General description of Vietnamese language ability framework for foreigners

According to Circular No. 17/2015/TT-BGDĐT of the Ministry of Education and Training of Vietnam, general description of Vietnamese language ability framework for foreigners is as follows:

1. Primary

Level 1: Understanding and using familiar language structures; knowing how to use basic words to meet the basic communication needs: introducing oneself and others; expressing information about oneself: residence, relatives/friends and others; being able to communicate with simple sentences if the interlocutor speaks slowly, clearly and is willing to cooperate and help.

Level 2: Understanding sentences and language structure regularly used and related to the basic communication needs such as: giving information about family, oneself, go shopping,  asking for direction, work; being able to talk about simple and familiar subjects in daily life; simply describing about oneself, surrounding environment and issues of basic needs.

2. Intermediate

Level 3: Understanding the main idea of a paragraph or standard and clear speech, clearly on familiar topics in work, school, entertainment. Being able to handle almost all situations that occur when coming to the places using Vietnamese language; writing simple paragraph related to familiar subjects or interested individuals; describing experiences, events, wishes and briefing reasons and explaining opinions and plans by themselves. 

Level 4: Understanding main idea of a relative complex paragraph about various subjects, including talking about the contents of professional fields of oneself; being able to talk fluently and naturally with the Vietnamese; writing clear and detailed texts with various subjects and expressing their viewpoint about one issue, pointing out strong points and weak points of different options.

3. Advanced

Level 5: Recognizing and understanding the implication of long texts with broad range of content; being able to fluently, immediately expressing opinions without difficulty in finding words to express; flexibly and effectively using language for purposes of social relationship, learning and profession; clearly and closely and in detail writing complex subjects, showing text organization ability; well using words to connect sentences and linking instruments in texts; 

Level 6: Easily understanding almost all written and spoken texts; being able to summarize the spoken and written information sources; arranging and expressing in a logical way; very fluently and correctly expressing opinions; differentiating subtle differences in meaning in complex situations.

View more details at Circular No. 17/2015/TT-BGDĐT of the Ministry of Education and Training of Vietnam, effective from October 16, 2015.

Le Hai

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