Program Description

NATIONAL LANGUAGE ARTS LEAGUE (NLAL) was founded in 1980 by Quartararo and Henry Hull, two educators with more than 30 years of teaching experience. The NLAL is designed to test and improve the grammar, vocabulary, and reading comprehension skills of students in grades 2-12 in the U.S. The NLAL is widely recognized as an effective tool for improving language skills, stimulating creativity, and developing critical thinking and problem-solving skills.

In 2024, ASEEDER and the NLAL organizing committee entered into a partnership to bring this English literacy challenge for Native American students to China for the first time, providing Chinese students with the opportunity to participate in a Native American English challenge, improve their English language skills, and align with U.S. curriculum standards.

Why participate

Diversified dimensions

to comprehensively assess students’ primary language literacy

help students transition smoothly

to the Native American test

Cultivate English proficiency

that is emphasized by top U.S. liberal arts colleges and Ivy League colleges

Exposure to diverse literature

 to broaden international horizons

American Language Literacy System

NLAL exam question type

Vocabularies

Punctuation,
capitalization
and grammar

Word
relationships

Poetry Reading
Comprehension

Rules

Time: December 12th, 2024
• On-Campus: 14:00-19:40 (any 40 minutes)
• Online: 19:00-19:40 (40 minutes)

Question Type: All questions are multiple-choice
• Grades 1-2 (25 questions)
• Grades 3-4 (35 questions)
• Grades 5-6 (50 questions)
• Grades 7-9 (50 questions)
• Grades 10-12 (50 questions)

Award

China Individual Awards
(each grade level is ranked separately)
• Gold Medal:Top 15%
• Silver Medal:Top 30%
• Bronze Medal:Top 45%
• Excellence Awards:top 25% outside of gold, silver and bronze medals

registration form

Includes the exam, grading, proctor fee, past-papers, certificates. 

registration deadline

2 weeks before the competition