| Abstract | 第1-9页 |
| 内容摘要 | 第9-11页 |
| Chapter One Introduction | 第11-16页 |
| ·Background of the Thesis | 第11-14页 |
| ·Objectives of the Thesis | 第14-16页 |
| Chapter Two Language Testing and Teaching | 第16-42页 |
| ·Definition of Test | 第16页 |
| ·Classification of Language Tests | 第16-19页 |
| ·Achievement / attainment tests | 第17页 |
| ·Proficiency tests | 第17-18页 |
| ·Aptitude tests | 第18页 |
| ·Diagnostic tests | 第18-19页 |
| ·Other test categories | 第19页 |
| ·The Development of Language Testing | 第19-24页 |
| ·The pre-scientific stage | 第19-20页 |
| ·The psychometric-structuralist stage | 第20-21页 |
| ·The psycholinguistic-sociolinguistic stage | 第21-22页 |
| ·The communicative-pragmatic stage | 第22-24页 |
| ·Understanding Communicative Language Testing | 第24-35页 |
| ·Development of communicative competence theory | 第25-30页 |
| ·Language proficiency | 第30-32页 |
| ·Main features of communicative language tests | 第32-35页 |
| ·Relationship Between Language Testing and Teaching | 第35-37页 |
| ·Teaching as information provider for tests | 第35-36页 |
| ·Backwash of testing on teaching | 第36-37页 |
| ·Requirements of a Good Test | 第37-42页 |
| ·Validity | 第37-39页 |
| ·Reliability | 第39-40页 |
| ·Practicality | 第40页 |
| ·Positive backwash effect | 第40页 |
| ·Achieving the balance of the four qualities | 第40-42页 |
| Chapter Three Problematic Aspects of the CET | 第42-66页 |
| ·Invalid Factors in CET | 第42-59页 |
| ·Face validity of CET | 第43-46页 |
| ·Content validity of CET | 第46-53页 |
| ·Construct validity of CET | 第53-54页 |
| ·The multiple-choice item type | 第54-57页 |
| ·Cloze test | 第57-59页 |
| ·Unreliable Factors in CET | 第59-62页 |
| ·Compound dictation | 第59-61页 |
| ·The writing test | 第61-62页 |
| ·The Impact of CET on College English Teaching and Learning | 第62-66页 |
| Chapter Four Constructing University-Based Communicative English Test | 第66-80页 |
| ·Necessity of the University-Based Communicative English Test | 第67-68页 |
| ·The close tie between teaching and testing | 第67页 |
| ·Great differences between universities | 第67-68页 |
| ·Feasibility of the University-Based Communicative English Test | 第68-70页 |
| ·The awareness of English as a tool of communication | 第68-69页 |
| ·Modern equipments available | 第69页 |
| ·Advantages of small scale test | 第69-70页 |
| ·A Framework of the New College English Test | 第70-72页 |
| ·Main Features of the New College English Test | 第72-74页 |
| ·Examples of Communicative Test Tasks for the New College English Test | 第74-76页 |
| ·Limitations of the New College English Test | 第76-78页 |
| ·Higher validity at the expenses of the reliability | 第76-77页 |
| ·Limited practicality for heavy-burdened teachers | 第77-78页 |
| ·Balance Between CET and the New College English Test | 第78-80页 |
| Chapter Five Conclusion | 第80-82页 |
| References | 第82-87页 |
| APPENDIX 大学英语等级考试问卷调查 | 第87-88页 |
