Author(s)

Lin Shi ¹

Affiliation(s)

¹ School of International Studies, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China

Corresponding Author

Lin Shi

ABSTRACT

Constructing an assessment system of foreign language proficiency is one of the most significant language education policy reforms in China in recent years. The development of "China's Standards of English" is an important foundation for the construction of the assessment system, which has garnered considerable attention from experts and scholars. This paper, adopting a language planning perspective, utilizes Cooper's Accounting Scheme as a theoretical framework to analyze the construction of China's assessment system of foreign language proficiency from eight aspects. The analysis demonstrates the reasons behind the successful advancement of the construction of the assessment system of foreign language proficiency, and shows the profound impacts and benefits of this language policy on various stakeholders. Additionally, the paper offers specific recommendations to expedite the construction of a new foreign language proficiency assessment system.

KEYWORDS

China's assessment system of foreign language proficiency; China's Standards of English; Cooper's Accounting Scheme; language policy; language planning

CITE THIS PAPER

Lin Shi, Analysis of China's Assessment System of Foreign Language Proficiency from the Perspective of Cooper's Accounting Scheme. Journal of Language Testing & Assessment (2024) Vol. 7: 1-7. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.23977/langta.2024.070101.

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