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Frontiers in Educational Research, 2019, 2(12); doi: 10.25236/FER.2019.021222.

Enlightenment of Common European Framework of Reference for Languages on Developing English Proficiency Standards in China

Author(s)

Mei Gan

Corresponding Author:
Mei Gan
Affiliation(s)

Tiangong University, Tianjin 300387, China

Abstract

Based on the introduction of the current situation of English proficiency standards in China and Common European Framework of Reference for Languages,this paper points out the Enlightenment of the latter on the establishment of a unified English proficiency standard, and emphasizes that when we formulate a unified English proficiency standard, we should take communicative language competence theory as the guidance, adopt the international general language competence grading system, and adapt to the needs of different levels.

Keywords

CEFR; English proficiency standard; Communicative language ability

Cite This Paper

Mei Gan. Enlightenment of Common European Framework of Reference for Languages on Developing English Proficiency Standards in China. Frontiers in Educational Research (2019) Vol. 2 Issue 12: 135-139. https://doi.org/10.25236/FER.2019.021222.

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