ANALYSIS OF GRAMMATICAL FEATURES IN THE PUBLIC ENGLISH OF UNDERGRADUATE EXAMINATION (PEUE) FOR JUNIOR HIGHER COLLEGE STUDENTS IN YUNNAN PROVINCE, CHINA
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Introduction: Although English proficiency examinations play an important role in vocational English education, limited research has systematically examined the grammatical features assessed in the Public English of Undergraduate Examination (PEUE) in Yunnan Province, China. Objective: This study examined the grammatical features assessed in the Public English of Undergraduate Examination (PEUE) for junior higher college students in Yunnan Province, China, from 2017 to 2024. Methods: A total of 240 grammar-related test items from eight PEUE examination papers were analyzed using the Grammatical Features Analysis Table (GFAT), resulting in 222 coded grammatical feature occurrences. Results: Infinitives and Gerunds (GF13) and Prepositions (GF9) were the most frequently assessed grammatical categories (13.51% each), followed by Conjunctions and Linking Words (GF11) (11.71%) and Noun Phrase Structure (GF4) (9.46%). The findings also revealed a gradual shift from sentence-level grammatical structures toward discourse-oriented features associated with communicative language use. Conclusion: The findings suggest an increasing emphasis on contextualized grammar in the PEUE and provide implications for grammar instruction, curriculum development, and assessment practices in vocational English education.
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