Proceedings of the 2022 5th International Conference on Humanities Education and Social Sciences (ICHESS 2022)

A Comparative Analysis of CET, IELTS and TOFEL for English Acquisition

Authors
Xiaoyu Zhang1, *
1Department of Linguistic Studies, The University of Toronto, Ontario, Toronto, Canada
*Corresponding author. Email: zxyu.zhang@mail.utoronto.ca
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Xiaoyu Zhang
Available Online 30 December 2022.
DOI
10.2991/978-2-494069-89-3_252How to use a DOI?
Keywords
TOEFL; IELTS; CET-4; CET-6; Second-langugae Acquisition
ABSTRACT

English is the most widely distributed language in the world. With more and more international cultural exchanges, there are a huge number of people who learn English as a second language. English has always been the most popular second language in China. International language tests such as IELTS and TOEFL are becoming more common in China as more Chinese students go abroad for undergraduate or graduate studies. Compared with the two international English proficiency tests, CET-4 and CET-6 are basic English proficiency tests in China. This type of test primarily examines the student's basic vocabulary quantity to comprehend the situation and the grammar knowledge of the actual application. While IELTS focuses more on the assessment of logical thinking and language expression skills, reading and speaking tests are the most difficult assessment tasks. TOEFL attaches more importance to the students' listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills combined with the use of English level, and the difficulty of each part is evenly distributed, strong academically.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the 2022 5th International Conference on Humanities Education and Social Sciences (ICHESS 2022)
Series
Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
30 December 2022
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10.2991/978-2-494069-89-3_252
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2352-5398
DOI
10.2991/978-2-494069-89-3_252How to use a DOI?
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© 2022 The Author(s)
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