The National Chinese Proficiency Test Committee of China entrusts Capital Normal University to develop the [HSK(Secretary)] in order to evaluate the Chinese proficiency of people whose native language is not Chinese and work as secretaries and to test their ability of using Chinese in the daily office work and social communications.
The National Chinese Proficiency Test Committee of China entrusts Capital Normal University to develop the [HSK(Secretary)] in order to evaluate the Chinese proficiency of people whose native language is not Chinese and work as secretaries and to test their ability of using Chinese in the daily office work and social communications. In English, it¡¯s Chinese Proficiency Test for Secretaries. [HSK(Secretary)] is as a national standard professional Chinese language proficiency test and no secretary professional knowledge is involved in it.
1. Who can take the [HSK(Secretary)] test?
The test taker whose first language is not Chinese and HSK score is or above HSK level 3 is qualified to take the [HSK(Secretary)] test.?
2. The use of the [HSK(Secretary)]
The [HSK(Secretary)] test serves internationally for all kinds of institutions which need to evaluate their secretaries Chinese proficiency. The main uses of the test are:To provide the companies, organizations and institutions with the reference to evaluate the Chinese proficiency of their secretaries during the judgment of recruiting, selecting and training.To provide the academic schools and universities with reference to evaluate the students¡¯ Chinese proficiency as secretaries during the process of enrollment or class division.To provide the Chinese language learners with reference to know and develop their own Chinese proficiency level as secretaries.To provide reference to evaluate the teaching and training result of the education and training institutions.
3. About the [HSK(Secretary)]
It takes approximately 150 minutes to complete 84 questions in the entire test session. The [HSK(Secretary)] has four sections: Listening, Reading and Structure, Writing and Speaking. The chart below indicates the number of questions and time to complete each section.
Test Section Number of Questions Total Score Time to Complete Listening 33 100 Approximate 38 minutes Reading and Structure 47 100 55 Writing 2 100 40 Speaking 2 100 17 Total 84 400 Approximate 150 minutes
4. The [HSK(Secretary)] level guide
The [HSK(Secretary)] is rated in 5 levels. Level 1 Examinees at this level are not capable of using Chinese while working as secretaries. Level 2 Examinees at this level can use simple Chinese to do limited communication while working as secretaries. Level 3 Examinees at this level can use Chinese effectively while working as secretaries. Level 4 Examinees at this level can use Chinese well while working as secretaries. Level 5 Examinees at this level can use Chinese appropriately and naturally while working as secretaries.
5. Performance and certificate
The perfect scores of listening comprehension, reading & language knowledge, writing and spoken Chinese are 100 respectively, totally 400. The corresponding relationship between performance and level are as follows: Score 0-80: level 1 Score 81-160: level 2 Score 161-240: level 3 Score 241-320: level 4 Score 321-400: level 5.
Each examinee can get his (her) report if attending HSK (secretary) based on the test requirements. He (She), who has passed the test, can get the corresponding certificate of Level Level 4, Level 3 or Level 2.
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