Korean Course

1. WHAT IS TOPIK?

TOPIK stands for 한국어 능력 시험 in Korean and Test of Proficiency in Korean in English, meaning test of proficiency in Korean, is held annually by the Korea National Institute of International Education to assess the degrees of those who learn Korean as a second foreign language, of course this exam is not applicable to native Koreans.

2. SUBJECTS NEED TO LEARN TOPIK KOREAN CERTIFICATE
Perhaps it is not difficult for us to deduce who should take this kind of certification. Those are students who learn Korean as a second language, wishing to live and study in Korea, or wishing to get a high position in Korean companies, etc.

To achieve these things, TOPIK is like a ticket to help you pass the door easily.

3. WHERE TO REGISTER TO TOPIK?
Exam registration location 1:

- Registration location: Korean Language Center in Ho Chi Minh City (Floor 2, 47 Nguyen Cu Trinh, Ward Ben Nghe, District 1, HCMC)

- Phone: 028-3920-1274

- Location for Exam: Korean International School in District 7

- Registration method: Directly to register (Note: there is no parking space for those who come to register, please find parking space in the surrounding buildings)

- Hotline: 028 3920 1274

Exam registration location 2:

- Place of registration and examination: Institute of Social Sciences and International Language, Hong Bang International University (HIU)

17th floor, 215 Dien Bien Phu, Ward 15, Binh Thanh District, Ho Chi Minh City.

4. TIME for the TOPIK CERTIFICATE EXAM
In Korea, TOPIK is held 6 times / year in January, April, May, July, October and November. In Vietnam, TOPIK is only held 5 times / year in April, May, July, October and November. Usually, students who want to take the exam will have 2 weeks to register, and this takes place one month before the actual exam.

5. TOPIK TEST STRUCTURE
The total time for a TOPIK exam is 3 hours and the test is divided into two parts, each corresponding to a 90-minute period.

Part 1 is the test of Korean vocabulary, grammar and writing, to test the ability to use Korean fluently, the use of basic sentence patterns and correct expressions in Korean.

Part 2 is the listening and reading test, aimes at assessing students' ability to react and communicate fluently in Korean, ensuring students' ability to communicate with native speakers.

6. TOPIK KOREA LEVELS
Since July 2014 (since the 35th exam), TOPIK is divided into 2 levels:

TOPIK I (level 1 and 2) is scored on a scale of 200, the time to take the test is 100 minutes, including 40 reading questions and 30 listening questions.

TOPIK II (level 3 and 6) is scored on a 300-point scale. Here, the number of questions has been reduced and specifically the vocabulary and grammar parts are removed. The reading and listening sections have 50 questions in 180 minutes. Only TOPIK II has the Writing section with 4 sentences: the first 2 sentences require to fill in phrases or sentences to match the meaning of the literature, the remaining 2 sentences are for writing short essays, expressing personal opinion. And the meaning must show the logic and use of Korean vocabulary and grammar well.

To achieve TOPIK Level 1, 3 or 5, you need to achieve an average score of over 50% and not lower than 40% on each test. In order to achieve a higher TOPIK, at level 2, 4, 6 you need to work harder to achieve an average score of over 70% and not less than 40% in each section. Like other certificates such as IELTS, TOEIC, etc. TOPIK is also valid for 2 years.