Investigating the practice of the CEFR outside Europe: a case study on the assessment of writing in English in China

This paper explores current profile of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) in China.

It calls for more research to be undertaken on the CEFR, in China and, more generally, in Asian contexts. The research considers its possible application in assessing the writing of English by Chinese university students.

Authors: Ying Zheng, Yanyan Zhang and Youyang Yan

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