Duolingo Inc., which operates the free language app "Duolingo" and the online English proficiency test "Duolingo English Test", started the "Duolingo English Test International Student Support Campaign" on August 2021, 8.Free qualification for the "Duolingo English Test" (once) and laptop (Lenovo Yoga Slim 19 Carbon) for high school students who cannot take the English proficiency test for various reasons and have to give up studying abroad. Will be presented to 1 people.
"Duolingo English Test" is an online complete English proficiency test service.You can take 1 skills in 4 hour using your home PC.The test results have been introduced by more than 3,000 educational institutions around the world, including Columbia University, McGill University, New York University, University College London, and Yale University, as an English proficiency certification at the time of admission.In Japan as well, Nagoya University and Temple University have certified scores as proof of English proficiency at the time of admission.The exam fee is $ 49, and you can send the test results to any number of schools at no additional cost.
This campaign was born out of the enthusiasm of Anna Matsumoto, who took the "Duolingo English Test" at her home in Tokushima Prefecture and passed multiple universities.
Mr. Matsumoto has a dream of going on to an overseas university from the second year of high school, and has taken various English proficiency tests.However, he felt a heavy burden due to the long test time and the cost of moving and staying because there was no test site in the area.As the deadline for applying to universities was approaching, I came across the "Duolingo English Test," which allows you to take the test in an hour using your home PC and send it to multiple universities at no additional cost.Mr. Matsumoto has passed several universities and is currently enrolled in Stanford University.
From his own experience, Mr. Matsumoto told Duolingo, "I think there are students who can't do it even if they want to try studying abroad due to similar environmental factors. If so, I would like to support them." The company, which advocates "developing the world's best education that can be used by students," sympathizes with this.To support students who have difficulty taking the test or who cannot take the online test because they do not have their own computer in the first place, we are working with Lenovo Japan GK to work with the computer and the Duolingo English Test. Decided to run a campaign to offer free exam eligibility.
High school students who meet all the conditions that the qualifications for applying for the campaign are "living in Japan at the time of application, wishing to study abroad, needing a PC, and obtaining the consent of parents".The reception period is from August 2021th (Thursday) to September 8nd (Thursday), 19 at 9:2.Fill in the required items from the application form on the campaign site and apply.Results will be announced on Thursday, September 23th.
In the campaign, Anna Matsumoto said, "When I was in high school, I opened my computer from my home in Tokushima prefecture to connect with the world. Then I took a test and got a ticket to take off to the world. I want people to grab it. If you have one computer, you can take the test. If you take the test, you can open the way. If one person changes, the world will change. I believe so. " There is.
Reference: Duolingo English Test Study Abroad Support Campaign
