List of Acronyms
List of Tables
List of Figures
Chapter 1 Introduction
1.1 Educafional Background
1.1.1 The Streamline Approach(SA)
1.1.2 Efforts Made under SA in China
1.1.3 From the Teaching Syllabuses to the Curricular Standard
1.2 Language Teaching and Testing
1.2.1 Strevens’Model
1.2.2 Clarification of Some Terms
1.2.3 Testing Purposes
1.2.4 Washback&Impact
1.3 The Status Quo of Language Teaching and Testing in Chinese Schools
1.3.1 The Research Background
1.3.2 Problems and Reflections
1.3.3 Introduction of Some“State-of-the-art” EFL Graded Tests
1.3.3.1 The Public English Test System(PETS)
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Chapter 2 Theoretical Explorations and Literaturt Review
Chapter 3 Rationale for the SETS Framework
Chapter 4 0perationalization of the SETS Framework
Chapter 5 Conclusion and Recommendations
Bibliography
Appendix l A Questionnaire
Appendix 2 The Questionnaire Takers
Appendix 3 The National English curricular standard