Besides familiar international English certificates such as IELTS, TOEFL..., recently many new certificates have officially joined the increasingly vibrant English testing market in Vietnam.
Adding LanguageCert English tests to the system of international English certificates in Vietnam
One of the new certificates is LanguageCert. This certificate has 5 exams, including Young Learners ESOL for students aged 7-12; ESOL for Schools for students aged 12-16; ESOL International for the purpose of living abroad or for admission and exit criteria at high schools, colleges and universities; LanguageCert Test of English (LTE) to assess English proficiency in a professional working environment; LanguageCert Academic for studying abroad and LanguageCert General for people going to settle or work in English-speaking countries.
The LanguageCert test allows candidates to flexibly choose the skills they need to test or test all four skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing. Notably, according to some studies, the LanguageCert Academic and General tests are concluded to have similarities in structure and difficulty with IELTS Academic and General. Therefore, the results of the two tests can be converted to each other according to the corresponding benchmarks of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).
This certificate is organized by Dai Truong Phat Education Group in collaboration with PeopleCert Qualifications (UK), starting from January 3.
The entry of LanguageCert into the English language testing sector in Vietnam reflects an increasingly vibrant and competitive market as our country moves to make English a second language in schools.
In addition to LanguageCert, learners can also register for some other newly launched exams such as Duolingo English Test of the Duolingo platform, Oxford Test of English of Oxford University Press... However, although it has been accepted by some Vietnamese universities for admission, Duolingo English Test is still not licensed to organize exams in Vietnam and mainly only takes place through online exams at home.
Meanwhile, Oxford Test of English and some other famous certificates in the world such as Password English Language Testing, PSI, Trinity or iTEP are not yet recognized by the Ministry of Education and Training to organize exams in Vietnam, nor are any Vietnamese universities using them in admissions.
On the other hand, a brand that has just entered the English testing market in Vietnam in recent years is the Pearson education group (UK), which is currently cooperating with EMG Education to organize exams and issue PEIC (formerly PTE General) and PTE Academic certificates in our country after being licensed by the Ministry of Education and Training in 2024.
In this context, exams with a long history in our country such as IELTS and TOEFL have also made new moves to adapt to the "game". Most recently, the British Council and IDP announced that they will stop organizing paper-based exams and completely switch to IELTS on computers from March 30. Meanwhile, the TOEFL iBT exam of IIG Vietnam has reduced the exam duration to nearly half of the original, becoming the shortest 4-skill exam today.
In addition to the above options, candidates can look to a series of English certificates from the Cambridge University Press and Examinations Board, with some prominent names such as Pre A1 Starters, A1 Movers, A2 Flyers, B1 Preliminary, B2 First, C1 Advanced, Linguaskill... Or, candidates can register for the British Council's Aptis ESOL exam, ETS's TOEIC. These are exams that have been accepted by a number of universities for admission and exit consideration.
LanguageCert test structure
According to information from the organizing unit, the total time to take the LanguageCert Academic test is 2 hours and 34 minutes. In which, the listening skill has 30 questions with a duration of 40 minutes, divided into 4 parts. The reading skill takes place in 50 minutes with 30 multiple choice questions and is also divided into 4 parts. As for the speaking skill, candidates will spend 14 minutes to take the test in 4 parts such as reading a passage aloud and answering questions, or giving a presentation.
For writing skills, the test has 2 parts with a test duration of 50 minutes. In part 1, candidates are required to write 150-200 words in the form of a letter, report, argumentative essay or article using written, visual or visual input. Part 2 requires candidates to write 250 words in the form of an argumentative essay on an academic topic of interest.
The exam fee is currently VND 4,140,675 and students can receive results within 5 working days.
Source: https://thanhnien.vn/them-nhieu-chung-chi-tieng-anh-quoc-te-moi-cho-nguoi-viet-185250303091702528.htm
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