Table 3 An example database for meta-analysis
From: Developing reading proficiency scales for EFL learners in China
Language | Title |
|---|---|
Language proficiency scales | |
English | The Foreign Service Institute Scale (FSI) The Interagency Language Roundtable (ILR) The American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages Guidelines (ACTFL) International Second Language Proficiency Ratings (ISLPR) Canadian Language Benchmarks (CLB) Framework of the Association of Language Testers in Europe (ALTE) The Common European Framework for Languages: Learning, Teaching, Assessment (CEFR) Finnish Scale of Language Proficiency (FSLP) Global Scale of English (GSE) The EIKEN Can-Do List (EIKEN) |
Curriculum standards | |
English Chinese | The Common Core State Standards (CCSS) English Language Development Standards (ELD) WIDA ELD Standards (ELD_WIDA) California ELD Standards (ELD_C) English Language Development Wiki (ELD_W) Core Academic Skills for Educators (CASE) Alabama English Language Arts Standard (AELA) Minnesota Academic Standards (MAS) Washington State’s Essential Academic Learning Requirements (WSEALR) New English Curriculum for Chinese Primary Schools and Junior/Senior Middle Schools: 2011 Edition (NEC) Teaching Syllabus for English Majors in China (TSEM) College English Curriculum Requirement (CECR) Curriculum for Business English Correspondence (CBEC) Curriculum for Comprehensive English (CCE) Curriculum for English Writing (CEW) Curriculum for Non-English Major Postgraduates (CNMP) |
Test syllabi | |
English Chinese | YLE Handbook for Teachers (YLE) FCE Handbook for Teachers (FCE) KET Handbook for Teachers (KET) PET Handbook for Teachers (PET) BEC Handbook for Teachers (BEC) CAE Handbook for Teachers (CAE) CPE Handbook for Teachers (CPE) General Certificate of Secondary Education Syllabus (GCSES) Advanced GCE in English Language Specification (AGCE) Advanced Subsidiary GCE in English Language Specification (ASGCE) TOEIC Can-Do Guide Executive Summary (TOEIC) Syllabus for College English Test—Band Four (CET-4) Syllabus for College English Test—Band Six (CET-6) Syllabus for Test for English Majors—Band Four (TEM-4) Syllabus for Test for English Majors—Band 8 (TEM-8) Standards for Public English Test System (PETS) |