Forum May 2011 Elizabeth Yu Ellsworth Student Projects
Biyuan Wang: New Jersey Chinese Teacher Certification
1. Biyuan Yang
Chinese Instructor
Bard High School Early College – Newark
Nov. 30, 2012
2. A Bachelor's degree with a GPA of 2.75
or higher
30-credits in Chinese, of which at least 12
are at the advanced level
3-credits on SLA
ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview
U.S. citizenship
3. Foreign credential evaluation service
- independent of NJDOE
- charges various fees
- fast service available
4. NYU Mandarin 16-Point Proficiency
Exam
- 12 points + 4 points written test
- credit banking by Thomas Edison State
College
- Evaluation Services can highlight the
Chinese credits on original transcript
5. Mandarin – intermediate high or up
English – advanced low or up
- 30-minute phone conversation with a tester
- topics include both informal and formal
scenarios
Place of test: LTI (White Plains, NY), or
proctor (deans, principles, AP)
7. Foreign credential evaluation – two to
four weeks
NYU 16-point exam – four weeks
Credit banking – two weeks
ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview –
eight weeks
Completed paperwork – license issued
same day