Monday 21 October 2013

English worth less in Beijing's admission tests

The equilibrium between English and Chinese may eventually be lost in scholastic admission tests, as Beijing redistributes subject scores. Currently, the two languages, along with math, have the same weighting. Beijing education authority wants to raise the value of Chinese by shifting points from English to Chinese in college and senior high school entrance exams from 2016, and started soliciting public opinion on the proposal on Monday 

Source: Sinocism China newsletter

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