{"id":713,"date":"2007-05-09T16:21:53","date_gmt":"2007-05-09T08:21:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pinyin.info\/news\/2007\/results-of-hong-kong-tests-in-mandarin-and-english\/"},"modified":"2018-09-03T15:23:40","modified_gmt":"2018-09-03T07:23:40","slug":"results-of-hong-kong-tests-in-mandarin-and-english","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pinyin.info\/news\/2007\/results-of-hong-kong-tests-in-mandarin-and-english\/","title":{"rendered":"results of Hong Kong tests in Mandarin and English"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The government of Hong Kong has released the results of February&#8217;s proficiency exams for prospective teachers of English and of Mandarin. A total of 1,836 candidates took the English exam, while 2,209 candidates were tested in Mandarin. <\/p>\n<p>Here are the percentages of candidates attaining level 3, the basic proficiency requirement for language teachers, in 2007: <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>English\n<ul>\n<li>78.8% in reading<\/li>\n<li>38.3% in writing<\/li>\n<li>80.4% in listening<\/li>\n<li>47.7% in speaking<\/li>\n<li>92.7% in classroom-language assessment<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Mandarin\n<ul>\n<li>39.6% in listening and recognition<\/li>\n<li>56.5% in Pinyin<\/li>\n<li>35.6% in speaking<\/li>\n<li>83.4% in classroom-language assessment<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Percentages of candidates attaining level 3, the basic proficiency requirement for language teachers, in <strong>2006<\/strong>: <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>English\n<ul>\n<li>85.5% in reading<\/li>\n<li>45.9% in writing<\/li>\n<li>74.3% in listening<\/li>\n<li>37.0% in speaking<\/li>\n<li>92.7% in classroom-language assessment (exactly the same as in 2007 &#8212; strange)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Mandarin\n<ul>\n<li>54% in listening and recognition<\/li>\n<li>50% in Pinyin<\/li>\n<li>38% in speaking<\/li>\n<li>85% in classroom-language assessment<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>sources and further reading: <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pinyin.info\/news\/2004\/hk-putonghua-and-pinyin-test\/\">Hong Kong Putonghua and Pinyin test<\/a>, Pinyin News, December 14, 2004<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.news.gov.hk\/en\/category\/atschool\/070507\/html\/070507en02003.htm\">92.7% pass classroom English assessment<\/a>, news.gov.hk, May 7, 2007<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/sc.info.gov.hk\/gb\/www.news.gov.hk\/tc\/category\/atschool\/070507\/html\/070507tc02004.htm\"><span class=\"py\">Ji&#224;osh&#299; Y&#299;ngy&#468; k&#232;t&#225;ng y&#249;ny&#242;ng j&#237;g&#233; l&#476; y&#250;yu&#232; ji&#468;ch&#233;ng<\/span><\/a> (&#25945;&#24072;&#33521;&#35821;&#35838;&#22530;&#36816;&#29992;&#21450;&#26684;&#29575;&#36926;&#20061;&#25104;), news.gov.hk, May 7, 2007<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hkeaa.edu.hk\/doc\/sead\/lpat_rpt_eng_200603.pdf\">Language Proficiency Assessment for Teachers (English Language), March 2006 Assessment Report<\/a> (PDF), Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hkeaa.edu.hk\/doc\/sead\/lpat_rpt_pth_200603.pdf\"><span class=\"py\">2006 ni&#225;n ji&#224;osh&#299; y&#468;w&#233;n n&#233;ngl&#236; p&#237;ngh&#233; P&#468;t&#333;nghu&#224; p&#237;ngh&#233; b&#224;og&#224;o<\/span><\/a> (2006 &#24180;&#25945;&#24107;&#35486;&#25991;&#33021;&#21147;&#35413;&#26680;&#26222;&#36890;&#35441;&#35413;&#26680;&#22577;&#21578;) (PDF), Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The government of Hong Kong has released the results of February&#8217;s proficiency exams for prospective teachers of English and of Mandarin. A total of 1,836 candidates took the English exam, while 2,209 candidates were tested in Mandarin. 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