Better Chinese - College

College Board

Every year, College Board administers both the SAT II Chinese Subject Test and the AP Chinese Language Exam. Both exams test students knowledge of the spoken and written language, as well as their understanding of the Chinese culture.

SAT II Chinese Subject Test
AP Chinese Language and Culture Exam

SAT II Chinese Subject Test

Chinese with Listening Test Format - 85 Multiple-Choice Questions

Listening section - 20 minutes
Short, spoken dialogues and narratives based on everyday topics followed by 3 spoken responses or printed questions.

Usage and Reading sections - 40 minutes
Usage section:

selecting the answer that best completes the Chinese sentence. Answer choices are displayed in 4 different ways of representing Chinese: Traditional, Simplified, Phonetic Pinyin and Chinese Phonetic Alphabet (Bopomofo).

Reading Comprehension section:
Usage section:

This section tests students understanding of main and supporting ideas, themes, setting of passages, etc, based on real-life materials such as advertisements, letters, diaries, newspaper articles, forms, and timetables. All reading comprehension questions are in English.

Scoring:
Total score - 200 to 800 scale

Listening, Usage, and Reading Comprehension subscores - 20 to 80 scale

For testing dates, locations, registration, sample tests and other information, visit SAT II Chinese at CollegeBoard.com.

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AP Chinese Language and Culture Exam

The AP Chinese Language and Culture Exam is based on Mandarin (Putonghua) Chinese and focuses on interpersonal communication skills, spoken and written Chinese fluency and an understanding of the Chinese culture. The level of the exam is roughly equivalent to a second-year college Chinese language course, and questions in the exam are presented in both simplified and traditional Chinese characters.

The AP Chinese course is offered worldwide starting in fall 2006, and the AP Chinese exam followed in May 2007.

For testing dates, registration, sample questions and more exam information, visit AP Chinese at CollegeBoard.com.

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