The Confucius Institute in Edmonton hosted the first planning meeting of the year for Chinese language proficiency tests (YCT/HSK) on February 24th, 2016.
About 20 teachers from different schools offering Chinese language programs and the Confucius Institute attended the meeting. The agenda reviewed and reflected on last year’s results and test administration, and involved a discussion on improvements that are needed for this year’s tests.
Afterwards, the meeting addressed the details for the 2016 spring tests that will be hosted on May 3 and 4, including improvements to registration and test administration procedures.
The number of students writing the YCT/HSK has been increasing every year. In 2015, about 1300 students sat for the exam. his being the second largest number among all the test centers in North America.