Listening Comprehension test of CET-6 has a great adjustment in its item types and weighting of score since December,2015, however, there have been few researches concerning the validity of newly innovated CET-6 liste...Listening Comprehension test of CET-6 has a great adjustment in its item types and weighting of score since December,2015, however, there have been few researches concerning the validity of newly innovated CET-6 listening comprehension test.This paper tries to explore the construct validity and content validity of it. Based on the comparison between the test contents of lis-tening and the test requirements in CET syllabus,it is found that CET-6 listening shows good content relevance. Structural equa-tion modeling(SEM) was used to investigate the construct validity of CET-6 listening, which demonstrates that it mainly tests stu-dents' ability to understand details and inference, while ignoring socio-linguistic competence and psych-physiological compe-tence. Therefore, certain changes are desirable to increase the validity of the listening part of CET-6.展开更多
This paper focuses on the analysis of long conversations,which is the newly added question type after the CET innovation.By analyzing similarity and difference of markers and functions in short and long conversations,...This paper focuses on the analysis of long conversations,which is the newly added question type after the CET innovation.By analyzing similarity and difference of markers and functions in short and long conversations,the characteristics of long conversations can be further illustrated.More attention should be paid to discourse markers when practicing long conversations so as to grasp the main idea of dialogue.And this paper also provides inspiration for CET teaching and learning.展开更多
CET-6 is a nationwide and standardized test to evaluate college students' English levels. Now more than 10 million college students take part in the exam every year. On August 14, 2013, the CET-4 and CET-6 examina...CET-6 is a nationwide and standardized test to evaluate college students' English levels. Now more than 10 million college students take part in the exam every year. On August 14, 2013, the CET-4 and CET-6 examination committee reformed the structure of the CET-6 papers. After that the sentence translation was changed into paragraph translation,the scores of translation section also increased to 15 points which is more difficult and more important than before. There is no doubt that CET-6will exert a great impact on the teaching and learning of College English in China. This thesis focuses on the washback effect of CET-6 translation test towards college English teaching and learning.First of all, this paper introduces the CET-6 translation test requirements, and the score requirements of translation part. The author also illustrates some significant language testing research of both domestic and foreign scholars, and explains the concept of reliability and validity. Secondly, through the survey method of interviews and questionnaire the author study the characteristics of teaching in college classroom, the effect of translation teaching, and how do students to study translation. The author makes a further research on the interaction between the translation test and the teaching and learning based on the relevant theories. At last, the author finds that the negative washback effect of the CET-6 translation test is greater than the positive one. The author reflects on the current translation teaching and learning in China, and hopes to minimize the negative effects of CET-6 translation test.展开更多
Due to the increasing importance of English language,China has introduced various English competence tests to assessstudents' English language performance as well as to motivate them to learn this language.Based o...Due to the increasing importance of English language,China has introduced various English competence tests to assessstudents' English language performance as well as to motivate them to learn this language.Based on the analysis of a corpus com-prised of ten CET-6(College English Test,Band 6) listening tests(transcripts and test papers),this study aims to examine the ef-fects of discourse markers(DMs) in the listening comprehension test in CET-6,thus providing effective listening strategies for stu-dents and also offering pedagogical suggestions for teachers.The findings indicate that understanding the use of DMs is highly relat-ed to better listening comprehension in the tests.This study suggests that both students and teachers should raise their awarenessof DMs' cognitive effects,and also,teachers need to adopt a communicative language teaching method to help students grasp themeaning and usage of DMs.展开更多
The cloze test is constructed by deleting words from a selected passage and the examinees are required to complete broken patterns by filling in the blanks in order for the passage to make sense.It aims at testing exa...The cloze test is constructed by deleting words from a selected passage and the examinees are required to complete broken patterns by filling in the blanks in order for the passage to make sense.It aims at testing examinees'comprehensive language knowledge and skills.In this paper,the author analyzes items of a sample cloze test taken from CET6.展开更多
It investigates the relationship between language learning strategy and the CET-6 scores of students majoring in English as a foreign language(EFL). Participants consists of a volunteer pool of 45 second-year English ...It investigates the relationship between language learning strategy and the CET-6 scores of students majoring in English as a foreign language(EFL). Participants consists of a volunteer pool of 45 second-year English major students at Tianjin Polytechnic University. A revised version 7.0 of Oxford's(1990, pg. 293-300) Strategy Inventory for Language Learning(SILL)and the CET-6 are administered as measures of learning strategy and the CET-6 scores. An analysis of ANOVA and Multiple Correlation is conducted to examine the relationships among six types of learning strategies and scores of CET-6. Results of this analysis reveals that metacognitive strategies and affective strategies are two major language learning strategies that preferred by the participants in the English learning process. While metacognitive strategies and affective strategies preferred by the participants do not have a statistically significant correlation with the scores of CET-6. It is the memory strategies and social strategies that have a significant correlation with the scores of CET-6.展开更多
文摘Listening Comprehension test of CET-6 has a great adjustment in its item types and weighting of score since December,2015, however, there have been few researches concerning the validity of newly innovated CET-6 listening comprehension test.This paper tries to explore the construct validity and content validity of it. Based on the comparison between the test contents of lis-tening and the test requirements in CET syllabus,it is found that CET-6 listening shows good content relevance. Structural equa-tion modeling(SEM) was used to investigate the construct validity of CET-6 listening, which demonstrates that it mainly tests stu-dents' ability to understand details and inference, while ignoring socio-linguistic competence and psych-physiological compe-tence. Therefore, certain changes are desirable to increase the validity of the listening part of CET-6.
文摘This paper focuses on the analysis of long conversations,which is the newly added question type after the CET innovation.By analyzing similarity and difference of markers and functions in short and long conversations,the characteristics of long conversations can be further illustrated.More attention should be paid to discourse markers when practicing long conversations so as to grasp the main idea of dialogue.And this paper also provides inspiration for CET teaching and learning.
文摘CET-6 is a nationwide and standardized test to evaluate college students' English levels. Now more than 10 million college students take part in the exam every year. On August 14, 2013, the CET-4 and CET-6 examination committee reformed the structure of the CET-6 papers. After that the sentence translation was changed into paragraph translation,the scores of translation section also increased to 15 points which is more difficult and more important than before. There is no doubt that CET-6will exert a great impact on the teaching and learning of College English in China. This thesis focuses on the washback effect of CET-6 translation test towards college English teaching and learning.First of all, this paper introduces the CET-6 translation test requirements, and the score requirements of translation part. The author also illustrates some significant language testing research of both domestic and foreign scholars, and explains the concept of reliability and validity. Secondly, through the survey method of interviews and questionnaire the author study the characteristics of teaching in college classroom, the effect of translation teaching, and how do students to study translation. The author makes a further research on the interaction between the translation test and the teaching and learning based on the relevant theories. At last, the author finds that the negative washback effect of the CET-6 translation test is greater than the positive one. The author reflects on the current translation teaching and learning in China, and hopes to minimize the negative effects of CET-6 translation test.
文摘Due to the increasing importance of English language,China has introduced various English competence tests to assessstudents' English language performance as well as to motivate them to learn this language.Based on the analysis of a corpus com-prised of ten CET-6(College English Test,Band 6) listening tests(transcripts and test papers),this study aims to examine the ef-fects of discourse markers(DMs) in the listening comprehension test in CET-6,thus providing effective listening strategies for stu-dents and also offering pedagogical suggestions for teachers.The findings indicate that understanding the use of DMs is highly relat-ed to better listening comprehension in the tests.This study suggests that both students and teachers should raise their awarenessof DMs' cognitive effects,and also,teachers need to adopt a communicative language teaching method to help students grasp themeaning and usage of DMs.
文摘The cloze test is constructed by deleting words from a selected passage and the examinees are required to complete broken patterns by filling in the blanks in order for the passage to make sense.It aims at testing examinees'comprehensive language knowledge and skills.In this paper,the author analyzes items of a sample cloze test taken from CET6.
文摘It investigates the relationship between language learning strategy and the CET-6 scores of students majoring in English as a foreign language(EFL). Participants consists of a volunteer pool of 45 second-year English major students at Tianjin Polytechnic University. A revised version 7.0 of Oxford's(1990, pg. 293-300) Strategy Inventory for Language Learning(SILL)and the CET-6 are administered as measures of learning strategy and the CET-6 scores. An analysis of ANOVA and Multiple Correlation is conducted to examine the relationships among six types of learning strategies and scores of CET-6. Results of this analysis reveals that metacognitive strategies and affective strategies are two major language learning strategies that preferred by the participants in the English learning process. While metacognitive strategies and affective strategies preferred by the participants do not have a statistically significant correlation with the scores of CET-6. It is the memory strategies and social strategies that have a significant correlation with the scores of CET-6.
