The intake can be ordered all year round. During the Christmas break and some weeks in the summer holiday you can still order the intake, but you will receive the login as soon as possible after those holidays.
The English intake is online and consists of the Oxford Online Placement test (OOPT). You will be tested on listening skills, grammar and vocabulary. The result of the intake is an email from LTC telling you which course you can register for. The result is valid for one year. After all, your language proficiency might have improved or deteriorated after one year.
What to expect?
The intake is online and consists of the Oxford Online Placement test (OOPT). You will be tested on listening skills, grammar and vocabulary. The test consists of multiple choice and fill in the blank questions. The test is adaptive with means the way you answer the questions (correct or incorrect) will influence the level of the test until a constant level is reached. It takes about 45 – 60 minutes to complete the test (depending on your level it could be faster or less fast).
The result of the intake is an email from LTC telling you which course you can register for. The results are linked to the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR). Please note that the result of an intake is merely a course placement advice. It is not the same as an assessment (which consists of more test parts). You will not receive a level statement or certificate. In case you need a certain statement (for example for your master application), you will have to do an English assessment.
For whom is the intake?
Would you like to test your English skills? Or would you like to participate in a language course and you don’t have a proof or an idea of your current level? Then please sign up for this intake.
Note: You do not need to take an intake if:
- You are currently enrolled in an LTC course of a previous level and you wish to register for the following level;
- You have done an intake test or language assessment at LTC less than a year ago;
- You have an official course certificate from the LTC of a previous level (not older than one year) stating the appropriate level.
An intake is compulsory in all other cases.
Please note:
- You will not receive a level statement or certificate that states your level according to the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) because an intake is not the same as an assessment. An English assessment is more elaborate and unlike an intake, you also receive a level statement.
- You are not permitted to register for a course at a lower or higher level than your intake results indicate.
- We only offer B2.1 / B2.2 / C1.1 courses
What does an intake cost?
An English intake costs € 20 and, as a rule, is valid for one year. After all, your language proficiency might have improved or deteriorated after one year.
When does the English intake take place?
You can order the intake English almost all year round. Within two days* of ordering the test via the webshop, you will receive the link to the test in your mailbox (make sure to check your spam folder). You will receive the result of the test as soon as possible (two working days after you have taken the test at the latest)*.
*In the Christmas period and in the summer break, you will receive the test invitation and the result of the test later.
Registration
You need to pay for the intake via our web shop. At the latest two working days after you paid for the intake you will receive the link to the OOPT. Please make sure to check your spam folder as the email will be sent from the Oxford test website.