Author(s)

Aihua Zhu ¹

Affiliation(s)

¹ School of Foreign languages, Guangzhou College of Technology and Business, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China

Corresponding Author

Aihua Zhu

ABSTRACT

China's Standards of English language ability (CSE) is the first language proficiency scale in China aimed at testing and teaching English for general purposes. Taking CSE as a reference, this study proposes the key elements of business English teachers' assessment literacy. First, teachers should pay attention to the stakeholders of the test and the professional and language ability in the test content. Second, they should be able to design tests according to the needs of society for professional ability. Third, teachers should be aware of the purpose of the test, and be able to use the test feedback to backwash their teaching.  To improve their assessment, participating in a large-scale examination is the first approach. Besides, attending regional workshops is also conducive to improving teachers' assessment literacy. To motivate teachers’ participation, administrators in colleges and universities should establish a guarantee system to ensure the development and implementation of assessment work. 

KEYWORDS

Business English Teachers, Assessment literacy, China's standards of English language ability

CITE THIS PAPER

Aihua Zhu, Business English Teachers' Assessment Literacy Based on China's Standards of English Language Ability. Curriculum and Teaching Methodology (2022) Vol. 5: 50-54. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.23977/curtm.2022.050509.

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