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eu_cast

Joined: 01 Feb 2006
Posts: 30

Posted: Fri Aug 01, 2008 2:34 pm Post subject: English Proficiency Certificate

Hi to All, Have you experienced claiming or requesting your school registrar regarding ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY CERTIFICATE? Because in my case it takes 2 months to claim your english language proficiency certificate... Is this the usual procedure? Napakatagal naman daig pa kung magpa assess ka ng NZQA... Pls share yours eu_cast

engr2008

Joined: 20 Apr 2008
Posts: 72
Location: Auckland

Posted: Sat Aug 02, 2008 3:26 pm Post subject:

Are you applying as a skilled migrant? If yes, why not just take the IELTS exam. It'll only take 2 weeks to receive the result. Less hassle since it's probably the best way to prove english proficiency for the VOs.

sonya2008

Joined: 18 Jun 2008
Posts: 7

Posted: Sun Aug 03, 2008 2:49 pm Post subject:

hi engr2008, if i have the IELTS certificate, do i still need to get proofs from school or work place on English being the medium of instruction and communication or IELTS is already enough? appreciate your advice. thanks, sonya2008

edmund

Joined: 19 Jan 2007
Posts: 5

Posted: Sun Aug 03, 2008 4:18 pm Post subject: re: Certificate from school

Hi Eu_cast! Mukhang yung school ang mabagal! Normally, it does not really take that much time to request for one!

engr2008

Joined: 20 Apr 2008
Posts: 72
Location: Auckland

Posted: Sun Aug 03, 2008 6:06 pm Post subject:

sonya2008 wrote:

hi engr2008,

if i have the IELTS certificate, do i still need to get proofs from school or work place on English being the medium of instruction and communication or IELTS is already enough?

appreciate your advice.

thanks,
sonya2008

Hello sonya2008,

IELTS is enough. I only submitted IELTS.

cheers!

Smile

sonya2008

Joined: 18 Jun 2008
Posts: 7

Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 3:20 am Post subject:

hi, engr2008.. one more query pa po if you don't mind.. mahirap po ba yung IELTS? roughly how long do i need to review pa.. abutin po ba ng months? natatakot kasi ako eh.. ok kaya yung review dito sa singapore? i heard maganda yung review sa pinas pero ayoko naman umuwi pa don para lang sa review and the exams.. sensya na po madami ako queries. thanks again. regards, sonya2008

engr2008

Joined: 20 Apr 2008
Posts: 72
Location: Auckland

Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 8:35 am Post subject:

sonya2008 wrote:

hi, engr2008..

one more query pa po if you don't mind..
mahirap po ba yung IELTS? roughly how long do i need to review pa.. abutin po ba ng months? natatakot kasi ako eh.. ok kaya yung review dito sa singapore? i heard maganda yung review sa pinas pero ayoko naman umuwi pa don para lang sa review and the exams..

sensya na po madami ako queries.

thanks again.

regards,
sonya2008

Hello sonya2008,

It depends. I don't believe on review centers and I won't recommend review centers to anybody I know who are planning to take the IELTS exam. In my case, I only practiced answering the downloaded review materials the day before the exam. No kidding!

You only need to get hold of good review materials. Some are available on the net and those are usually enough. For practice, just watch english movies and read a lot. Oh... and don't forget to download the IELTS booklet.

cheers! Smile

wellingtonianbuddy

Joined: 02 May 2008
Posts: 295

Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 11:57 am Post subject:

if you are not confident with your level of english language proficiency (e.g. writing, speaking, listening, reading the British way), it may be useful to take a review course so you'll know what to expect from the IELTS exams. The IELTS is a British English orientated exam. Aussie and NZ "Englishes" are adaptations of the British English. listening regularly to the BBC, Radio Australia or Radio New Zealand (over the internet) may also help you in your listening skills (as the accent is a lot way out of the American accent that we're used to). na remember ko tuloy ang IELTS ko nuon, sa listening part, may isang recording na kunyari nag uusap mga students in English kung saang dormitory ng university sila nakatira, anong room, etc. pagkatapos i-play ang recording, sasagutin na mga questions na nasa exam booklet:e.g. sino ang nakatira sa room na ganito, sino ang katabi nino? etc... nakakatuwa. ewan ko kung ganito pa din ang exam sa listening part ngayon. I took mine 1996 pa un. anyways, listening to BBC (TV and shortwave radio) helped me understand the British accent. good luck.

sonya2008

Joined: 18 Jun 2008
Posts: 7

Posted: Wed Aug 06, 2008 4:23 am Post subject:

Hi, engr2008 / wellingtonianbuddy.. Thanks for the replies and inputs.. I will download materials from the net and review from there. I'm having difficulty with British English kaya siguro nauunahan ako ng takot. I'm still used to American english pa din and sad to say nakakasanayan ko na din Singlish (Singapore English) kaya lalo ako natatakot sa exams Anyway, thanks po ulit. Great help po talaga mga advices nyo. regards, sonya2008

wellingtonianbuddy

Joined: 02 May 2008
Posts: 295

Posted: Wed Aug 06, 2008 10:35 am Post subject:

ur welcome, in case u didn't realize, Singlish is a derivative of the British English as well. SG was a long base of the British soldiers/expats during the 30's to 60's. cheers!

sonya2008

Joined: 18 Jun 2008
Posts: 7

Posted: Thu Aug 07, 2008 3:36 am Post subject:

Hi, wellingtonianbuddy.. SG indeed has many traces of British influences. Ok na sana but the Chinese/Malay accent mixed with British English make Singlish very informal and a little irritating I really need to practice well on the speaking part. Thanks po ulit for all the advices. Hopefully magkita-kita tayo sa NZ someday. regards, sonya2008

highlander

Joined: 04 Jun 2005
Posts: 6
Location: Wairarapa, NZ

Posted: Sun Aug 10, 2008 6:45 pm Post subject: hi

hi in my case it takes just 1 hour if you go directly to the school registrar.

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