Chinese Language Tests - Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, Advanced Placement Chinese Language and Culture, Test of Proficiency-Huayu (Paperback)

Chapters: Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, Advanced Placement Chinese Language and Culture, Test of Proficiency-Huayu. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 20. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, (simplified Chinese: traditional Chinese: pinyin: Hany Shuping Koshi), abbreviated as HSK, is the People's Republic of China's only standardized test of Standard Mandarin Chinese proficiency for non-native speakers, namely foreign students, overseas Chinese, and members of ethnic minority groups in China. It is also known as the "Chinese Proficiency Test." Development began in 1984 at Beijing Language and Culture University and in 1992 the HSK was officially made a national standardized test. By 2005, over 120 countries had participated as regular host sites, and around 1 million had taken the test. While today one may register online, all testing is still done in person, and all assessment is still handled within China. The HSK test approximates the English TOEFL, and an HSK certificate is valid without any limitation in The People's Republic of China. The test aims to be a certificate of language proficiency for higher educational and professional purposes. According to the test's current (and original) format, a rank of 5 is needed to enroll in a Chinese university as an undergraduate. A score of 9 or higher is a common business standard. Each year HSK certificates are issued to those who meet required scores. The HSK is primarily administered in Simplified Chinese. In addition test takers with outstanding results can win a scholarship for short-term language study in China. Hanban (, the Chinese Language Council International) is currently responsible for the HSK exams and has introduced a new format in November 2009. The new format's emphasis is "comprehensive language ...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=1198455