融合思辨能力与跨文化交流能力的语言测试任务设计——以“国际人才英语考试”为例

Developing language test tasks on an integrated construct of critical thinking ability and intercultural communicative competence: The ETIC as an example

新时代外语人才的核心能力要求已经超越单一的语言能力,还包括思辨能力与跨文化交流能力,由此设计反映新型人才培养目标的语言测试已成为当务之急。本研究基于文献分析并以"国际人才英语考试"中的两项任务为例,从任务形式、任务内容、评分标准三个方面探讨融合上述能力的复合型构念在语言测试任务中的实现途径,以期为外语人才选拔与培养提供参考。

Foreign language talents in the new era are expected to have more abilities than merely language ability, among which are critical thinking ability and intercultural communicative competence. Therefore, effective language tests will be needed to assess such abilities. By reviewing relevant literature and investigating two tasks in the English Test for International Communication, this study focuses on the development of test tasks integrating the target abili- ties from the aspects of task forms, task contents and evaluation criteria, with an expectation to provide useful insights for the selection and cultivation of foreign language talents.