Construction and Validation of A Self-Assessment Scale of Police English Proficiency

Abstract

To address the urgent need for international police exchange, cooperation, and handling foreign-related cases, it is crucial to train police officers who have strong public security skills and high-level English communication and enforcement abilities. Police English is an interdisciplinary in applied linguistics that combines public security, law, and psychology within an English context. Given the growth of English for Specific Purposes (ESP) teaching in Chinese universities, developing a standardized approach to police English teaching is necessary. Recently, some public security academies have introduced police English courses, tailoring their teaching methods and materials to their specific needs. Despite these efforts, there is still no unified standard for police English proficiency in China. This lack of standardization hinders the improvement of teaching quality and fails to provide a consistent benchmark for all public security colleges.m. By referencing the language proficiency scales of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) and the China’s Standards of English Language Ability (CSE), we can establish clear components and quantitative standards for Police English Proficiency(PEP). This will enable the creation of a unified assessment standard for police English skills, aligning teaching more closely with practical law enforcement needs.