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The purpose of this study is to investigate whether the national level qualifying tests for English teacher candidates of secondary schools successfully determines who will be qualified English teacher candidates. In order to achieve this purpose, this study assumes that qualified English teacher candidates must possess English proficiency, teaching skills and language pedagogy and analyzes tested items in the national level qualiifying tests for English teacher candidates of secondary schools from 2004 to 2007 (mainly 2006 and 2007). The result of this study is summarized as follows. Tested items in the national level qualiifying tests for English teacher candidates of secondary schools from 2006 to 2007 measure only reading comprehension and controlled composition and they do not measure language pedagogy in the classroom. The national level qualifying tests for English teacher candidates of secondary schools does not successfully determine who will be qualified English teacher candidates.