Test of Chinese as a Foreign Language
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The Test of Chinese as a Foreign Language (TOCFL) (formerly known as the Test Of Proficiency-Huayu or TOP)[1] (Chinese: 華語文能力測驗; pinyin: Huáyǔwén Nénglì Cèyàn) is the Republic of China's (Taiwan's) Mandarin Chinese test. It is administered by the Steering Committee for the Test Of Proficiency-Huayu (SC-TOP) (Chinese: 國家華語測驗推動工作委員會; pinyin: Guójiā Huáyǔ Cèyàn Tuīdòng Gōngzuòwěiyuánhuì). The committee is under the direction of the Ministry of Education.[1]
Introduction
The Steering Committee for the Test Of Proficiency-Huayu (SC-TOP) was established in November 2005 under the direction of the Ministry of Education of R.O.C. Originally called the Chinese Language Testing Center[1] and renamed in January, 2007, the Committee aims to develop and promote an effective Chinese assessment system, mainly the Test of Proficiency-Huayu (TOP), for Chinese learners worldwide to assess their Chinese proficiency.
The SC-TOP has the following major missions:
- To design and plan the test contents of TOP
- To build test item pools for TOP
- To develop computer-based Chinese proficiency test systems
- To promote Taiwan’s Chinese proficiency tests for nonnative speakers of Chinese
- To increase exchange among Chinese proficiency test organizations worldwide
Test Level
TOCFL test results are compared here with the HSK offered in China. As shown on the figure by the Chinese Language Teachers Association in German Speaking Countries, Level 1 in TOCFL is comparable to Level 3 of new HSK and the European Common Reference Framework of Languages (CEFR) A1.[2]
Vocabulary Lists
- TOP
The TOP also provides vocabulary lists :
- 基礎 / 基础, jīchǔ: List of Words: Beginners.pdf (800)
- 初等, chūděng: List of Words: Basic.pdf (~1.600)
- 中等, zhōngděng: List of Words: Intermediate.pdf (~3.400)
- 高等, gāoděng: List of Words: Advanced.pdf (~2.800)
Altogether, the set contains about 8.000 words.
- TOCFL
The new TOCFL contains 6 levels, with all together 7989 items.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Introduction". Test of Proficiency-Huayu Steering Committee. Retrieved 2011-02-08.
- ↑ Comparison between TOP and HSK
- ↑ List of 8000 Chinese Words
External links
See also
- HSK test
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