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(KPL) The Educational Standards and Quality Assurance Centre (ESQAC) under the Ministry of Education and Sports and IIG Education Laos have launched the first event of the English proficiency contest called the “TOEFL Primary Challenge 2015” targeting Primary Schools in Vientiane Capital.
The contest is open for students that are in their third to fifth year at primary schools including bilingual schools.
The 1st round will be held on 19 September and students are welcome to take part free of charge. The 2nd round will be held on 24 October and there will be an application fee of 290,000 kip.
By Phetsamone
(KPL) The Educational Standards and Quality Assurance Centre (ESQAC) under the Ministry of Education and Sports and IIG Education Laos have launched the first event of the English proficiency contest called the “TOEFL Primary Challenge 2015” targeting Primary Schools in Vientiane Capital.
The contest is open for students that are in their third to fifth year at primary schools including bilingual schools.
The 1st round will be held on 19 September and students are welcome to take part free of charge. The 2nd round will be held on 24 October and there will be an application fee of 290,000 kip.
The final competition will be held on 28 November in Vientiane Capital.
The contest is being held as a fun way for primary school students to use their English skills and compete with other primary students. The contest will use the International Standard ETS-TOEF Primary to evaluate the contestants and determine the winners.
Along with medals and certificates from the Ministry of Education and Sports (MoES), the winner will be awarded 5,000,000 kip (US$610). The 2nd place runner-up will be presented 3,000,000 kip, and the 3rd place runner-up will be awarded 2,000,000 kip cash.
Interested students can register at their respective schools until 11 September. For more information please contact: ESQAC of the MoES at Tel: 021 217790 - www.nieqa.gov.la or IIG: Tel 021 265421 / www.iiglaos.com
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