Putonghua certificate is valid for life, so you just have a Putonghua certificate, this certificate can be accompanied by you for life , test a pass after all can be used. In fact, I have the same doubts before the examination of the teacher qualification, indeed June 15, 2003 before the obtaining of the Putonghua grade certificate is still the implementation of the 5-year period of validity, June 15, 2003 after the reform, the obtaining of the Putonghua grade certificate is no time limit requirements. Now that you know the timeliness of the Mandarin certificate, I'll go into detail about its usefulness, the content of the exam, and how to prepare for it.
Usefulness of the Mandarin certificate
Teachers and graduates of the teacher training system must not have a Mandarin proficiency level lower than Level 2, of which teachers of Mandarin speech and oral classes must reach Level 1;
Teachers of the general education system and graduates of vocational high schools specializing in closely related subjects of oral expression must not have a Mandarin proficiency level lower than Level 2;
Teachers of the vocational high school system must not have a Mandarin proficiency level lower than Level 2 lower than Grade 2;
State civil servants also have requirements for Mandarin, which requires Grade 3A and above.
Teachers in non-teaching colleges and universities and graduates of majors closely related to oral expression must not speak less than Grade 2 Mandarin;
Teachers teaching radio and television must not speak less than Grade 2 Mandarin;
Announcers and program hosts at national and provincial radio and television stations must speak Grade 1A Mandarin, while the rest of the radio stations must speak Grade 1A Mandarin, The requirements for announcers and program hosts of TV stations to reach the standard are separately stipulated by the Ministry of Radio, Film and Television;
Performers and dubbing personnel of films, dramas, radio dramas and TV dramas, teachers and graduates of broadcasting and hosting majors and film and drama performance majors must reach Grade 1 in Putonghua.
The usefulness of Putonghua is mainly distributed among teachers as well as the broadcasting industry, and related majors must prepare their Putonghua early, especially candidates with heavy accents.
Contents of the Mandarin test
The main test for Mandarin is single words, phrases, reading passages, and free speech.
Single word pronunciation, reading monosyllabic words 100, limited to 3 minutes and 30 seconds, accounting for 10 points. Pronunciation of single words includes Mandarin consonants, rhymes, tones, basic syllables, prosody, soft sounds, paediatrics, and intonation.
Pronunciation of phrases, reading 50 two-syllable words, limited to 2 minutes and 30 seconds, accounting for 20 points. Phrases are made up of single words, and you should pay attention to consistency when reading phrases. Special attention is paid to special grammar such as soft sounds and pediatric sounds.
The reading of article passages, 400-word short essays, is limited to 4 minutes, accounting for 30 points. When reading passages aloud, pay attention to punctuation pauses, as well as reading with feeling.
Free speech, 3 minutes, 40 points. Speak extemporaneously on a selected topic. Ensure that your voice is standardized, your vocabulary is grammatically correct, and your language flows naturally.
Preparation for the Mandarin test
Mandarin is really not very friendly to some places with heavy dialect accents, just like some people in some areas can't distinguish between h\f, n\l and so on because of their accent habits, and my friend took the test for several times to reach the second level. I think it takes a combination of luck and strength to be able to speak Mandarin, I have problems with my Mandarin, and I've been laughed at a lot, I can't distinguish between front and back nasal sounds like huan and huang, but I've been able to get to the second level in one sitting, and I'm just going to give you some tips on how to prepare for the exams.
Discovering your Mandarin problem is the key to improving your Mandarin. For most people, there is no way to self-discover, so you can find your roommate or friends and ask if there are any obvious problems with your Putonghua, such as the lack of distinction between n and l, the lack of distinction between front and back nasals, and the lack of distinction between -i and -hi. If there are such problems, you should find some words and phrases for targeted practice, and ask your classmates to help you correct them.
Putonghua test, must not be anxious, reasonable use of time, to appropriate "drag". Read the word time 3 minutes 30 seconds, many people two minutes to read the end, even if you are very good at Mandarin, but also because of reading too fast to suffer, Mandarin is a machine test, so for each sound to be precise identification, so, then read the words to read the whole, each sound to send a complete, in the usual so that reading may be done, but the test is absolutely no problem.
For many people who take the Mandarin test, the most difficult part is the free speech, the question will give you a topic, let you free speech, many people will be stuck or speech is not clear. For this part, first, you can take out all the test topics in recent years and practice them; second, prepare a general paragraph, since it is a free speech, you can use it towards the paragraph you prepared, as an example:
Topic 1 My Wish (or Ideal)
My biggest wish is to have a meal of braised pork, for this dish I am really impressed, I still remember that year my mom taught me to make this dish by hand, it's really simple, this dish is ......
Topic 2 My Study Life
I think, as a college student, our study life should not be limited only to the classroom I believe that as a college student, we should not limit our study life to the classroom only, but we can also learn many useful skills in our life. For example, last summer vacation, I learned how to make the dish of braised pork at home with my mom ......?
Both conversations used the way to cook braised pork, so you don't need to use your brain to think in a hurry.