The 24-year English 4 and 6 test will start to print the admission ticket on May 13, and students who sign up for the exam must prepare carefully.
But some students said, "The fourth and sixth levels have been officially announced to cancel the linkage, and the fourth and sixth levels are no longer important!" Is this really the case?
Before, there was a topic #Xi'an Jiaotong University canceled the hook of the fourth and sixth degree certificates# rushed to the hot search, causing heated discussions among netizens.
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The notice document of the Academic Affairs Office of Xi'an Jiaotong University on the Internet shows:
According to the 5th Undergraduate College Council in 2023, the university will no longer take the CET-4 and CET-6 tests, the on-campus English proficiency test, and other off-campus English exams and their test results as a condition for undergraduate graduation and bachelor's degree awarding.
It is reported that the decision will be implemented from September 1, 2023.
*The notice document of the Academic Affairs Office of Xi'an Jiaotong University was circulated on the Internet
Some people say that "this is the first shot to decouple the fourth and sixth grades from graduation", but in fact, it is not.
As early as 2013, the Academic Degrees Committee of the State Council reiterated that the Academic Degrees Committee of the State Council and the Ministry of Education did not formulate a method for linking the awarding of bachelor's degrees to the English Level 4 test.
In 2013, the Yangtze River Daily reported that 18 universities in Wuhan had decoupled their degrees from English Level 4. These include Zhongnan University of Economics and Law and Wuhan University of Technology.
As early as a few years ago, Sichuan University, Sichuan Normal University, Xihua University, Southwest University for Nationalities and other colleges and universities have completely decoupled the fourth and sixth levels from the degree certificate.
Of course, decoupling does not mean that there is no requirement for English scores, but rather that English grades are replaced by internal grades.
However, when there are more and more universities that are "decoupled from the fourth and sixth grades", does it mean that the fourth and sixth grades are no longer important?
On the contrary, the role of the fourth and sixth grades is far greater than "restricting graduation"!
Level 4 and 6 still occupy a pivotal position in major colleges and universities, and are an important means to test students' English ability and evaluate students' comprehensive ability. In some colleges and universities, the scores of level 4 and 6 will even have a great impact on students' scholarships, research guarantees, and graduation.
A more practical example is that in some colleges and universities, the registration for postgraduate entrance examination is based on the results of level 4 and 6, and now all colleges and universities that can guarantee graduate school have level 4 and 6 results are a must-see.
Below, the editor will give students a science popularization of the impact of the fourth and sixth grades on the postgraduate entrance examination, I hope everyone can pay enough attention to it:
01 Affect the promotion and exemption of postgraduate entrance examinations
Most colleges and universities require foreign language levels of four or six in the requirements for exempting candidates.
*Peking University Law School exempts students
02 Affect the preliminary examination for postgraduate entrance examination
In the preliminary examination stage, taking the 24 postgraduate entrance examination as an example, some colleges and universities clearly stipulate the requirements for the fourth and sixth grades:
*Civil Aviation University of China: In the 24-year master's enrollment catalog, majors such as transportation, air transportation, computer science and technology, and air transport big data engineering put forward clear requirements for level 4 and 6.
*Shanxi Medical University: In the 24 postgraduate entrance examination, many colleges have clear requirements for level 4 and 6, and the School of Nursing requires that English level 6 must reach a score of 425 or above in the re-examination;
Some majors in the School of Basic Medicine and the School of Medical Imaging require a score of 425 or above in CET-4.
In the preliminary examination stage of the postgraduate entrance examination, the enrollment brochure of each institution will clearly stipulate the results of level 4 and 6. You must carefully check the admissions brochure of each institution to determine whether there are any special requirements for English scores.
03 Affect the re-examination of postgraduate entrance examinations
Some colleges and universities will require level 4 or 6 in the re-examination qualification review stage, and some institutions will include level 4 or 6 results in the scope of inspection, and finally include the re-examination score in the score.
*School of Life Sciences, Northwest University: It can be seen from the 24 re-examination rules that students who apply for the School of Life Sciences need to pass the English test level 4 before the retest, and students with a score of less than 425 points in English level 4 cannot participate in the re-examination.
*Beijing University of Chinese Medicine: 24 Postgraduate Entrance Examination will conduct a qualification review for candidates before the re-examination, and students must present a certificate of English Level 4 or Japanese Level 4.
04 Affect the retest adjustment
When it comes to the adjustment stage, the higher the score of the fourth and sixth grades, the better, and the higher the score, the stronger your competitiveness.
There are also some institutions that will set adjustment thresholds based on English proficiency, including level 4 and 6 scores. For example, Northwest A&F University requires transfer candidates to pass the fourth level with a score of ≥ 425.
In short, although most colleges and universities do not have direct requirements for English level 4 or 6, they will have a more or less impact on the re-examination results. Because you need to read a lot of English literature at the graduate level, most supervisors will prefer students with good English scores.
In addition to the majors required by the colleges, candidates for the same mechanics should pay special attention to this, which is required by most institutions
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Therefore, the editor summed it up in one sentence: "After the cancellation of the link between the fourth and sixth levels, it will not affect its importance to the postgraduate entrance examination for the time being."
The real impact may be on everyone's perception and mentality, and if you ignore its importance, it will affect the current stage of the exam. ”
Therefore, no matter how the outside world changes, what candidates need to do is to grasp every opportunity to take the exam. The fourth and sixth level exams are still tried to pass at one time, and it is best to get a high score!
Moreover, laying a good foundation for level 4 and 6 can also help graduate students improve their English scores to a certain extent.
The difference between English for postgraduate entrance examination and level 4 and 6:
1. Level 4 and 6 focus on listening, and focus on reading in postgraduate English;
2. The Band 4 and 6 exams focus on speed, and the postgraduate English focuses on logical analysis;
3. Level 4 and 6 focus on vocabulary size, and postgraduate English focuses on vocabulary depth.
Although there are differences in the type and difficulty of the questions, there is not much difference in essence, but the direction of the examination is different.
Whether it is postgraduate English or level 4 or 6 English, it is a test of English ability.
On the other hand, if you put more effort into the postgraduate entrance examination English, it is not difficult to pass the fourth or sixth level.
If you want to better balance the postgraduate entrance examination and the level 4 and 6 exams, it is better to improve the answering skills and ability of the English test focusing on the postgraduate entrance examination in the sprint stage, which is also a positive effect on the level 4 and 6 exams.
And even if you don't take the postgraduate entrance examination in the future, you will sometimes use it in your work, and many employers will regard the fourth and sixth levels as screening conditions under the same conditions.