作为首个面向中国学习者的英语能力标准,《中国英语能力等级量表》正式发布后,引起了学界的广泛关注,在肯定其积极意义的同时,也有一些专家表达了个人的质疑与担忧。本文主要以蔡基刚教授所发表的几篇文章中对《量表》所提出的质疑及表达的担忧为着眼点,探讨《量表》的现实性、有效性、科学性和量表开发及其与国际考试对接的必要性。本文认为《量表》不存在蔡基刚所质疑和担心的问题,《量表》既具有现实性、有效性、科学性,同时《量表》的开发及与国际考试对接也有必要性。当然,《量表》在我国毕竟是一个新事物,不可能是完美的,需要更多的后续研究对其进行完善。
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