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Putonghua Proficiency Test

February 18, 2023

The Putonghua Proficiency Test or Putonghua Shuiping Ceshi (PSC) is an official test of spoken fluency in Standard Chinese (Mandarin) intended for native speakers of Chinese languages. The test was developed in October 1994 by the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China, the Institute of Applied Linguistics at Beijing Language and Culture University and the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television.[1] Specified standards of achievement in the test are required for many jobs in broadcasting, education and government.[2]

Putonghua Proficiency Test
Simplified Chinese普通话水平测试
Traditional Chinese普通話水平測試
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinPǔtōnghuà Shuǐpíng Cèshì

Content

The test consists of five sections:[1][3]

  1. Reading 100 monosyllabic words to test pronunciation. (10%)
  2. Reading 100 polysyllabic words to test pronunciation. (20%)
  3. Reading out the correct form from several choices, to test vocabulary and syntax. (10%)
  4. Reading a 400-character passage to test fluency. (30%)
  5. Speaking for three minutes on a topic chosen from two supplied by the examiners. (30%)

There are sixty literary selections used in the fourth section of the test,[4] including:

  • a selection from Jia Pingwa's 丑石 ('Ugly Rock'), a story about a meteorite which he and the local community had thought of for many years as a worthless ugly rock[4]: 338–339 
  • the work of writer Sun Junqing (孙俊卿) of Haiyang, Shandong,[5] who in 1962 wrote about the hope for a better year of farming in 1963 after the Great Chinese Famine.[4]: 342–343 
  • "People that Read are Happy People" a piece by Xie Mian included in his 1997 book Eternal Campus (永远的校园) and originally published in the July 19, 1995 edition of the China Reader's Report (中华读书报).[4]: 344–345 
  • "Kite Capriccio" (风筝畅想曲) by Li Hengrui (李恒瑞), describing life as a child in 1950's Fengtai County, Anhui.[4]: 350–351 
  • "Father's Love" (父亲的爱), a Chinese translation of one of the works of American Erma Bombeck about her stepfather Albert Harris.[4]: 352–353 
  • a text about the relationship between the oceans of the Earth and the origin and evolution of life.[4]: 358–359 
  • a story about Hu Shih debating the merits of Written vernacular Chinese over Classical Chinese (selection 15).[4]: 362–363 
  • a translation of the legend of the construction of Windsor Guildhall by Sir Christopher Wren.[4]: 370–371 
  • an inspirational essay about the conditions in New York City schools written by Liu Yong.[4]: 378–379 
  • a reflection written by Yan Wenjing on the hope for friendly Sino-Japanese relations describing the author's discovery of Lotus flowers imported from China which had been planted around the portrait of Jianzhen in the Tōshōdai-ji temple in Nara, Nara, Japan.[4]: 380–381 
  • a reflection on the beauty of Meiyu Pond (梅雨潭) and waterfall in the Middle Yandang Mountains in Xianyan Subdistrict, Ouhai District, Wenzhou of southeastern Zhejiang province in eastern China by Zhu Ziqing after his visits to the area in 1923.[4]: 382–383 [6][7]
  • a story from the youth of Xu Dishan in which, after the family has grown peanuts for several months, his father Xu Nanying uses an analogy to the peanut to teach a moral lesson to his children.[4]: 384–385 
  • a translation (by Ba Jin) of a story about a young sparrow which had fallen from its nest, written by Ivan Turgenev.[4]: 386–387 
  • a description of the Mogao Caves in Dunhuang, Jiuquan, Gansu[4]: 390–391 
  • a reminiscence on the value of keeping in close contact with friends by Liu Hsia[4]: 396–397 
  • a story about the wisdom displayed by Tao Xingzhi in his handling of a misbehaving elementary school student.[4]: 410–411 
  • a story from the childhood of famous footballer Pelé growing up in the slums of Rio de Janeiro.[4]: 414–415 
  • a reminiscence on the life of Mina Owczyńska, mother of author Romain Gary[4]: 416–417 
  • Xia Yan's comparison of things conventionally assumed to be strong and powerful with grass, which he considers more powerful[4]: 430–431 

Grading

Candidates who pass the test are given a Certificate of Putonghua Proficiency Level at levels 1, 2 or 3, each of which is subdivided into grades A and B:[8][9]

  • Level 1-A (97% correct) is required for presenters in national and provincial radio and television.[8]
  • Level 1-B (92% correct) is required for Chinese-language teachers in northern China.[3]
  • Level 2-A (87% correct) is required for Chinese-language teachers in southern China.[3]
  • Level 2-B (80% correct) is required for Chinese teachers teaching other languages in China.
  • Level 3-A (70% correct)
  • Level 3-B (60% correct) is required for civil service jobs.[3]

By 2010, the test had been taken more than 35 million times. As it requires strict adherence to the phonology of Standard Chinese, including such features as retroflex initials, erhua and the neutral tone, the test gives an advantage to native speakers of the Beijing dialect and closely related varieties over speakers of varieties lacking these features.[8]

See also

  • Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, for non-native speakers, has a spoken component in addition to written and listening components.

References

  1. ^ a b . Hong Kong Putonghua Education and Assessment Centre, University of Hong Kong. 2013. Archived from the original on 5 April 2016. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
  2. ^ Liang, Sihua (2014). Language Attitudes and Identities in Multilingual China: A Linguistic Ethnography. Springer International. pp. 21–22. ISBN 978-3-319-12618-0.
  3. ^ a b c d Ho, Kwok-cheung (2012). Comparison of tasks employed in Mandarin Chinese proficiency tests for natives conducted in China and that in Hong Kong: One Country Two Systems (PDF). International Conference on Language Proficiency Testing in the Less Commonly Taught Languages. Bangkok.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t 普通话水平测试实施纲要 [Putonghua Proficiency Test Guide]. Beijing: The Commercial Press. 2004. pp. 333–453. ISBN 7-100-03996-7.
  5. ^ 海阳市筹建峻青文学艺术馆 今年10月有望开馆 [Haiyang city preparing to build Junqing Literature & Art Museum, to be opened to the public this October] (in Simplified Chinese). Fenghuang Shandong. Retrieved 8 December 2017. 峻青，原名孙俊卿，1922年出生于烟台海阳市郭城镇西楼子村，当代著名作家、画家。
  6. ^ Zhu, Ziqing (2014). 朱自清散文. 浙江文艺出版社 [Zhejiang Arts Press]. ISBN 9787533935993.
  7. ^ [TV Literary Art Documentary 'Green' starts filming in Xianyan's Meiyutan Scenic Area] (in Simplified Chinese). Ouhai District People's Government. 3 December 2014. Archived from the original on 27 April 2018. Retrieved 27 April 2018. 1923年朱自清先生来温州执教，同年先后两次来到仙岩梅雨潭景区，被仙岩浓厚的人文气息和那醉人的女儿绿深深吸引，于是就写下了脍炙人口的美文名篇《绿》。
  8. ^ a b c Zhang, Qing (2013). "Language Policy and Ideology: Greater China". In Bayley, Robert; Cameron, Richard; Lucas, Ceil (eds.). The Oxford Handbook of Sociolinguistics. Oxford University Press. pp. 563–586. doi:10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199744084.013.0028. ISBN 978-0-199-34407-9.
  9. ^ (PDF). LILAMA Network. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 April 2016. Retrieved 3 April 2016.

External links

  • 普通话培训测试指要 (in Chinese) ('Putonghua Training Test Essentials', from Hubei)
  • 普通话水平测试教程 (in Chinese) ('PSC Educational Course', from Guangdong)

February 18, 2023
putonghua, proficiency, test, putonghua, shuiping, ceshi, official, test, spoken, fluency, standard, chinese, mandarin, intended, native, speakers, chinese, languages, test, developed, october, 1994, ministry, education, people, republic, china, institute, app. The Putonghua Proficiency Test or Putonghua Shuiping Ceshi PSC is an official test of spoken fluency in Standard Chinese Mandarin intended for native speakers of Chinese languages The test was developed in October 1994 by the Ministry of Education of the People s Republic of China the Institute of Applied Linguistics at Beijing Language and Culture University and the State Administration of Press Publication Radio Film and Television 1 Specified standards of achievement in the test are required for many jobs in broadcasting education and government 2 Putonghua Proficiency TestSimplified Chinese普通话水平测试Traditional Chinese普通話水平測試TranscriptionsStandard MandarinHanyu PinyinPǔtōnghua Shuǐping Ceshi Contents 1 Content 2 Grading 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksContent EditThe test consists of five sections 1 3 Reading 100 monosyllabic words to test pronunciation 10 Reading 100 polysyllabic words to test pronunciation 20 Reading out the correct form from several choices to test vocabulary and syntax 10 Reading a 400 character passage to test fluency 30 Speaking for three minutes on a topic chosen from two supplied by the examiners 30 There are sixty literary selections used in the fourth section of the test 4 including a selection from Jia Pingwa s 丑石 Ugly Rock a story about a meteorite which he and the local community had thought of for many years as a worthless ugly rock 4 338 339 the work of writer Sun Junqing 孙俊卿 of Haiyang Shandong 5 who in 1962 wrote about the hope for a better year of farming in 1963 after the Great Chinese Famine 4 342 343 People that Read are Happy People a piece by Xie Mian included in his 1997 book Eternal Campus 永远的校园 and originally published in the July 19 1995 edition of the China Reader s Report 中华读书报 4 344 345 Kite Capriccio 风筝畅想曲 by Li Hengrui 李恒瑞 describing life as a child in 1950 s Fengtai County Anhui 4 350 351 Father s Love 父亲的爱 a Chinese translation of one of the works of American Erma Bombeck about her stepfather Albert Harris 4 352 353 a text about the relationship between the oceans of the Earth and the origin and evolution of life 4 358 359 a story about Hu Shih debating the merits of Written vernacular Chinese over Classical Chinese selection 15 4 362 363 a translation of the legend of the construction of Windsor Guildhall by Sir Christopher Wren 4 370 371 an inspirational essay about the conditions in New York City schools written by Liu Yong 4 378 379 a reflection written by Yan Wenjing on the hope for friendly Sino Japanese relations describing the author s discovery of Lotus flowers imported from China which had been planted around the portrait of Jianzhen in the Tōshōdai ji temple in Nara Nara Japan 4 380 381 a reflection on the beauty of Meiyu Pond 梅雨潭 and waterfall in the Middle Yandang Mountains in Xianyan Subdistrict Ouhai District Wenzhou of southeastern Zhejiang province in eastern China by Zhu Ziqing after his visits to the area in 1923 4 382 383 6 7 a story from the youth of Xu Dishan in which after the family has grown peanuts for several months his father Xu Nanying uses an analogy to the peanut to teach a moral lesson to his children 4 384 385 a translation by Ba Jin of a story about a young sparrow which had fallen from its nest written by Ivan Turgenev 4 386 387 a description of the Mogao Caves in Dunhuang Jiuquan Gansu 4 390 391 a reminiscence on the value of keeping in close contact with friends by Liu Hsia 4 396 397 a story about the wisdom displayed by Tao Xingzhi in his handling of a misbehaving elementary school student 4 410 411 a story from the childhood of famous footballer Pele growing up in the slums of Rio de Janeiro 4 414 415 a reminiscence on the life of Mina Owczynska mother of author Romain Gary 4 416 417 Xia Yan s comparison of things conventionally assumed to be strong and powerful with grass which he considers more powerful 4 430 431 Grading EditCandidates who pass the test are given a Certificate of Putonghua Proficiency Level at levels 1 2 or 3 each of which is subdivided into grades A and B 8 9 Level 1 A 97 correct is required for presenters in national and provincial radio and television 8 Level 1 B 92 correct is required for Chinese language teachers in northern China 3 Level 2 A 87 correct is required for Chinese language teachers in southern China 3 Level 2 B 80 correct is required for Chinese teachers teaching other languages in China Level 3 A 70 correct Level 3 B 60 correct is required for civil service jobs 3 By 2010 the test had been taken more than 35 million times As it requires strict adherence to the phonology of Standard Chinese including such features as retroflex initials erhua and the neutral tone the test gives an advantage to native speakers of the Beijing dialect and closely related varieties over speakers of varieties lacking these features 8 See also EditHanyu Shuiping Kaoshi for non native speakers has a spoken component in addition to written and listening components References Edit a b Content and format of the Test Hong Kong Putonghua Education and Assessment Centre University of Hong Kong 2013 Archived from the original on 5 April 2016 Retrieved 2 April 2016 Liang Sihua 2014 Language Attitudes and Identities in Multilingual China A Linguistic Ethnography Springer International pp 21 22 ISBN 978 3 319 12618 0 a b c d Ho Kwok cheung 2012 Comparison of tasks employed in Mandarin Chinese proficiency tests for natives conducted in China and that in Hong Kong One Country Two Systems PDF International Conference on Language Proficiency Testing in the Less Commonly Taught Languages Bangkok a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t 普通话水平测试实施纲要 Putonghua Proficiency Test Guide Beijing The Commercial Press 2004 pp 333 453 ISBN 7 100 03996 7 海阳市筹建峻青文学艺术馆 今年10月有望开馆 Haiyang city preparing to build Junqing Literature amp Art Museum to be opened to the public this October in Simplified Chinese Fenghuang Shandong Retrieved 8 December 2017 峻青 原名孙俊卿 1922年出生于烟台海阳市郭城镇西楼子村 当代著名作家 画家 Zhu Ziqing 2014 朱自清散文 浙江文艺出版社 Zhejiang Arts Press ISBN 9787533935993 电视文学艺术片 绿 在仙岩梅雨潭景区开机 TV Literary Art Documentary Green starts filming in Xianyan s Meiyutan Scenic Area in Simplified Chinese Ouhai District People s Government 3 December 2014 Archived from the original on 27 April 2018 Retrieved 27 April 2018 1923年朱自清先生来温州执教 同年先后两次来到仙岩梅雨潭景区 被仙岩浓厚的人文气息和那醉人的女儿绿深深吸引 于是就写下了脍炙人口的美文名篇 绿 a b c Zhang Qing 2013 Language Policy and Ideology Greater China In Bayley Robert Cameron Richard Lucas Ceil eds The Oxford Handbook of Sociolinguistics Oxford University Press pp 563 586 doi 10 1093 oxfordhb 9780199744084 013 0028 ISBN 978 0 199 34407 9 China Language Law PDF LILAMA Network Archived from the original PDF on 14 April 2016 Retrieved 3 April 2016 External links Edit普通话培训测试指要 in Chinese Putonghua Training Test Essentials from Hubei 普通话水平测试教程 in Chinese PSC Educational Course from Guangdong Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Putonghua Proficiency Test amp oldid 1122334734, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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