Hang nAm hem niia Irieu ngucri tham du cac ky thi tieng Anh nlur mgl ngoiii ngfr ciia Cambridge de dugc cap chiing chi quci'c lc ve khii nang tid'ng Anh vdi nhidu muc dfch khac nhau: vi tridn vgng nghd hghidp, lim kiem ca hgi hgc lAp cao hofn, chudn bi du lich hoac .^dng d nude ngoai, v.v. Cac ky thi lidiig Anh nhu mgl ngoai ngfr Clia Cambridge dugc bidi den lren khdp the gidi va dugc cac liuCrng dai hpc, bO giao due vk nhOng ngucri su dung lao dong, chu doanh nghiep nhieu nude lren Ihe gioi cong nhan. Cac ky Ihi nay duoc nghiep doan cac co quan kiem Ira danh gia dia phuong lhu6( nuong dai hoc Cambridge (UCLIiS) lo chuc Do la niOl Irour nhung CO quan kiem Ira danh gia giao due 161 nhal va Ion nhAl lren lhc gi(]fi. Cac ky ihi cua UCLES nAm Irong he Ihong lupng gia quo(
ngdn neO Ihir nhAl cua hg khcing phai la lieng Anh hai vi no pnu hgp vdl ngudi hgc thugc cac qudc ljch khae nhau va khdng bi anh hircVng bdi cdc ydii td ngdn ngfr vA vAn hcni vA phii hctp vdi hdu hdi
mgi lliil tuoi.
UCLES dugc thAnh lAp nhu mot bd phAn ciia Irucrng dai hoc Cambridge nAm 1858 dd nhdm thidi lAp mgl he lluing chudn danh gia hidu qua cho cac trucrng hgc d Anh. I Id ihcing chudn dd ducrc a[) dung cho phiim vi rgng Icin cae mdn hgc mang Ifnh hgc thuAl cung nhu cac mdn thuc hAnh va day nghd. Cd cac ky thi dugc thidi ke dac bidt dd danh cho Ihj Irudng quci'c te. Cac ky thi lidiig Anh nhu mgl ngoai ngii dugc id chiic ldn ddu lidn vao nAm 1913 vcii cluing ehi nAng lire sir dung tid'ng Anh thAnh thiio (Certificate ol Proficiency in English). Cluing chi thir nhili ve lieng Anh dugc gidi thieu i*iam 1939. Ciic ky thi va chuang Irinh cho giao vidn liciig
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Anh nlur mgl ngoiii ngfr ddn dan dugc bd sung sau liing thdi ky. Hidn nay UCLES cd mgt loal cac ky thi long hgp nhAi, vdi sci
lugng ngudi du thi ldn tdi han 500.000 thf sinh hang nAm.
UCLES trd thanh ihanh vidn ciia Hiep hgi cac nha kiem ini danh gia ngdn ngfr Au chau (ALTE). Cac thanh vidn trong id cluic nay deu la nhfrng cof quan cung cap cac ky thi ngoai ngir va chiing chi ngoai ngfr Ihugc ciic nircic Irong khci'i EU. Muc lieu chfnii cu;i ALTE la thiei lap mgt khung cho ciic cil'p nang lircngoiii ngfmhiim ddy luiinh vide thiia nhAn bang cap gifra cac qucic gia, dac bicl d clulu Au. Ben ciinh dd ALTE cdn Ihiei lap mgl he Ihdng chuiln cluing cho lili ca ciic bucic Irong ccing docin kicni Ira diinh gia ngoiii
ngu nnu vice cnuaii ui enu Ky im, vici L^CIL. ^<XU HOI \<X UCU mu^^, iv/ chuc thi, chSfm thi, thdng bao kdi qua thi, phAn lich kdi qua thi, v.v.
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Thdng nh^t vdi khudn mAu cua ALTE vd nAm cA'p do nang
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lire ngoai ngfr, UCLES da phat tridn mdt loal cac ky thi ed tfnh chAi tuang tu gdm 5 cA'p do nhu sau:
• CA'p do 1: Kidm tra tid'ng Anh ea ban - Key English Tesl
• CA'p do 2: Kiem Ira tid'ng Anh ca sd - Preliminary English Test
• CA'p do 3: Chiing chi lhu nhili vd lieng Anh - First Certificate ini English
• CA'p do 4: Chirng chi tid'ng Anh cao cA'p - Certificate in Advanced English
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• CAp do 5: Chiing chi vd nilng lire tid'ng Anh IhAnh thao - Certificate of Proficiency in English
Chiing ehi thii' nhAi vd tid'ng Anh la cap do thii ba trong khung Clia UCLES ddng thdi cung tuang ling vcri miic nang luc ngdn ngfr thir ba theo chudn ciia ALTE. Tlieo he thdng chudn ciia ALTE, cap do nang lire nay dugc ggi la Ngudi sii dung (ngdn ngfr) dgc lap - An hidependence User, nd luang iing vcii trinh do trung cap (intermediate). Ngirdi hgc d giai doiin nay phai cd khii nang sir
dung c(ie cA'u triic ca ban ciia ngon ngii mgl each lu lin, lan clui
dirge iiigl khci'i lugng tir vung trong mgl pham vi rgng, sii dung dugc Ciic chien luge giao liep phu hgp trong ciic linh hucing xa hgi kluic nhau. Khii lulng hicu ngc'^n ngfr ndi vii ciic van ban vici khcing chl la \ idc nam bdi dugc ciic ihcing lin vd cac su vide nia cdn pluii pluln bicl ducrc cac dac diem chfnh va phu. noi dung khai qiuil cii;i
van oaii vui c a c e m iici cu inc. i i u yiuu cu Mia luui^ ic^^ \JU\J\. m
cac van ban d cac Ihd loai khac nhau, phat tridn dugc cac luAn cu cung nhu md la hoac tudng IhuAt dugc cae loai sir kidn. Cac ky thi ALTE cAp do 3 Ihudng dugc sir dung nlur Inlng chirng vd khii nang Clia ngirdi hgc lam cac cong vide van phdng hoac theo hgc mgt
khoa hgc bang ngoiii ngQ* dang hgc. U ehp do nay ngirdi hgc dugc
coi lii cd khii nang lam vide biing lid'ng Anh trong cac cirofng vj
quan ly, tlur ky va van phdng.He thdng cluuin luiy cd nhieu uu
diem va gdn gui vcii muc tidu dao tiio cac cii nhAn ngoai ngfr cd nang lire ngdn ngfr cao nhung phai cd ca hidu bidi sAu vd ngdn ngfr