1、I（20_届）本科毕业设计英语托业桥考试与我国英语教学展望与启示TOEICBRIDGETESTANDENGLISHTEACHINGINCHINAOVERVIEWANDHIGHLIGHTSII内容摘要近年来，随着我国的改革开放，运用英语进行国际化交流也就变得越来越重要。在中国，全国人民已经认识到职业英语教学中的问题，并由此导致的高职学生毕业后面对社会和找工作的固有的局限性。本文旨在介绍由美国教育考试服务中心（ETS）在中国推行的托业桥考试，同时也希望能够对改善中国目前的职业英语教学方面起到一些连接的作用。然后本文讨论了一些有关中国学生学习英语的一些动机和策略方面的一些细节，也突出了对高职教师的教
2、学的一些启示。最后，使用基于项目反应理论的测试软件GITEST对托业桥考试的听力和阅读部分的数据以及国内同等考试的听力和阅读部分的数据进行了项目分析和考生成绩的相关分析，得出了一些该有意义的结论。关键词托业桥；职业英语；学习；教学IIIABSTRACTINRECENTYEARS，WITHCHINASREFORMANDOPENINGUPTOTHEOUTSIDEWORLD,USINGENGLISHFORINTERNATIONALCOMMUNICATIONBECOMESINCREASINGLYIMPORTANTINCHINA,PEOPLENATIONWIDEHAVECOMETOREALIZEPROB
3、LEMSWITHVOCATIONALENGLISHTEACHING,WHICHRESULTSINLIMITATIONSINHERENTINVOCATIONALSTUDENTSWHENFACINGTHESOCIETYANDJOBHUNTINGAFTERGRADUATIONTHISPAPERAIMSATINTRODUCTIONTOTOEICBRIDGETESTLAUNCHEDBYEDUCATIONALTESTINGSERVICEETSINCHINAANDHOPEFULLYGETSSOMECONNECTIONSINTERMSOFIMPROVINGTHECURRENTVOCATIONALENGLISH
4、TEACHINGINCHINATHENAREDISCUSSEDINSOMEDETAILSSOMEADVICESABOUTTHEMOTIVATIONANDSTRATEGIESREGARDINGCHINESESTUDENTSENGLISHLEARNINGSOMEINSPIRATIONSFORHIGHVOCATIONALTEACHERSTEACHINGAREALSOHIGHLIGHTEDFINALLY,THETOEICBRIDGETESTVALIDITYBASEDONITEMANALYSISOBTAINEDUSINGGITEST,ANIRTBASEDSOFTWAREWASPRESENTEDKEYWO
5、RDSTOEICBRIDGEVOCATIONALTEACHINGLEARNINGTEACHINGIVCONTENTSABSTRACTIII1INTRODUCTION511WHATSTOEICBRIDGE512THECONTENTOFTHETEST513TOEICBRIDGESCHOLARSHIP614STATUSOFTHETOEICBRIDGEINCHINA615PURPOSEOFTHEWRITING72SIGNIFICANCESFROMTOEICBRIDGETOSTUDENTS721PROMOTETHEMOTIVATIONTOLEARN722IMPROVELEARNINGSTRATEGIES
6、823INCREASEINTERESTSINLEARNING824STIMULATESTUDENTSINDEPENDENTLEARNING93THREESIGNIFICANCESFROMTOEICBRIDGETOTEACHERS1031IMPORTANCEOFLISTENINGCOMPREHENSIONINWORKPLACEANDDAILYLIFE1032IMPORTANCEOFREADINGCOMPREHENSIONINWORKPLACEANDDAILYLIFE1133IMPORTANCEOFCONNECTINGCULTURETOKNOWLEDGEABOUTWORKPLACE114APILO
7、TSTUDYOFVALIDITYCOMPARISONOFTOEICBRIDGETESTWITHALOCALTEST1241THEDESIGNFORTHESTUDY1242THERESEARCHPURPOSE1243SUBJECTS1344ANALYSISANDDISCUSSIONSUBJECTS135CONCLUSION1551SIGNIFICANCE1552LIMITATIONS1653SUGGESTIONS16APPENDIXI18APPENDIXII19APPENDIXIII32BIBLIOGRAPHY32ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS3251INTRODUCTIONINTHISINT
8、RODUCTIONCHAPTER,THEAUTHORWILLFIRSTPRESENTABRIEFLITERATUREREGARDINGTOEICBRIDGETESTINGENERAL,THECONTENTOFTHETESTINSPECIFICANDTOEICBRIDGETESTSCHOLARSHIPASTOEICBRIDGETESTHASONLYASHORTHISTORYOFTHREEYEARSINCHINAANDTHENBASEDONTHIS,THEAUTHORDISCUSSEDTHESTATUSOFTHETOEICBRIDGETESTINCHINAANDPROPOSEDTHETHESISS
9、TATEMENTWHICHSERVESASTHESTARTINGPOINTFORTHEPRESENTPAPER11WHATSTOEICBRIDGETOEICBRIDGETEST,WHICHISFOUNDEDIN1947,ISINVESTEDBYAMERICANEDUCATIONALTESTINGSERVICEETS,THEWORLDSLARGESTPRIVATENONPROFITEDUCATIONALTESTINGANDMEASUREMENTORGANIZATIONETSINVESTSMANYTESTITEMSLIKETOEFL,GRE,TOEICTEST,ANDTOEICBRIDGETEST
10、ISEXTENDINGFROMTOEICTESTITCANNOTONLYOBJECTIVEANDFAIREVALUATETHEEXAMINEESBASICABILITIESTOCOMMUNICATEINDAILYLIFE,BUTALSOCANPRECISELYMEASUREANDDISTINGUISHTHEPRIMARYANDINTERMEDIATEENGLISHLEARNERSENGLISHAPPLICATIONLEVELMEANWHILE,OVER60COUNTRIES,MORETHAN5,000LARGEMULTINATIONALENTERPRISESALSOUSETOEICTESTAN
11、DTOEICBRIDGETESTTOEXAMTHEEMPLOYEESWHATSMORE,TOEICBRIDGETEST,LISTEDINTHENATIONALVOCATIONALSKILLEXAMINATIONPROJECTS,ISAGLOBALLYRECOGNIZEDPROFESSIONALENGLISHASSESSMENTSTANDARDITHASALREADYAPPROVEDANDACCEPTEDBYNATIONALLABORANDSOCIALSECURITYMINISTRYEVERYCANDIDATEATTOEICBRIDGETESTCANOBTAINTHETOEICBRIDGETES
12、TREPORTCARDPRESENTEDBYETSANDTHEPROFESSIONALENGLISHLEVELCERTIFICATEISSUEDBYCHINASOCIALSECURITYMINISTRY12THECONTENTOFTHETESTTOEICBRIDGEISCOMPLETELYDIFFERENTFROMVARIOUSDOMESTICTRADITIONALTESTPATTERNSTHETOPICISAIMEDATTHEGLOBALLANGUAGEENVIRONMENTANDDESIGNFORDIFFERENTDAILYLIFESITUATIONSWITHOUTFIXEDRANGES,
13、TOEICBRIDGETESTISMAINLYUSEDFORTESTINGPROFESSIONALENGLISHABILITIESWHOSEMOTHERTONGUEISNOTENGLISHITINCLUDESACTIVITIES,DINING,ENTERTAINMENT,FAMILYANDFRIENDS,ORDINARYBUSINESS,HEALTHCARE,HOUSING,OFFICE,NEWS,SCHOOLS,SHOPPING,TRAVEL,ETCTOEICBRIDGETEST,WITHATOTALOF100OBJECTIVEMULTIPLECHOICEQUESTIONS,OUTOF180
14、POINTS,ISHELDTWICEAYEAR,INMIDJUNEANDINMIDDECEMBERITISAPENCILANDPAPERTESTINFORMTHATONLYCONTAINSTWOPARTSLISTENINGANDREADINGONTHELISTENINGTEST,ITMAINLYTESTS6STUDENTSABILITYTOUNDERSTANDSPOKENENGLISH,ATOTALOF50QUESTIONSABOUTANSWEREDQUESTIONS,ABRIEFDIALOGUEORABRIEFSPEECHOFTHREEPARTS,THEMESINCLUDINGDIALOGU
15、E,LECTURES,NOTICES,RADIOSANDTELEVISIONPROGRAMSWITHVERYAUTHENTICITYTHEMAINTESTINREADINGPARTISTHECOMPREHENSIONOFWRITTENENGLISH,ANDITALSOCONTAINS50QUESTIONSWHICHINCLUDESTHESENTENCECOMPLETIONANDREADINGCOMPREHENSIONTHESUBJECTMATTERINVOLVEDNOTICE,ADVERTISEMENT,ICONS,LETTERS,MESSAGES,SHOPPINGLISTSANDOTHERM
16、ATERIALSTHATAREVERYPRACTICALATTHEBEGINNINGOFTHETEST,CANDIDATESMUSTSPENDABOUTHALFANHOURTOANSWERBACKGROUNDMATERIAL,WHILEEXAMITSELFNEEDS1HOUR13TOEICBRIDGESCHOLARSHIPBY2010,ETSINMAINLANDCHINAFIRSTLAUNCHESTOEICBRIDGESCHOLARSHIPPROJECT,WHICHATTEMPTSTOREWARDTHOSEWHOGETGOODGRADES,ENTHUSIASTICPARTICIPATIONIN
17、COMMUNITYORSCHOOLPUBLICWELFAREACTIVITIES,GOODCOMMUNICATIONINENGLISHOFVOCATIONALCOLLEGESTUDENTSETSWILLTOTUP40WINNERSANDEACHISSUEFORTHEAMOUNTOF4,000YUANASSCHOLARSHIPALTHOUGHTHEREARESOMEREQUESTSANDCERTIFICATESYOUHAVETOSATISFIED,ITCANMAKEYOUCHEERUPANDENCOURAGEYOUTOHAVEAHARDERWORKINGINTHEFUTURE14STATUSOF
18、THETOEICBRIDGEINCHINAWITHTHEPROGRESSIVEIMPLEMENTATIONOFTHEINTERNATIONALJOBMARKETACCESSSYSTEMFORPROFESSIONALCERTIFICATEANDFURTHERINCREASINGTHEPROCESSOFECONOMICGLOBALIZATION,TRANSNATIONALCORPORATIONSANDORGANIZATIONSINVARIOUSDEVELOPMENTGOALSARETARGETSONAGLOBALSCALESINORDERTOFACETHEINTERVIEWANDFUTURELIF
19、EINDAILYLIFEANDWORKPLACE,STUDENTSHAVETOMASTERSKILLFULENGLISHCOMMUNICATIONSABILITIESONNOVEMBER11,2002,THEMINISTRYOFLABOURANDSOCIALSECURITY,THEUSINTRODUCEDTHETOEICTESTFORTHETRAININGOFSENIORTECHNICALPERSONNEL,INPARTICULARASSESSINGTHESKILLSOFTHOSEINTEGRATEDINTERNATIONALPERSONANDWHOGAINSPRACTICALENGLISHL
20、ANGUAGESODOESTHETOEICBRIDGETESTTHEYAREBOTHAPPLIEDINCORPORATIONSMANYMULTINATIONALCOMPANIESHAVEREPRESENTATIVEOFFICESINCHINATHATACCEPTANDTAKETHETOEICBRIDGETESTSCORESASAPROFESSIONALSTANDARD,FORINSTANCE,POTHERWISE,THEYWILLBEBOREDANDTIREDTHEREFORE,TEACHERSANDPARENTSHADBETTERAROUSETHESTUDENTSLEARNINGMOTIVA
21、TIONASWELLASACKNOWLEDGETHEIMPORTANCEOFTHEINTERESTEXAMINATIONSAREUSUALLYCOMPLEXOFTARGETED1FORDETAILS,INTERESTEDREADERSMAYREFERTO教育心理学山东人民出版社。20089VOCABULARYANDAREMOREDIFFICULTTOUNDERSTANDTHEMEANING,ALSOTHEARTICLEONTHESOCIALINTERACTIONISNOTUSEFULAFTERAFEWYEARSOFSTUDY,ANDTHENSTUDENTSHAVENOMOREINTERESTT
22、HESEAREQUITEFAMILIARANDWEALLKNOWTHAT,BUTHOWMANYTEACHERSDOITANDTHINKABOUTITPEOPLEAREMORELIKELYTOCHOOSESOMETESTTHATHASCORRECTANSWERSOTHERWISE,THEYWILLNOTCHOOSETHISTESTPAPERMOSTCONTENTSARETOLDBYTEACHERSAGAINANDAGAINHOWCANASTUDENTBEINTERESTEDINITTHISREMINDSUSTORECOGNIZETHEIMPORTANCEOFINTERESTSNOMATTERWH
23、ENYOUAREHAVINGCLASSESORHAVINGEXAMSFROMTHISPOINTOFVIEW,TOEICBRIDGETESTSCONTENTARENOTDULL,BUTRICHANDDIVERSITYTHECONTENTOFTHEEXAMISBEYONDTHECLASSWHILEFOCUSESONTHEDAILYLIFEANDWORKPLACECOMMUNICATIONMAINLYTHESETESTSARENOTSODIFFICULTANDTHEYCANMEETMOSTOFTHESTUDENTSASIMPLEANDUSEFULTESTCANNOTONLYINCREASESSTUD
24、ENTSINTERESTSINENGLISHLEARNINGBUTALSOCANHELPSTUDENTSLEARNSOMETHINGOUTSIDE,MAYBECULTUREORLANGUAGEITHASGREATBENEFITSFORVOCATIONALCOLLEGEGRADUATESINMANYASPECTSANDTHEYWOULDHAVEALOTOFINTERESTSINENGLISHLEARNINGANDEXAMSINTHEFUTURE24STIMULATESTUDENTSINDEPENDENTLEARNINGWHATISINDEPENDENTLEARNINGBROADLY,ITMEAN
25、STHATLEARNERSCONSCIOUSLYTAKETHEINITIATIVETOCARRYOUTALLEFFORTSTHATCONDUCIVETOTHEIRDEVELOPMENTOFLEARNINGACTIVITIESINNARROWSENSE,ITREFERSTOTHESTUDENTSCLASSROOMLEARNINGACTIVITIESUNDERTHEPREMISEOFRESPECTANDTRUSTOFSTUDENTSSOASTOMOBILIZEINTERESTANDSTUDENTLEARNINGMOTIVATIONFORTHEPURPOSEOFTHINKINGLIUDAILING,
26、2008STUDENTSMUSTBUILDTHEIROWNLEARNINGAUTONOMY,MANIPULATEANDCONTROLTHEIRLEARNINGACTBUTWEALLKNOWSUCHASITUATIONOFOUREDUCATIONTHATISFORCHILDREN,THEYSTARTFROMVERYYOUNGAGETOACCEPTTHE“SPOONFEEDING,PASSIVE”TEACHINGMODE,WHICHMAKESMOSTOFTHESTUDENTSTHATHAVENOSELFSTUDYABILITYLIUDAILING,2008INLIUSREPORT,WEWILLFI
27、NDTHATPLENTYOFSTUDENTSAREFACINGSOMETROUBLESINJOBHUNTINGWHYISTHATBECAUSETHEYARENOTCLEVER,ORTHEYDONTGETGOODMARKSTHEANSWERMAYBETHEEDUCATIONINCOLLEGESORUNIVERSITIES,STUDENTSNEEDMOREHELPFORTHEIRFUTURELIFESOASATEACHER,YOUSHOULDGIVEAHANDTOHIM,ANDALSOLETHIMGOBYHIMSELFONLYBYTHISWAYCANTHEYBEATOTALLYINDEPENDEN
28、TPERSONTHERECOMESGOODNEWSTHATTHETOEICBRIDGETESTHASBEENINTRODUCEDINTOCHINANOWADAYSFORTEACHERSANDSTUDENTSINCHINA,TOMAKEPROGRESSVIAENGLISHTEACHINGISDIFFICULTANDOVERTHEPASTYEARS,ENGLISHEXAMINATIONSARENOTSOPRACTICALBUTINTOEICBRIDGETEST,WEHAVEFOUNDWHATWENEEDKNOWLEDGEINWORKPLACE,ECONOMY,ENVIRONMENT,SOCIETY
29、,LITERATURE,ANDETCALLTHESECONTENTSSELDOMAPPEARINOTHERHOMEMADETESTSIFTEST10TAKERSWANTTOPASSTOEICBRIDGETEST,THEYHAVETOLEARNSOMETHINGBOTHINANDOUTSIDECLASSBYTHEMSELVESTHEYWOULDLEARNBETTERFROMNEWSPAPERS,MAGAZINES,NOVELSANDOTHERBOOKSANDTHENUSEITPRACTICALLYITSEAMSMOREINTERESTINGANDCANSTIMULATETHESTUDENTSWA
30、YOFTHINKING3THREESIGNIFICANCESFROMTOEICBRIDGETOTEACHERSINTHISCHAPTER,THEAUTHORWILLCONCENTRATEONTHEINFLUENCESFROMTOEICBRIDGETESTTOCHINESETEACHERSINTHREEPARTSTHEYARECONCERNEDRESPECTIVELYWITHIMPORTANCEOFLISTENINGCOMPREHENSIONINWORKPLACEANDDAILYLIFE,OFREADINGCOMPREHENSIONINWORKPLACEANDDAILYLIFEANDOFCONN
31、ECTINGCULTURETOKNOWLEDGEABOUTWORKPLACE31IMPORTANCEOFLISTENINGCOMPREHENSIONINWORKPLACEANDDAILYLIFEINPEOPLESDAILYLIFE,THEYEXCHANGEIDEASBYLISTENINGANDSPEAKINGHOWEVER,INSCHOOLS,TEACHERSANDSTUDENTSOFTENIGNORETHEIMPORTANCEOFORALENGLISHANDLISTENINGTOEICBRIDGETESTISAWORLDWIDEONE,WHICHAIMSTOLETSTUDENTSBECOME
32、ASTRONGERANDWINNERINNOTJUSTDAILYLIFE,BUTALSOINWORKPLACEINTOEICBRIDGETEST,HEARINGISINHALFMARKSTESTITEMSINCLUDEPHOTOGRAPHS,QUESTIONRESPONSEANDCONVERSATIONANDSHORTTALKSTHECONVERSATIONINLISTENINGPARTISALSOVERYPRACTICALTHESETWOEXAMPLESINTHEFOLLOWINGARECHOSENFROMOFFICIALTESTPREPARATIONGUIDEELIZABETHASHMOR
33、E,20091GOODMORNING,JOHNHOWAREYOUAIAMFINE,THANKYOUBIAMINTHELIVINGROOMCMYNAMEISJOHN2WOULDYOULIKETODOFORLUNCH,JEANETTEAINTHEDININGROOMBLETSORDERCHINESEFOODCYES,IWOULD,PLEASEBOTHABOVEARETHECOMMONTALKSINORDINARYCONVERSATIONSOPEOPLEMUSTOBTAINSOMEKNOWLEDGEABOUTCOMMONSENSE,USEFULTOURISTEXPRESSIONSANDSOMEABI
34、LITIESABOUTCOMMERCEANDBUSINESSIFYOUWANTTOCOMMUNICATEWITHOTHERS,YOUDBETTERMASTERGOODABILITIESINLISTENINGANDSPEAKINGTOEICBRIDGETESTISSUCHANEXAMINATIONTHATMEETSTHESTUDENTSNEEDANDCANRAISETHEINTERESTSOFTHEMTEACHERSCANCHOOSETHETESTTOAPPLYIN11THEIRLESSONONLYINTHISWAYCANSTUDENTSMEETTHECHALLENGEANDOPPORTUNIT
35、IESINTHEFUTURE32IMPORTANCEOFREADINGCOMPREHENSIONINWORKPLACEANDDAILYLIFEAFTERREADINGCHENXIANCHUNSBOOK,IKNOWTHATTEACHERSALLKNOWTHATTEACHINGREADINGISAVERYDIFFICULTJOBFORTHEM,BECAUSETHEREADINGARTICLESARECOMPLEXINUNDERSTANDINGANDBORINGMOSTOFTHESTUDENTSDONTKNOWWHATTHEARTICLEMEANSTEACHERSAREFEELINGTIREDAND
36、EXHAUSTEDTHEYDONTKNOWHOWTOEXPLAINFORSTUDENTSANDJUSTBYTELLINGTHEANSWERSANDTRANSLATINGFORTHEMTHATMAINLYPARTOFTHECLASSISTEDIOUSBUTWEMUSTREALIZETHATENGLISHTEACHINGTRIESTOFINDABETTERJOBANDCOMMUNICATIONINTHEIRWORKINGSOINSCHOOLEDUCATION,TEACHERSNEEDTOREMINDTHEMSELVESANDKEEPTHEPURPOSEOFHIGHERVOCATIONALCOLLE
37、GESENGLISHTEACHINGTEACHINGMUSTBASEDONTHEFACTS,ANDDOSOMEHELPTOPUPILSINTHEIRFUTURECAREER,READINGISANESSENTIALPARTPEOPLEWILLREADEVERYDAY,LIKENEWSPAPER,BOOKS,NOVELS,WATCHTV,ANDSOONINTOEICBRIDGETEST,READINGISANOTHERPARTINITTHATCALLSUPTHEIMPORTANCEOFTHEREADINGINTHISWAY,ASTEACHERS,THEYCANADOPTTHETESTINTHEI
38、RTEACHINGAFTERGRADUATEFROMSCHOOL,WHENINDAILYLIFEANDWORKPLACE,THEYMAYFEELTHATTHEYLEARNSOMETHINGFROMSCHOOLTHATISUSEFUL33IMPORTANCEOFCONNECTINGCULTURETOKNOWLEDGEABOUTWORKPLACEFROMWHATWANGZHENGYASAIDINHISBOOKIN2005ANDZHANGLINGSARTICLEIN2010,WECANMAKEACONCLUSIONTHATASALANGUAGELEARNER,LANGUAGECOMMUNICATIO
39、NISMORETHANASERIESOFGRAMMARRULESANDTERMSOFLANGUAGE,ANDTHESOCIALCULTUREANDCUSTOMSONESENTENCETHATFULLCOMPLIANCEWITHTHERULESOFGRAMMARUSESIMPROPERORVIOLATETHEENGLISHNATIONSOCIETYANDCUSTOMSWILLNOTFORTHCOMING,ANDSOMETIMESEVENCREATEUNEXPECTEDRESULTSWHATSMORE,ENGLISHCONVERSATIONMIGHTHAVESOMETHINGWITHPROVERB
40、SANDIDIOMSWHICHOFTENHAVEITSOWNHISTORYANDCULTUREINSUCHCIRCUMSTANCE,THEIRREALMEANINGMAYFARAWAYFROMWHATTHEYWANTTOMEANTHEREFORE,TEACHERSSHOULDPAYATTENTIONTOTHEINTRODUCTIONTOCULTURALDIFFERENCESINTHECLASSROOMLANGUAGETEACHINGBYSTARTINGDEEPLYFORWARDTHEDISTINCTIONOFCHINAANDTHEWESTINWAYOFTHINKING,VALUES,COGNI
41、TIVE,SOCIALRELATIONSANDLANGUAGEEXPRESSION,TEACHERSMUSTTEACHPUPILSGOODENGLISHCOMMUNICATIONCAPABILITYTEACHINGFOREIGNLANGUAGESHOULDBEFORTHEPURPOSETOCONTROLYOURBEHAVIORANDTELLYOUANYTHINGTHATYOUWANTTOSAY,WHATSHOULDBEMADEMUTUALRESPECTTOOTHERSCULTUREMEANSHARMONYANDSUCCESSFULCOMMUNICATIONISWELLREALIZEDFROMT
42、HISPOINTOFVIEW,TOEICBRIDGECANFITBOTHTEACHERS12ANDSTUDENTSINDAILYLIFEANDWORKPLACEBECAUSETHETESTCONTENTISVERYWIDE,INCLUDINGDINING,ENTERTAINMENT,FAMILYANDFRIENDS,BUSINESSENGLISH,HEALTH,NEWS,TRAVELLING,SHOPPING,ETCSOWECANSEEFROMTHETESTTHATITCANREALLYHELPTEACHERSANDSTUDENTSINLEARNING,TEACHINGANDWORKING4A
43、PILOTSTUDYOFVALIDITYCOMPARISONOFTOEICBRIDGETESTWITHALOCALTESTINTHISCHAPTER,WELLPRESENTAPILOTSTUDYOFVALIDITYCOMPARISONOFTOEICBRIDGETESTWITHALOCALTESTINSOMEDETAILSWITHINTHISFRAMEWORK,THEPURPOSE,THESUBJECTSANDDATAANALYSISOFTHEPILOTVALIDITYSTUDYWILLBEFULLYDISCUSSEDSUCHACOMPARATIVESTUDYPRESENTEDHEREISACT
44、UALLYPARTOFTHEPROJECTOFFICIALLYSUPPORTEDBYTHESUPERVISORYCOMMITTEEOFELTINVOCATIONALHIGHEREDUCATIONUNDERMINISTRYOFEDUCATION,PRCHINA41THEDESIGNFORTHESTUDYTOACHIEVEBETTERUNDERSTANDINGOFTOEICBRIDGETESTANDTOCHECKTHEVALIDITYOFTHETOEICBRIDGETESTSCORESANDTHESCORESOFALOCALTEST,APAPERANDPENCILTESTOFMIXEDTESTIT
45、EMSOFBOTHTOEICBRIDGEANDLOCALTESTWASADMINISTEREDTOAGROUPOFCHINESEVOCATIONALSTUDENTSTHETESTCONSISTSOF11LISTENINGCOMPREHENSIONTESTITEMSAND10READINGCOMPREHENSIONITEMSFROMTOEICBRIDGEAND10LISTENINGCOMPREHENSIONTESTITEMSAND10READINGCOMPREHENSIONITEMSADHOCCHOSENFROMLOCALTESTTHETESTITEMSFROMTHELOCALTESTWERER
46、ANDOMLYCHOSENITISWORTHMENTIONINGTHATSUCHARESEARCHDESIGNISSTRICTLYINCONFORMITYWITHTHEDESIGNREQUIREMENTPROPOSEDBYTHEWORLDFAMOUSLANGUAGETESTINGEXPERT,PROFLYLEFBACHMAN242THERESEARCHPURPOSESUCHAPILOTCOMPARATIVESTUDIESFOCUSONONEPOINTTOVALIDATETHETESTSCORESFROMTHETOEICBRIDGEASAMEASUREMENTOFENGLISHPROFICIEN
47、CYFORANDTOEVENTUALLYREPLACELOCALTESTSOFVARIOUSKINDSCURRENTLYADMINISTEREDTOCHINESEVOCATIONALSTUDENTSACROSSCHINA2FORMOREDETAILS,INTERESTEDREADERSMAYREFERTOPP236243,LYLEFBACHMAN1990FUNDAMENTALCONSIDERATIONSINLANGUAGETESTINGOXFORDUNIVERSITYPRESS1343SUBJECTSSUBJECTSARERANDOMLYSELECTED48VOCATIONALSTUDENTS
48、MAJORINGINFOREIGNTRADEATAVOCATIONALCOLLEGEOFINDUSTRYANDCOMMERCEINYIWU,ACITYAPPROXIMATELY200KILOMETERSWAYFROMJIAXINGINZHEJIANGPROVINCE,PRCHINATOMINIMIZEHAWTHORNEEFFECTSSOASTOOBTAINMORERELIABLEDATA,NOTHINGABOUTTHESOURCESOFTHETESTITEMSWASTOLDTOTHESTUDENTSONTHEDAYWHENTHETESTWASADMINISTERED44ANALYSISANDD
49、ISCUSSIONSUBJECTSTHISSECTIONPRESENTSDATAWHICHWERECOLLECTEDANDPROCESSEDUSINGGITEST3,AKINDOFHOMEMADEIRTBASEDSOFTWARETODOTHEITEMANALYSISANDTESTSCORINGINWHATFOLLOWS,TWODIAGRAMSSHOWTHERESULTSRESPECTIVELYFIGURE1THECOMPARISONOFTOEICBRIDGETESTSCORESWITHLOCALTESTSCORESLISTENINGCOMPREHENSIONPART0020406081TOEICBRIDGELOCALTESTTHECORRELATECOEFFICIENT034相关系数MEANTOEICBRIDGE705MEANLOCALTEST308（平均得分）MTOEICBRIDGEDIFFICULTY064；MLOCALTESTDIFFICULTY031（试题平均难度）ASTHETWOCURVESSHOWNINTHEABOVEDIAGRAM,THEREEXISTSAGREATDIFFERENCEREGARDINGDIFFICULTIESOFLISTENINGCOMPREHENSIONPARTSINTHETWOTE
