"ExaminationAdmissionTicket"whenregistering.Ifthereareerrors,theyshouldpromptlyrequesttheregistrationpointtochange.

2.Thedaybeforethestartofthetest,candidatesshouldfirstgotothetestlocationarrangedonthe"ExaminationNotice"tofamiliarizethemselveswiththetestroomtheyarein.

3.Candidatesshouldstrictlyabidebythe"CodeofCandidates"andfollowtheguidanceoftheinvigilatorsduringtheexam.Thosewhoviolatetheexamregulationswillhavetheirexamscorescancelled.

4.Beforetheexam,candidatesmustprepareablackhandwritingpenanda2Bpencil.Noothertypesofpensmaybeusedintheexam.

5,LevelB(PETS1B)-Level4(PETS4)Theregistrationlocationforthefivelevelsofexaminationsisdeterminedbytheeducationalandexaminationinstitutionsoftheprovinces,autonomousregions,andmunicipalitiesthatundertaketheexaminations.Pleaseconsultthemforthetimeandplaceofregistration.TheregistrationlocationsforLevel5(PETS5,formerlyWSK-EPT)areinWSKtestcentersacrossthecountry.

6.PETSexamcandidatesarenotsubjecttogeographicalrestrictionsandcanapplyacrossregions.

7.Candidatesmusttaketheexamontime.Candidatesforthewrittentestenterthevenuefrom8:30andarenotallowedtoenterafter8:45.Candidatesfortheoralexaminthemorningwillenterthevenuefrom8:30andwillnotbeallowedinafter9:00;theoralexamcandidatesintheafternoonwillbeadmittedfrom13:30andwillnotbeallowedinafter14:00.

8.Whentakingthetest,candidatesmustholdtheadmissionticket,testnotice,personalIDcard(orIDcardnumbercertificateissuedbythepublicsecuritydepartment,householdregisterofminors,militarypersonnelandarmedpolicepersonnelcertificates)OrvaliddocumentssuchaspassportsandresidentIDcardsofHongKong,MacaoandTaiwan.

Test-takingskills

Preparationforthetest

Becausethetestroomisrandomlyselected,somecandidatesarepronetobelate.ThePETSexamstipulatesthattheadmissiontimeis8:45am.Youcannotenterthehallafterthetime.Therefore,candidatesmustpayattentiontoitandneverbelate.Itisrecommendedtogooutanhourinadvance,orgototheexaminationroomafewdaysinadvancetochecktheroadconditions.

Candidatesalsoneedtopayattentiontothedressoftheday,especiallyinsummer.Somemaleclassmateswearthickclothes,sweatingconstantlybeforestartingtheexam,whichwillaffectthemoodoftheexaminvisibly.Somefemaleclassmatesdresstoolightly,whichmayaffecttheexaminer'sassessmentoftheoverallimpressionscorefortheoraltest.Inaddition,throughmanyyearsofteachingandproctoringexperience,NewOrientalpetsteacherremindedstudentsthatthestationeryonthedayofthetestshouldbefullyprepared.Somecandidatesraisetheirhandstoasktheteacheriftheyhaveanyextrapencilsbeforethetest.Iftheseaccidentsaffectthetest,thegainwillnotbeworththeloss.Itisrecommendedthatyoupreparetwo2Bwoodpencilsinsteadofmechanicalpencils.Ballpointpens,fountainpens,etc.mustalsobetriedinadvance.AspecialreminderthatcorrectionfluidisnotavailableforPETSexams.Ifstudentsusecorrectionfluid,theirtestpaperswillberegardedasinvalid.

Test-takingskills

Afewminutesbeforethestartofthelisteningtest,theteacherwillhandoutthepapers,andthensomestudentswillbeanxiousandstartmakingchoicesQuestionsorreadingquestions.Infact,atthistime,youshouldgothroughthelisteningquestionsandfamiliarizeyourselfwiththescenesthatwillbetestedinlistening.Fullpreparationisofgreatbenefittothelisteningtest.

Ifyouencounteraquestionthatyoudidnothearclearly,thecandidatemayconsidergivingupthequestionandlistentothenextone.Don'tstareataquestion,soastoaffectthelaterperformance,letthesmallquestionsruinyourmoodfortheexam.

Theorderofansweringquestionsmustbeskillful,andyoumustlearntostriveforhighscores.Forexample,inthesecondlevel,therearemultiplechoicequestionsatthebeginning,andthencloze.Manystudentsspendtheirtimeoncloze.Infact,thispartofthescoreisverysmall,andwhatreallywidensthegapbetweencandidatesisreading!Insteadofspendinghalfanhouroncloze,itisbettertotaketimetotakeagoodlookandreviewthereadingquestionscarefully.

Somestudentswillnothavetimetodothecompositionintheend,itisbecauseoftheusuallackoftraining.Itisrecommendedthatyouprepareafewcommontypesofessaysbeforepreparingfortheexam,suchasletteressaysforthesecondlevelandiconessaysforthethirdlevel.Inthisway,whenitcomestotheactualexam,youcanbeconfident.

Theoraltestisstillverysubjective.Inadditiontoyourownoralquality,itoftendependsontheteacher'simpressionofyou,whichisverysimilartotheintermediateandadvancedinterpretingtest.Itisimpossiblefortheexaminertoconcentrate100%oneverysentenceofeverystudent,andthefinalscoreistheoverallimpressionoftheexaminee.

PETSexamcandidatesaslongastheyachieveascoreof3ormorecanmakeyoupass.Therefore,whenyouenterthedoor,givetheteacherasmileandsayMorningtotheteacher.Thesesmallactionsareyour"pluspoints"behavior.

Somecandidateswillappearineveryexam,andtheywilldirectlytaketheexamwithoutparticipatinginanytraining.Mostofthesecandidateswanttotrytheirlucktoseeiftheycanpassthelevel.

Accordingtotheexperienceobtainedbytheexaminer,suchcandidatesgenerallydonotmatterinthewrittentest,butwhentheyencountertheoraltest,mostofthemcannotevenunderstandtheobvioustypesofquestions.Therefore,itisrecommendedthatyouatleastunderstandthetypeandprocessofthetestbeforetheoraltest,whetheryouhaveparticipatedinatrainingclassornot.

Inthesecond-leveloraltest,theexaminermetsuchastudent,andwhenheenteredtheexaminationroom,hesaidtotheexaminerinEnglish:"MyEnglishisverybad.Canyounotgettheinformationonthisform?Let'stalkdirectly."Ofcourse,thisisimpossible.Theexamisbasedonfairness.Don'tthinkthatyoucanpasstheexambychance.

Finally,candidatesmustremembernottosaynothing,aslongasyouspeak,youwillstillgetalittlescore.Evenifyoudon'tspeakwell,openyourmouth.

Inaddition,theentireoraltestprocessmaymakethecandidatesnervous.Somecandidateskeptwipingsweat,stammering,andevenspittingsentences.Eventheexaminerdidnothavethepatiencetolistentotheend.Itisrecommendedthatcandidatestakeadeepbreathtokeepthemselvesrelaxed.Althoughthereisatimelimitforeachoralexam,aslongasyoucanconfidentlyspeakyouranswersandcommunicatewithyourpeersnaturally,youwillnotlosealotofpoints.

Testpurpose

ThepurposeofestablishingPETSistoprovideasetofscientificandreasonableevaluationstandardsforimprovingtheoriginalEnglisheducationtest.TochangethepassivesituationofthecurrentEnglishtestthatistooclosedandoutoftouchwiththeneedsofsociety,provideapublic-orientedEnglishtestsystemtothesociety,promotethepopularizationandimprovementofEnglishnationwide,andadapttothesituationofmycountry'sreformandopeningupandthecontinuousexpansionofforeignexchanges.Passthetestofthetesttaker’slevelandissueanEnglishlevelcertificatetomeettheneedsofthesociety’sEnglishproficiencyappraisalandthetalentmarket.Conductacomprehensiveexaminationofthecandidates’listening,speaking,reading,andwritingabilities,promotethereformofEnglishteaching,andreversetheunfavorablesituationof"incomprehensibility,inabilitytospeak,anddifficultyindirectcommunicationwithforeigners".Themulti-levelEnglishtestsystemisalsoinlinewiththetrendoflife-longlearningandlife-longeducationintoday'ssociety.

TestQuestionTypes

Inordertoimprovethevalidity(validity)ofthetest,PETSsetsupquestiontypesbasedontheactualneedsofthecommunicativecompetencetestateachlevel.Mainlyinclude:Objectivetestquestions--multiplechoice,choicecompatibility,semi-objectivetestquestions--subjectivetestquestionssuchascorrection,fillingintheblanks,simplesummary,etc.--pleaserefertotherelevantquestionsfordetailsofthespecificquestiontypesusedinalllevelsofessaywriting,translation,andoralexaminationsExamsyllabus.

PETSandCET

(1)Intermsofquestiontypes,PETShasanoraltest,butCETdoesnot.PETSsetsupquestiontypesbasedontheactualneedsofeachlevelofcommunicativecompetenceinspection,mainlyincluding:objectivetestquestions-multiplechoicesandcompatibilityofchoices;semi-objectivetestquestions-correctingmistakes,fillingintheblanks,andsimplegeneralization;subjectivetestquestions-shortessayWriting,translation,oralexamination.

(2)Intermsofpracticality,sincePETSfocusesmoreonthecultivationofcommunicativecompetenceandinteractivelearning,forlearners,itcanimprovetheirEnglishmorecomprehensively,sothattheycangivefullplaytoEnglishinpracticalapplications.Theroleof.

(3)Fromtheperspectiveofsocialrecognition,sincePETSwaslaunchedbytheMinistryofEducation,itsauthorityisbeyonddoubt.Moreover,theMinistryofEducationisvigorouslypromotingthistestandmakingittheonlystandardforallemployersinmycountrytomeasuretheEnglishproficiencyofEnglishprofessionals.

(4)PETSLevel3isroughlyequivalenttoCETLevel4,PETSLevel4isroughlyequivalenttoCETLevel6,andPETSLevel5isequivalenttothelevelattheendofthesecondyearofcollegeEnglishmajorsinmycountry.

SocialtesttakerscannotregisterforCET-4andCET.Therefore,withmoreandmoreEnglishlearners,thePETStestislikelytobecomethemostpopularsocialtest.

DevelopmentandReform

OnJanuary15,2019,theChineseMinistryofEducationExaminationCenterandtheBritishCounciljointlyreleasedtheIELTS,generalthinkingtestandtheChineseEnglishProficiencyScaleinBeijingTheresultsofthestudyindicatethatChina’sEnglishlanguageproficiencystandardsareinlinewithinternationalexaminations,andChina-UKcooperationinthefieldofeducationhasenteredanewstage.

ThedockingresultpresentsthecriticalscoresoftherelevantlevelsoftheChinaEnglishProficiencyScaleforeachskillandtotalscoreoftheIELTSandgeneralthinkingtests.Forexample,ascoreof5inIELTSlisteningmeansthatitwillreachlevel4oftheChinaEnglishProficiencyScale;ascoreof5.5inreadingwillreachthelevelof5;ascoreof6inoralEnglishwillreachthelevelof6;thetotalscorewillbe8points,whichmeansitwillreachlevel8.Leveletc.

TheresearchontheconnectionbetweenIELTSandgeneralthinkingtestandtheChineseEnglishProficiencyScalehasbeensuccessfullycompleted,whichreflectstheapplicationvalueofthescaleandestablishestheresearchnormsfortheconnectionoflanguagetestingandscales,whichishelpfultoexplorethedifferencesLocalEnglishlearners'languagelearningrulesandlearningpatternshelp"ChineseStandards"goout.