HSKBenchmark: Modeling and Benchmarking Chinese Second Language Acquisition in Large Language Models through Curriculum Tuning

arXiv — cs.CLThursday, November 20, 2025 at 5:00:00 AM
  • HSKBenchmark has been launched as the first systematic benchmark for modeling and assessing Chinese second language acquisition using large language models, covering HSK levels 3 to 6 with extensive resources.
  • This development is significant as it provides a controlled and reproducible alternative to traditional SLA experiments, which face ethical and practical limitations, thereby facilitating more effective language learning methodologies.
  • The introduction of HSKBenchmark aligns with ongoing discussions about the evaluation frameworks for LLMs, emphasizing the need for benchmarks that reflect real
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