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license: cc-by-4.0
language:
- zh
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# LLM Evaluation Benchmark for Chinese Language Teaching (CLTE)

A comprehensive benchmark for evaluating large language models' capabilities as Chinese language teachers, consisting of three core evaluation dimensions.


## Evaluation Framework
**GitHub URL:** [https://github.com/Line-Kite/CLTE](https://github.com/Line-Kite/CLTE)

## Task Overview

### Task 1: Basic Knowledge Evaluation
- **Objective:** Assess foundational knowledge essential for international Chinese education
- **Coverage:** 32 sub-topics across 5 major categories:
  - Linguistics (307 questions)
  - Chinese Culture (321 questions)
  - Pedagogy (163 questions)
  - World Culture (192 questions)
  - Cross-cultural Communication (217 questions)
- **Total:** 1,200 questions evaluating fundamental knowledge base

### Task 2: International Teacher Examination
- **Objective:** Evaluate comprehensive teaching literacy using authentic certification materials
- **Data Source:** Real-world test questions from official International Chinese Language Teacher Certification exams
- **Format:** Instructional passages accompanied by 2-10 single-choice questions (1,044 total questions)
- **Focus:** Integrated linguistic and pedagogical reasoning in practical teaching scenarios

### Task 3: Teaching Practice Evaluation
- **Objective:** Measure instructional effectiveness through simulated teaching interactions
- **Methodology:**
  - Teacher models generate educational content from 120 teaching materials and guidelines
  - Student models are tested before and after receiving instruction
  - Effectiveness measured by performance improvement (120 assessment questions)

## Citation
Please cite our paper if the work helps you.

```
@inproceedings{xu2025can,
  title={Can Large Language Models Be Good Language Teachers?},
  author={Xu, LiQing and Li, Qiwei and Peng, Tianshuo and Li, Zuchao and Zhao, Hai and Wang, Ping},
  booktitle={Proceedings of the 2025 Conference on Empirical Methods in Natural Language Processing},
  pages={23968--23982},
  year={2025}
}
```

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