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From http://asiasociety.org/china-learning-initiatives/leveled-objectives-lead-literacy-chinese

Pauline Shuen writes, “One of the biggest challenges in teaching the Chinese language to English speakers is that we do not have a system that allows us to better understand and more accurately assess the development of our students’ literacy. The field of English language learning or even ESL has decades of research—from multiple countries and multiple linguistic backgrounds—on the development of English literacy. …

“…In order to make Chinese literacy more achievable for our students and enable them to become proficient readers, we need a system that allows teachers to better understand and accurately assess a student’s development of literacy in Chinese. For students to read, write, speak, listen, and use the Chinese language effectively in variety of content areas, the system should stress the development of critical-thinking, problem-solving, and analytical skills.”

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