The information below is for Vietnamese Proficiency Test in Japan. If you are looking for Vietnamese Language Proficiency Test in Vietnam, check out this Vietnamese Language Proficiency Test.
Source: https://www.jtag.or.jp/exam/
What is ViLT?
ViLT is a Practical Vietnamese Language Test in Japan, created by Japan Southeast Asia Language Exchange Association (JTAG). It is aimed at Japanese speakers so you may find some parts of the test in Japanese.
Because of the growing interest in learning Vietnamese in Japan and the current lack of an international Vietnamese language proficiency test, JTAG created ViLT for Japanese speakers in Japan to test their Vietnamese proficiency without having to travel to Vietnam to take the Vietnamese Language Proficiency Test.
Acknowledgement
Where is ViLT acknowledged?
Like most language proficiency tests, you should check with your organization or employer directly whether or not they acknowledge or accept the exam result of the test in question before taking it.
Levels of difficulty
ViLT has 6 levels of difficulty. Similarly to how N1 is the highest difficulty level and N5 is the lowest difficulty in Japanese language proficiency test, ViLT Level 1 is the highest difficulty, and Level 6 is the lowest difficulty. ViLT also has pre-Level 6 test.
Required knowledge
What do you need to know to take ViLT?
Jtag.or.jp has a guide as to what they expect you to know for each level of difficulty. They also list expected study time for each level, but since each person’s study time is different, I only list the number of words you’re expected to know for each level below.
| Pre Level 6 | 500 words |
| Level 6 | 1,000 words |
| Level 5 | 2,000 words |
| Level 4 | 3,500 words |
| Level 3 | 5,500 words |
| Level 2 | 7,500 words |
| Level 1 | 10,000 words |
For more information regarding expected study time and criteria, please visit jtag.or.jp.
ViLT’s test structure
ViLT consists of two main parts: writing and listening. The writing part consists of vocabulary/grammar and reading.
The test duration varies from 50 minutes to 115 minutes depending on the level. For more details on the time for each section of each level of difficulty, visit jtag.or.jp.
How to pass
Level 1 and 2 ViLT require 75% or more to pass, level 3 and 4 require 70%, and level 5, 6 and Pre-Level 6 require 65% or more to pass.
Exam fee
Exam fees vary depending on the levels of difficulty. At the time of this writing, exam fee for Level 1 ViLT is 9,000 yen, and Pre-Level 6 ViLT is 3,000 yen.
Since the exam fees could change anytime, I recommend checking out the official website jtag.or.jp for the most updated fees.
More information
For more information regarding evaluation criteria, study time, how ViLT scores each section and exam fee for each level of difficulty, please visit the official exam website at jtag.or.jp.
There are also sample test questions with answers for each level of difficulty on their website. I recommend checking those out if you want to practice or know what the tests look like.
Interested in Vietnamese Language Proficiency Test? You may also be interested in: