复旦大学英语水平考试的开发与效度研究 Development and Validation of the Fudan English Test

Abstract

The Fudan English Test (FET) is a university-based English proficiency test developed by the Language Testing Centre, Fudan University. The test has been successfully implemented for nine times since its inception in 2010, with over 20,000 students having taken the test. Research has demonstrated that the FET provides an effective means to measure students’ English language proficiency; it also acts as a powerful agent to push forward the reforms in College English teaching and has exercised positive washback effects on College English teaching and learning. The model of FET development and validation serves as an excellent example for other universities in China to develop and validate thei..