ZHANG, George Xinsheng

LI, Linda Mingfang

International Journal of Chinese Language Education; Dec 2021; Issue No. 10; p.83 - 105

Department of Chinese Language Studies, The Education University of Hong Kong

Chinese Language Program, Columbia University

Chung Hwa Book Co. (H.K.) Ltd.

The newly adopted Chinese Proficiency Grading Standards for International Chinese Language Education is the third of its kind since the mid-1980s. This article examines its contents and backgrounds in comparison to the two previous versions, and discusses its potential implications on Chinese Proficiency Test (HSK) and on the learning and teaching of Chinese worldwide, now often referred to in China as international Chinese language education, particularly in Confucius Institutes, the main platform for international Chinese language education.

Chinese proficiency standards Chinese proficiency test (HSK) Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) European Benchmarks for Chinese Language (EBCL) international Chinese language education

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