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Steering Committee for the Test Of Proficiency (SC-TOP) now presents Test of Chinese as a Foreign Language:Writing (TOCFL Writing), TOCFL Writing for Learner Level.
- Can describe experiences, feelings or reactions of/toward concrete/abstract events or topics.
- Can write personal letters to convey life-related messages in details.
| Level |
Tasks |
Length (Words) |
Time |
Learner |
Practical Writing (Personal Letters) |
300-400 |
50mins |
Narrative Writing (Real or Fictional Events) |
300-400 |
50mins |
| Certificates will be presented to those whose practical writing and narrative writing scores are both above 3. |
| Score |
Score Explanation |
| 5 |
All writing tasks are completed, with a sound structure, accurate connectors, good grammar, and excellent wording. |
| 4 |
Most writing tasks are completed, with a satisfactory structure, appropriate connectors and grammar, and nice wording. |
| 3 |
Most writing tasks are completed, with basic structure, some sentential incoherence, and some grammatical mistakes and inappropriate wording. |
| 2 |
Only some writing tasks are completed, with incomplete structure, striking incoherence, plenty of minor grammatical and mistakes and inappropriate wording. |
| 1 |
Few writing tasks are completed, with poor structure, serious incoherence, a lot of major grammatical mistakes and inappropriate wording. |
| 0 |
Answer sheets are left blank; only the topic is jotted down; digression; Names are not what the questions specify; Answers are in the form of dialogues; Answers are itemized; word (Chinese character) count is below the minimal requirement. |
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