The paper introduces relevance theory and explores the application of relevance theory to CET-4 listening comprehension teaching, especially the teaching of CET-4 listening comprehension in the first section whose tes...The paper introduces relevance theory and explores the application of relevance theory to CET-4 listening comprehension teaching, especially the teaching of CET-4 listening comprehension in the first section whose test format is multiple choice question, simplified as MCQ.展开更多
As one of the world well-known high-stakes tests, CET-4 (College English Test Band 4) changed from being generally accepted to being widely questioned in the past 25 years. In spite of a series of reforms of CET-4, ...As one of the world well-known high-stakes tests, CET-4 (College English Test Band 4) changed from being generally accepted to being widely questioned in the past 25 years. In spite of a series of reforms of CET-4, the negative impact of CET-4 remains intense. Three main reasons are probed into here. Firstly, the objective of CET-4 is ambiguous. Secondly, the test objective does not accord with teaching objective. Finally, test contents do not match well with the practical language use. To improve the present passive state of CET-4, some suggestions are given.展开更多
文摘The paper introduces relevance theory and explores the application of relevance theory to CET-4 listening comprehension teaching, especially the teaching of CET-4 listening comprehension in the first section whose test format is multiple choice question, simplified as MCQ.
文摘As one of the world well-known high-stakes tests, CET-4 (College English Test Band 4) changed from being generally accepted to being widely questioned in the past 25 years. In spite of a series of reforms of CET-4, the negative impact of CET-4 remains intense. Three main reasons are probed into here. Firstly, the objective of CET-4 is ambiguous. Secondly, the test objective does not accord with teaching objective. Finally, test contents do not match well with the practical language use. To improve the present passive state of CET-4, some suggestions are given.