A Washback Study Of Celst Of Reformed Nmet (Shanghai) On High School English Teaching And Learning

A new reform on NMET(Shanghai)has been implemented since 2017,which allows Senior 3 students to take English test two times and calculates the score of listening and speaking test into the total score.Shanghai is one of the two pilot provinces and cities for the current NMET reform.This research tries to answer two questions: What are the washback effects of CELST on teachers’ teaching? What are the washback effects of CELST on students’ learning?This research is an empirical study combined by quality study and quantity study with the instruments of questionnaire and interview.24 English teachers and 307 senior 2&3 students are chosen to conduct this empirical study in two senior high schools.Through analysis of results,the author tries to make some implications for teaching and learning.The results shows that the reformed CELST(Computer-based English listening and speaking test)of Shanghai College Entrance Examination has a complex washback effect on both English teaching and learning in high schools.With the score of CELST caluculated into the total score,on the one hand,students attach more importance to the listening and speaking learning and increase the oral practice;on the other hand,teachers are encouraged to add various materials to their listening and speaking teaching.However,in Senior 3,due to the pressure of exams,exercises is more often used in class,which has negative effect on listening and speaking teaching to some extent.In summary,the positive effect of NMET on English teaching and learning outweighs the negative effect.Besides,through the analysis of data and interview results,the author also gives some suggestions on promoting the positive washback effect of CELST.