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Table 3 National assessments for English language education in China

From: Developing the China Standards of English: challenges at macropolitical and micropolitical levels

Educational stage

Assessment

Elementary

No national assessments for elementary education

Junior secondary

Provincial or municipal assessments for senior secondary admission

Senior secondary

National Matriculation English Test (NMET) for college admission

Secondary vocational & vocational

Practical English Test for Colleges (PRETCO) for vocational English program exit

Undergraduate (non-English major)

College English Test (CET) Band 4 & Band 6 for College English program exit

Undergraduate (English major)

Test for English Majors (TEM) Band 4 & Band 8 for English major program exit

Graduate (non-English major)

Graduate School Entrance English Examination (GSEEE) for graduate school admission

All stages

Public English Test System (PETS) Band 1 ~ 5 for admission, promotion, overseas study, etc.