Table 1 Background information of the working group
From: Developing reading proficiency scales for EFL learners in China
Name | Gender | Age | Education background | Experience | No. of group members | CSE level for description | Target for description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gao | Female | 52 | Postgraduate | Principle in one of the renowned primary schools in South China; rich experience in primary school English teaching | 4 | A1, A2 | Primary school students |
Wu | Female | 48 | Postgraduate | Principle in one of the average-level primary schools in South China; rich experience in primary school English teaching | 3 | A1, A2 | Primary school students |
Feng | Female | 36 | Postgraduate | Researcher in the Guangdong Education Bureau; rich experience in secondary school English teaching and training | 22 | A3 | Secondary school students |
Li | Male | 26 | Postgraduate | Outstanding young teacher in a province-level key school; rich experience in secondary school English teaching | 9 | A3 | Secondary school students |
Zhen | Male | 56 | Postgraduate | Researcher in the Guangdong Education Bureau; rich experience in high school English teaching and training | 5 | B1 | High school students |
Zhang (Q) | Female | 42 | Postgraduate | Researcher in the Zhuhai Education Bureau; rich experience in high school English teaching and training | 5 | B1 | High school students |
Pan | Male | 39 | Postgraduate | Teacher in one of the higher vocational colleges in South China; rich experience in higher vocational teaching and training | 10 | B2, B3 | Undergraduates of non-English majors (including higher vocational college students); first- and second-year English major students |
Zeng | Female | 34 | Postgraduate | Teacher in one of the higher vocational colleges in South China; rich experience in higher vocational teaching and training | 10 | B2, B3 | Undergraduates of non-English majors (including higher vocational college students); first- and second-year English major students |
Zhang (X) | Female | 30 | Doctoral candidate | Lecturer in one of the renowned universities in East China; a member of the CSE project | 2 | B3, C1 | Third- and fourth-year undergraduates of non-English majors; undergraduates of English majors; |
Xie | Female | 36 | Doctoral candidate | Lecturer in one of the renowned universities in South China; a member of the CSE project | 4 | C1,C2 | Third- and fourth-year English major students; postgraduates of English majors; diplomatic personnel |
Zhang (L) | Female | 41 | Doctor | Associate professor in one of the average-level universities in East China; a member in the CSE project | 4 | C2, C3 | Postgraduates of English majors; diplomatic personnel; senior translators |
Cheng | Female | 35 | Doctor | Lecturer in one of the average-level universities in South China; rich experience in ESP and graduate English teaching | 4 | C2, C3 | Postgraduates of English majors; diplomatic personnel; senior translators |