English examinations to be unified nationwide

Curriculum to be based on standard criteria that tie to global practices

The Ministry of Education is drafting a national English proficiency testing and rating system, an education official said at a symposium in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, over the weekend, according to a local news report.

Lin Huiqing, vice-minister of education, was quoted by Qianjiang Evening News on Sunday as saying at the 2nd International Symposium on Language Assessment and Evaluation that the draft of the rating system has been completed and will be officially released next year, and a detailed plan about the national tests will be carried out step by step before 2020.