| The new HSK is a Chinese Proficiency Test that serves to evaluate a person’s Chinese language ability,while at the same time it is frequently used by employers to assess the suitability of a potential employee considering his knowledge of Chinese culture and language.Created in 1984 by Beijing Language and Culture University,the HSK was reformed in 2009 and thus it became the new HSK.In the last 30 years since its creation,there has been a lot of research concerning numerous aspects of the HSK test,distinguishing between the macro and the micro perspective.The former focuses especially on the data concerning implementation both in China and abroad,as well as on the credibility of the individual results as a way to measure students’ abilities,while the latter focuses on the composition and design of the actual exam,hereby comparing the old with the new HSK.The following will only take into analysis the micro perspective and within that realm put focus on the section of the new HSK6 exam(the highest category of new HSK)that requires the students to fill in the blanks,which is considered to be particularly challenging.The first chapter will give a detailed description and analysis of the task “fill in the blanks”,while second chapter focuses on three common reasons why students might fail to meet the requirements posed by “fill in the blanks”.The third chapter will summarize the principles and theories that teachers can apply to effectively prepare the students for said task.The novel aspect of the analysis is to be seen in the emphasis on types and structures of words and how to apply this approach in classroom teaching.The core element of the author’s research is applying the method of “first structure and then meaning” that gives the student a guideline on how to strategically choose the right option.For that matter they will be given a variety of illustrating examples that aim to prove the validity of this approach. |
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