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VSTEP Foundation — towards Level 3 (B1)

A foundation course for first-time VSTEP candidates: the four-skill format, Vietnam's six-level framework, and how each paper is marked.

990,000 VND

VSTEP Foundation — towards Level 3 (B1)
Level
Elementary
Lessons
8 lessons
Length
2 hr 11 min
Access period
8 months of access

Overview

What this course is

VSTEP is measured against Vietnam's SIX-LEVEL COMPETENCE FRAMEWORK, so the result reads as a level rather than a score — and that is the first thing people used to TOEIC or IELTS misread. The course opens with exactly that: what Level 3, Level 4 and Level 5 mean, and which applications ask for which. The rest walks through all four skills at the level of recognising task types. This is a FOUNDATION course, not a practice course: it takes you to the point where you understand the paper and know which skill is weakest, and only then do you move on to a single-skill course.

Right for

This course suits

  • Learners who need a VSTEP certificate for graduation requirements or postgraduate applications
  • Public-sector staff who need a certificate on the six-level framework
  • Learners with some English who have never sat the VSTEP format

Outcomes

What you will be able to do

  • Understand the six-level scale and know which level your application requires
  • Recognise every task type across the four VSTEP papers
  • Know the Writing and Speaking marking criteria instead of writing and speaking on instinct
  • Judge which skill is weakest so you can choose your next course

Syllabus

Chapter by chapter

Open a chapter to see its lessons. Anything marked “Free preview” is open to people who have not enrolled.

  • Chapter 1The six-level framework and the format3 lessons
    • Levels 3, 4 and 5 — what each describes and who asks for itFree preview15 min
    • Four skills: timing and the order you sit them13 min
    • How each skill score converts to a level12 min
  • Chapter 2Listening and Reading2 lessons
    • The three listening sections and the question types in each18 min
    • Four reading passages: length, topic and time per passage18 min
  • Chapter 3Writing and Speaking3 lessons
    • Writing Task 1 — letter or email; Task 2 — essay19 min
    • Speaking in three parts: interaction, solution discussion, topic development20 min
    • Marking criteria: the four columns examiners actually look at16 min

Details

Course details

Fee
990,000 VND
Format
Online course
Programme
VSTEP
Skill group
VSTEP Foundation
Level
Elementary
Lessons
8 lessons
Length
2 hr 11 min
Access period
8 months of access
Entry requirements.
  • English at roughly A2 or above
  • No previous VSTEP result needed

Next step

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