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Free TOP speaking test

If you are a Mandarin scholarship student, you may be interested in the free speaking pilot test offered by the Steering Committee for the Test Of Proficiency-Huayu (SC-TOP).
Passing the TOP test is mandatory if you receive a scholarship to study Chinese in Taiwan.
Test of Proficiency-Speaking (TOP Speaking)…a communication-oriented test which assesses Chinese learners’ non-academic speaking [...]

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Three new mock tests for TOP

If you are taking the Basic, Intermediate or Advanced Test Of Proficiency-Huayu (TOP), there are now three new mock tests available from the Language Center of Fun Jen Catholic University. They should also be available from Lucky Bookstore and participating universities.
The Mock Test for TOP-Huayu 1 (in three volumes, Basic, Intermediate, and Advanced [...]

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Resources for Beginners Test Of Proficiency-Huayu

Mandarin Scholarship students who have taken the Test Of Proficiency-Huayu (TOP) would know that resources are very limited.
For the Beginner level, introduced in 2007, there is only one Mock Test booklet (2007) and a list of 800 words for beginners (2008, PDF 280kb).
In Taipei, the Mock Test booklet can be purchased at Lucky [...]

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Test Of Proficiency-Huayu: Registration period ends Oct 9

The registration period for the Test Of Proficiency-Huayu (TOP) closes this Thursday October 9 2008. There is still time to register.
Targeted word lists for each of the four levels are now available.
Test Date:11/1(Sat.)
Test Format:Paper-based
Test Levels:For Beginners, Basic, Intermediate, and Advanced
Test Fee:NT$1000
http://www.sc-top.org.tw/

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Test Of Proficiency-Huayu registration period starts today

Test Of Proficiency-Huayu (TOP) will be held on Nov. 1st 2008. The registration period starts today Sep. 15th to Oct. 9th. The registration fee is NT$1000.
I have posted previously about my experiences with the TOP test:
TOP for Beginners May 3 2008
Test of Proficiency-Huayu: Testees left in the dark
Results in! Test of Proficiency Huayu [...]

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Pilot Test of Proficiency Huayu (Mandarin)

Steering Committee for the Test of Proficiency Huayu will hold pilot tests from June 16 to June 27 2008 in Taiwan. I think they’d have many more interested Mandarin students, if they had these tests a month before the real test. I doubt there will be much interest.

Please be notified that the first TOP pilot [...]

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Results in! Test of Proficiency Huayu (Mandarin) 2008

Mandarin scholarship students across Taiwan will be receiving their results for the Test of Proficiency-Huayu (TOP) today. The tests were held on Saturday the 3rd of May 2008. I completed the beginner level.
I wrote about the Mandarin proficiency test a few months ago…. and here.
I picked up my certificate at the post office today. I [...]

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TOP for Beginners May 3 2008

Yesterday, I completed the Test of Proficiency for Beginners in downtown Taipei. There were about 100 students at Tamkang University’s testing centre.

The test ran for 80 minutes and was divided into two main parts, listening and reading.

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Test of Proficiency-Huayu: Testees left in the dark

Here’s the letter I wrote to the Taipei Times about the lack of resources available for the TOP.

Testees left in the dark

暗中摸索的考生
The Steering Committee for the Test of Proficiency-Huayu (SC-TOP) was established by the Ministry of Education to develop and promote an effective Chinese assessment system, the Test of Proficiency-Huayu (TOP), for Chinese learners worldwide [...]

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