TY - JOUR AU - Wang, Qi PY - 2022/04/08 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Reform of the English Component in the Gaokao JF - International Higher Education JA - IHE VL - 0 IS - 110 SE - Articles DO - UR - https://ejournals.bc.edu/index.php/ihe/article/view/14985 SP - 19-20 AB - <p>As a result of an initiative of the Chinese ministry of education in 2014, an English test will be held twice a year and only the higher score will be counted in the students’ overall g<em>aokao </em>results. This article reviews the policy rationales of this decision and its impact on students and teachers, and discusses its implications on promoting proficiency-oriented teaching and learning and on redefining the status of English in China.</p> ER -