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CHINESE PROFICIENCY TESTS (YCT) IN UK MAINSTREAM SCHOOLS
CALDAY GRANGE GRAMMAR SCHOOLWEI GAN
SHORT INTRODUCTION OF CALDAY GRANGE GRAMMAR SCHOOL
ONE OF THE MAINSTREAM SCHOOLS
•Founded in 1636, Calday Grange Grammar
School is Wirral’s oldest surviving grammar
school for boys.
•Chinese subject was introduced in 1997,
Calday Grange was one of the first 5 schools in
the UK to be granted a Confucius Classroom.
SHORT INTRODUCTION OF CALDAY GRANGE GRAMMAR SCHOOL
ONE OF THE MAINSTREAM SCHOOLS
•Year7 Chinese is compulsory subject
•Year8 Chinese is compulsory subject
•Year 9-11 Chinese GCSE is optional subject
•Year12-13 Pre-U Chinese
•A global recognized certificate
•A 35 minutes test (listening + reading)
•A designed vocabulary (about 80 words)
•A certificate for Y7/8/9 (under 15) pupils who study Chinese
•An easy and well established test with less documents to fill in for teachers and pupils
YCT is:
WHY CHOOSE YCT: •To promote more pupils to choose Chinese for GCSE
•To gain certificates for the pupils who have learned Chinese for a period of time / want to quit after some time
•To build up confidence among current pupils / younger year groups
•To build up confidence among parents / your school
•To encourage pupils to learn more - especially the motivated ones
CHINESE LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY TESTS
COMPARE TO OTHER CERTIFICATES
IGCSE and YCT (HSK)
Advantages of YCT:
1. Less vocab (about 80) which makes the test easier to operate / pass for pupils who have only one hour per week
2. Flexible test times. Options to adjust teaching plan
3. plenty of resource online already: quizlet, kahoot, memrise
4. Simple documents and very efficient communication / support from UK YCT Test Committee
5. The content matches 进步1 and 快乐汉语; however simpler, useful and basic
6. Pupils can build up confidence in a shorter period of time of learning
1. Write a convincing letter to the Head teacher
2. Look at the possibilities of getting funding support from school / parents (depends on the school policy)
3. Contact UK Proficiency YCT representatives in your area
(Li Ting李婷 /Ms Yuan Jun 袁军)
or join WeChat : 汉语考试推广群
HOW TO START YCT
STEP 1: ESTIMATE THE POSSIBILITIES
1. Buy / download YCT previous test papers / text books to be familiar with this exam
2. Plan teaching content in basic 5 topics (YCT level1)
3. Create worksheets / quizlet / kahoot / memrise
4. Plan / set a test time (pupils need time to use to the exam paper)
HOW TO START YCT
STEP 2: PLAN YOUR TEACHING
1. Contact school exam office and book rooms /
time / invigilators
2. Contact Deputy head to allocate pupils and
change their timetable to adjust the exam
time
HOW TO START YCT
STEP 3: CONTACT SCHOOL EXAM OFFICE
1. Receive application forms a month before the text date批量报名申请表: fill in pupils name / candidate code / country code / gender / DOB
2. Receive sealed packages of test papers / answer sheets / audio file (3CDs) / invoice / bank transfer information a month before the test
HOW TO START YCT
STEP 4: YCT DOCUMENTS
PACKAGES FROM COMMITTEE
The post
ON THE EXAM DAY:
1. A seating plan and candidate cards are ready and inform pupils one week before the test.
2. Prepare extra HB pencils/pencil sharpener/rubber/forms/
3. Check recorder and CDs
4. Put the seating plan outside the entrance
5. Put candidate cards on each allocated table.
YCT RESULT:
1. Pass: 60% or 120 out of 200 marks
2. Normally the school will get the result in 3 weeks
time from Hanban with posted certificates
PUPILS’CONCERN:
Q1: Is there extra vocab?
Q2: Is there pinyin in the test?
Q3: If the pictures are not clear
or confusing, what should I do?
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YCT IN CALDAY GRANGE GRAMMAR SCHOOL
