Mandarin learners advised to register for Test of Chinese as Foreign Language

Published on: Thursday, June 22, 2023

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“The TOCFL certificate can serve as proof of Chinese proficiency for applying a Taiwan Scholarship and obtaining bonus points under the new appraisal system for Overseas Chinese and international students who want to remain in Taiwan to work.

Kota Kinabalu: Mandarin students are encouraged to register for the Test of Chinese as Foreign Language (TOCFL) which will be taking place at Kian Kok Middle School on 26 August (Saturday).

The test is organised by the Education Division of Taipei Economic and Cultural Office (TECO), co-organised by Kian Kok Middle School and the Taiwan Alumni Association of Sabah.

There are three bands for TOCFL Listening & Reading test, which are Band A, Band B, and Band C, and both simplified and traditional Mandarin test papers are available for each band.

Candidates who pass the test will receive a certificate from the Ministry of Education.

In an online preparatory meeting held on Tuesday, TECO Education Director Charlin Chang said many undergraduate and graduate programmes offered by universities in Taiwan require a TOCFL certificate for admission or as a reference for an applicant’s Chinese proficiency.

“The TOCFL certificate can serve as proof of Chinese proficiency for applying a Taiwan Scholarship and obtaining bonus points under the new appraisal system for Overseas Chinese and international students who want to remain in Taiwan to work.

“The TOCFL can be used to reflect the candidates’ real-life Mandarin skills as the content of the test includes daily conversations, advertisements, letters, and other everyday life communicative materials,” she said.

She also encouraged students who are currently learning Mandarin in international schools, language centres and tuition centres to sit for the TOCFL to assess their Mandarin proficiency level.

There are more than 60 university-affiliated Mandarin Language Centers in Taiwan, offering various Mandarin programs and related resources which are suitable for all kinds of Mandarin learners. Students shall grasp the opportunity to learn Mandarin in Taiwan.

Online registration for TOCFL is open from 20 June to 20 July 2023.