Assessing learners' competence in L2 Chinese = Er yu Han yu neng li ce shi / Yang Lu.

"Assessing Learners' Competence in L2 Chinese is the first book intended to answer the question on whether the existing standardised and classroom-based assessments can reflect learners' competence in L2 Chinese. Chinese language has enjoyed increasing global popularity among second/foreign language learners and become one of the major modern languages for school and university curriculum. However, to many teachers and researchers, it has been difficult to answer the question with confidence whether the existing standardised and classroom tests can reflect learners' competence in L2 Chinese. This book defines and re-defines the constructs for assessing L2 Chinese competence which have been overlooked or misplaced because of the unique features of the Chinese language. The book provides theoretical backgrounds and practical methodologies for assessing competence in L2 Chinese to the trainee and experienced teachers of Chinese as a second language. It will provide invaluable guidelines and ready-made materials for workshops for those who are looking for a postgraduate course textbook and materials for their teacher training programmes. Researchers and academics will find innovative frameworks on the subject for further studies and debates"-- Provided by publisher.