A Study of Washback of CET-4 on College English Teaching and Learning

This paper is a report of an empirical study of the washback effects of CET-4 on College English teaching and learning in ordinary teacher's colleges. The results of the study show that the skills, the activities and the materials used in test preparation classes were solely consistent with those required in CET- 4; and that the nature of the impact of CET-4 on a variety of aspects of College English teaching and learning is both positive and negative, but there are far more positive effects than negative ones, and, as a whole, the CET-4 can effectively promote the teaching and learning of College English.

This paper is a report of an empirical study of the washbaek effects of CET-4 on College English teaching and learning in ordinary teacher's colleges.The results of the study show that the skills,the activities and the materials used in test preparation classes were solely consistent with those required in CET- 4;and that the nature of the impact of CET-4 on a variety of aspects of College English teaching and learning is both positive and negative,but there are far more positive effects than negative ones,and,as a whole,the CET-4 can effectively promote the teaching and learning of College English.