In June this year, the exam will continue to use the current questions.
At the same time, the Ministry of Education also plans to reform the contents of CET-4 and CET-6. A total of 180 universities participated in the pilot project, including 24 universities in Beijing. Starting from June 5438+ 10 next year, students in pilot schools will adopt new questions when taking CET-4, and the new CET-6 will be implemented from June next year.
In June this year, the exam still used the current question type, with a score of 7 10.
The examiner listened and gave up reading comprehension.
According to reports, this college English teaching reform has changed the original reading comprehension to listening and speaking, and comprehensively improved the comprehensive English ability.
The Ministry of Education will implement the reformed CET-4 in June 2007, and the reformed CET-6 in June 2007.
Are the self-determined CET-4 and CET-6 linked to the degree?
Wu stressed that the Ministry of Education has never asked colleges and universities to link the scores of CET-4 and CET-6 with degree certificates. The specific way to link CET-4 and CET-6 with graduation after this reform is within the scope of the university itself.
Zhang Yaoxue, director of the Higher Education Department of the Ministry of Education, said: "We have now cancelled the passing grade and only provided the grade. But schools can set up one. You can get a diploma if you reach 500 points. We have no choice because it is its own right. "
Restore the evaluation face and reduce the social weight.
At yesterday's press conference, Wu also said that examination management will be strengthened in the future. Starting from June this year, the examination center of the Ministry of Education will launch a new registration and examination management system for CET-4 and CET-6 exams, effectively keep the seat number exam confidential, strictly identify the candidates' registration qualifications, gradually limit the candidates' scope to the campus, restore the true colors of CET-4 and CET-6 teaching evaluation exams, and reduce the social weight of CET-4 and CET-6 exams. The specific plan will be announced by the examination center of the Ministry of Education in the near future.
Statement of the Ministry of Education
Reform CET-4 and CET-6 to prevent cheating and selling test questions.
The Ministry of Education says it is urgent to reform the management system of CET-4 and CET-6.
Wu Shuo Level 4 starts from September, 1987, and Level 6 starts from October, 1989.
1in 1987, there were only 65,438+10,000 people in the first exam, but in 2004, band 4 and band 6 added up to 1 1 10,000 people.
The scale of CET-4 and CET-6 is very large, almost the largest in the world.
Wu said that there are some problems in such a large-scale exam. In addition to the fact that such examinations can't meet the social demand for students' practical application of English, it is also urgent to reform the CET-4 and CET-6 examination itself and the management system from the perspective of preventing cheating.
She said that because CET-4 and CET-6 are exaggerated by the society, many schools will inevitably teach them in order to blindly pursue the pass rate. A few students also cheat, and even criminals take risks and do things that violate the law and discipline, such as selling exam questions, cheating on the spot, and teachers cheating for students. If these phenomena are left unchecked, the reputation of the exam will be ruined, and the appearance of cheating will also affect the fairness and justice of the exam itself. This has something to do with the reform of the examination itself.
"To tell you the truth, I can't stand it. It's going to fall. "
Officials from the Ministry of Education said that society should lower the weight of CET-4 and CET-6.
Wu, vice minister of education, said at yesterday's press conference that some schools now link CET-4 and CET-6 with diplomas and degree certificates, and social employers regard CET-4 and CET-6 as a standard for new recruits.
These are not in line with the original intention of CET-4 and CET-6 teaching evaluation.
Zhang Yaoxue, Minister of Education of China, also said that although the reformed CET-4 and CET-6 also welcome social candidates, it is better to limit the candidates to college students, because it is only a teaching evaluation test.
Zhang Yaoxue said that the Ministry of Education doesn't want the society to pay too much attention to the CET-4 and CET-6, which has brought great pressure to the Ministry of Education. "To be honest, I can't stand it. I'm going to collapse." The original intention of not issuing qualified certificates now is to reduce social weight and social concern.
Statement by all parties
"As long as it is linked, cheating is inevitable."
CPPCC members in Beijing want to appeal to the National People's Congress to "decouple the degree from the examination"
(Liu Yongtai, member of the Beijing Municipal Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference) "I appreciate the reform of the CET-4 and CET-6 by the Ministry of Education, but as long as the CET-4 and CET-6 are linked to the degree, the current fraud cannot be eliminated." Liu Yongtai said that the reform of the Ministry of Education has clarified the trend of the CET-4 and CET-6 re-examination, and it also officially shows that there is no need for colleges and universities to "link examinations with degrees". "So at the upcoming National People's Congress, I will continue to call on colleges and universities to cancel the linkage of examination degrees through the Jiu San Society." In June, 5438+this year 10, during the two sessions in Beijing, Liu Yongtai formally submitted a proposal to "cancel the link between the granting of students' degree certificates and CET-4". Since then, the link between CET-4 and the degree has once again aroused widespread concern in society. The CET-4 certificate is very important because it is related to your graduation. "Liu Yongtai believes that the Ministry of Education hopes that the CET-4 and CET-6 will' not be too concerned by the society' and truly become a' teaching test'." However, as long as the exam is linked to the degree, students can't ignore it, and the purpose of reform is naturally difficult to achieve. "
"If it is not linked, it is better to cancel."
Education experts believe that the cancellation of the passing line in this reform is a highlight.
(Lao Kaisheng, director of the Institute of Education Policy and Law of Beijing Normal University, doctoral supervisor, member of the education discipline evaluation team of the State Council Academic Degrees Committee) "The four or six grades are not linked, so it is better to cancel." Lao Kaisheng said that every test should have its own role. Language tests such as TOEFL and GRE are entrance exams for universities in the United States and other countries, and their purposes are very clear. Now the education department says that CET-4 and CET-6 are not compulsory for candidates, and colleges and universities should not "link exams with degrees", and even object to employers taking CET-4 and CET-6 as recruitment standards. "Then I will ask, what is the meaning of CET-4 and CET-6?
What's the use of students and schools spending huge human and financial resources? If the exam is useless, you might as well cancel it. "For the reform of CET-4 and CET-6, Lao Kaisheng believes that the cancellation of the passing line is a bright spot.
Attitude of colleges and universities
The concept of attaching importance to scores is hard to disappear for a while.
People in the academic affairs office of colleges and universities said that artificial qualified lines may still appear.
Yesterday, the Ministry of Education officially announced the pilot program for the reform of Band 4 and Band 6. Peking University, Beijing Normal University and the Academic Affairs Office of Beijing Institute of Technology all told reporters that as universities, they have already begun to pay attention to this reform. It is still a form that CET-4 and CET-6 scores are not linked to graduation certificates and degree certificates. What colleges and universities care about is the improvement of teaching quality by the new examination scheme.
Academic staff of Peking University: Continue to use the self-test method.
Guan Haiting, Minister of Academic Affairs of Peking University, said that the reform of CET-4 and CET-6 is not closely related to Peking University.
It is understood that both universities in Peking University and Tsinghua University have their own English testing programs, which are called proficiency tests. Students in these two universities usually pass English exams and get degree certificates. Guan Haiting said that Peking University will continue to adopt its own examination plan, and the difficulty of the English test in Peking University is slightly higher than the national band 6.
Education official of Beijing Normal University: "The qualified line may be drawn."
Ge, director of the Academic Affairs Office of Beijing Normal University, said that in Beijing Normal University, as long as students pass the national band 6, they can be exempted from taking the bachelor's degree English test, and students can choose any one and pass graduation.
Ge said that Beijing Normal University will take a wait-and-see attitude towards this reform, and then adjust the graduation requirements. If the examination-oriented education is still emphasized after the reform of CET-4 and CET-6, it will not be adopted.
Ge Jingyue believes that in the current employment competition and incentive environment, the concept of attaching importance to scores will be difficult to disappear for a while, and some colleges and universities may artificially draw a qualified line. For example, she said that if Tsinghua scored 600 points, then Beijing Normal University scored 580 points. The specific demarcation depends on the implementation effect after the reform.
Academic staff of Beijing Institute of Technology: "Understanding the link between graduation and examination"
Pang, deputy director of the Academic Affairs Office of Beijing Institute of Technology, expressed the welcome attitude of Beijing Institute of Technology to this reform, "We will respond positively". Pang said, "This reform is very timely. If the examination is not changed, it will be difficult to promote the teaching reform. Otherwise, students who accept the reform teaching will have to take the old-fashioned CET-4 and CET-6, and I am afraid they will not adapt. " Pang expressed his understanding of the connection between graduation certificate and CET-4 and CET-6. He said that what colleges and universities do is originally under the pressure of social employment and has nothing to do with reform or not. After the reform, if the society does not form a unified score, it will reduce the pressure on colleges and universities. On the contrary, if, like TOEFL, all units at all levels in society pay attention to their scores, then colleges and universities will be divided accordingly for the sake of employment rate.
Attachment: List of 24 universities in Beijing that have implemented the pilot reform of English teaching;
Tsinghua, Beihang University, National People's Congress, Beijing Chemical Industry, beijing international studies university, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing Jiaotong University, China Central Radio and TV University Peking University (including Medical Department), Beihou University, China Geo University (Beijing), China Agricultural University, China Youshi University (Beijing), capital university of economics and business Beijing Linda University, Beijing Normal University, China University of Mining and Technology (Beijing), Beijing University of Technology, North China Electric Power University (Beijing)
Four main points of the reform of CET-4 and CET-6.
1. The scoring system was changed from 100 to 7 10. From June this year, the test scores will be distributed between 290-7 10, specifically the normal score, with an average of 500 and a standard deviation of 70, with scores as low as 290 and as high as 7 10. The scoring model is similar to TOEFL.
2. Give students a total score and individual scores. Starting from June this year, the examination paper will be divided into four parts: listening, reading, synthesis and writing. After marking, students will only be given transcripts, and the total score and individual scores will be given to each student, so that candidates can understand their abilities. It will also give the school a score explanation, mainly to let the school better understand the meaning of the score.
3. Listening and speaking questions have greatly increased, while reading and writing have declined. Since June 65438+ 10, 2006, listening comprehension has been improved from 20% to 35%, and there are a certain number of subjective questions. The reading comprehension part was reduced from 40% to 35%. In reading comprehension, careful reading accounts for 25%, and fast reading accounts for 10%. Writing itself is constant. There are both argumentative and expository articles, but the proportion of the whole article will drop from 15% to 10%.
There is no computer test and no "question bank" for the time being. Listening test is closer to real life. The theme is short dialogue, long dialogue, radio and television lecture programs, etc. However, in the near future, CET-4 and CET-6 will not realize the computer test, and there will be no so-called "question bank", so the proposition of the test will take the lead.