Quanguo Waiyu Shuiping Kaoshi | |||||||
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Simplified Chinese | 全国外语水平考试 | ||||||
Traditional Chinese | 全國外語水平考試 | ||||||
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Quanguo Waiyu Shuiping Kaoshi ("National Foreign Language Proficiency Test," WSK) is a series of foreign language tests administered in Mainland China for educators who did not major in foreign languages. [1] The National Education Examinations Authority (NEEA) of China developed these tests. Performance on the WSK determines whether one is permitted to take training,studies, [2] or additional studies within one's major in institutions outside of China. [1]
Some universities make successful completion of the WSK as a requirement for promotion in one's academic title. [1]
The Public English Test System (PETS) is the test for the English language,available in five levels:PETS-1 through PETS-5. [3] The other versions are TNF for the French language,NTD for the German language,NNS (日本語能力試験Nihongo Nōryoku Shiken;日语水平考试;RìyǔShuǐpíng Kǎoshì [4] ) for the Japanese language,and ТПРЯ (Russian :Тестпопроверкеуровнявладениярусскимязыком "Russian Language Proficiency Test";俄语水平考试;ÉyǔShuǐpíng Kǎoshì [5] ) for the Russian language. [6]
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