BYU Chinese Flagship Announcements

The Office of Chinese Language Council International (Hanban) recently granted the BYU Chinese Flagship Center status as an official HSK testing center.  The HSK (汉 语 水 平 考 试) is the official Chinese government proficiency test for Chinese as a second language (similar to TOEFL in English) and is the standard test for Chinese learners studying in China.  Moreover, HSK is increasingly used alongside other proficiency tests outside of China. HSK is divided into three categories: beginning level (HSK Basic), elementary to intermediate level (HSK Elementary-Intermediate), and advanced level (HSK Advanced).  There is also a specialty test for business language and a new exam for young learners.

The Flagship Center will begin to offer the test in Fall 2008 to BYU students and other students in the region, including high school students.  Please contact the center’s office for more details (chineseflagship@byu.edu or 801-422-9189)