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Putonghua Proficiency Test Based On Research

Posted on:2017-03-27Degree:DoctorType:Dissertation
Country:ChinaCandidate:H WangFull Text:PDF
GTID:1105330503965188Subject:Media linguistics
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Putonghua Proficiency Test(Putonghua Shuiping Ceshi,PSC) is a national-wide spoken Chinese language test. The test is enshrined in the Law of the People’s Republic of China on the Standard Spoken and Written Chinese Language. The PSC distinguishes itself by its contribution to Chinese language and culture as well as its unique features. This paper enriches the research of PSC by the study on the test basis.It provides academic supports to improve the PSC. The paper also gives suggestions to publishing and standardizing the construction of Spoken and Written Chinese Language.This paper focuses on the test basis of PSC. It consists of six chapters. The first chapter, the introduction, elaborates on the origin of the theme selection of the paper,research objectives, current status and framework of the research, research methods and significance. The second chapter is theoretic which defines the intension and extension, as well as the construction of hierarchical organization of the test basis. It also clarifies the secondary category and characteristics of PSC. Chapter Three tracks the historic development of the test basis. It builds up the longitudinal frame of references for the research. Chapter Four and Chapter Five examine the administrative and academic basis as well as its secondary and tertiary domains. Chapter Six is summary.The paper not only constructs and deconstructs the elements of test conduct but also examines the test basis as one of the key factors of the test medium(the other factor is test methods) and proposes three-level category system which bring into incorporate the administrative basis into research objectives for the first time, and therefore establishes the new pattern for the administrative basis as well as the academic basis. Additionally, the paper presents series of new terminologies of the test basis. For instance, administrative basis, academic basis, macro-management and micro-management basis, fundamental academic basis, specific academic basis, basis of laws and regulations, policy basis, management basis, proposition basis, grading basis etc..It also proposes "Two stages Five Periods", a new historical division based on the test development. The paper discusses the content, features and effects of the basis of the test and especially examines the basis of test design and grading according to laws and regulations. Also, the paper analyzes the status and existing problem and presents some suggestions for further improvement.Based on the theory of the constituent elements of PSC test, this paper employs various research methods to describe, generalize, interpret and construct the test basis and explores the inner law and motivation of the test basis to make test basis an independent, systematic and theoretical domain and provide foundation and references for PSC test theoretically and practically.
Keywords/Search Tags:Putonghua(mandarin), Putonghua Proficiency test(Putonghua Shuiping Ceshi, PSC), test basis, administrative basis, academic basis
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