The Backwash Effect of CET-4/6 on English Writing Teaching in Higher Vocational Colleges

Abstract

College English Test Band 4 and 6 (CET-4/6) in China is a double-edged sword. It has a backwash effect on all aspects of English writing teaching in higher vocational colleges (HVCs), but positive effects are more than negative effects. Based on the characteristics of the era of English writing teaching in HVCs and the backwash effect of the CET-4/6, higher vocational English writing teaching could be improved by selecting good teaching materials, optimizing the curriculum structure; innovating teaching mode, reforming teaching methods and perfecting the evaluation system, etc.