{"id":1199,"date":"2024-01-30T16:36:37","date_gmt":"2024-01-30T16:36:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/cl-150-bulletin\/?p=1199"},"modified":"2024-01-30T16:36:37","modified_gmt":"2024-01-30T16:36:37","slug":"prep-for-an-upcoming-dlpt-or-opi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/cl-150-bulletin\/2024\/01\/30\/prep-for-an-upcoming-dlpt-or-opi\/","title":{"rendered":"Prep for an Upcoming DLPT or OPI"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>New year. New test scores.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-1205 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/cl-150-bulletin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2024\/01\/Refresher-Course-2.png\" alt=\"CL-150 refresher course for dlpt opi prep\" width=\"443\" height=\"244\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/cl-150-bulletin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2024\/01\/Refresher-Course-2.png 572w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/cl-150-bulletin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2024\/01\/Refresher-Course-2-350x193.png 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 443px) 100vw, 443px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>If you or your linguists need to prep for a DLPT or OPI this year, go into your test with confidence after a virtual <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transparent.com\/government\/reading-and-listening-refresher-course.html\">Refresher Course<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Mix CL-150 materials with a live instructor who will help you work on:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Analyzing complex texts (summarizing, inferring, identifying opinion, etc.)<\/li>\n<li>Building comfort with listening-specific difficulty drivers (fast speech, reduced forms, background noise, etc.)<\/li>\n<li>Familiarizing yourself with and speaking about events and topics relevant to US Government domains (politics, security, economy, etc.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Here\u2019s what recent students are saying:<\/p>\n<h3><strong>USG Linguist, Mandarin Chinese<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Course format: 3-week full-time course<\/li>\n<li>Goal: ILR 2\/2\/2<\/li>\n<li>Result: ILR 3\/2\/2+<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cI would recommend this course 100%. I was very prepared for the speaking test part of the test. All topics [on the test] were covered in class, so I felt very comfortable. The reading was difficult but I am very satisfied with my scores.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3><strong>USG Linguist, Russian<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Course format: 2-week full-time course<\/li>\n<li>Goal: ILR 3\/3\/3<\/li>\n<li>Result: ILR 4\/3+\/3+<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote><p>\u201c[My instructor] made sure that we looked at a variety of different materials to make sure that I was exposed to various speeds and types of speech (more informal vs formal news). I think the speaking practice especially helped me with my test.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3><strong>Air Force Linguist, Mandarin Chinese<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Course format: 80-hour part time course<\/li>\n<li>Goal: ILR 2+\/2+<\/li>\n<li>Result: ILR 2+\/2+<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u201cA wonderful language training opportunity! It was very good training and [my instructor] did a great job! I took my DLPT and got a 2+\/2+. I really felt like I was getting close to that 3!\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Refresher Courses are available now for ILR 2, 2+, and 3 in Chinese, Russian, and Spanish.<\/strong><strong> Request a quote <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.transparent.com\/government\/reading-and-listening-refresher-course.html\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"193\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/cl-150-bulletin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2024\/01\/Refresher-Course-2-350x193.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"CL-150 refresher course for dlpt opi prep\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/cl-150-bulletin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2024\/01\/Refresher-Course-2-350x193.png 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/cl-150-bulletin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/39\/2024\/01\/Refresher-Course-2.png 572w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>New year. New test scores. If you or your linguists need to prep for a DLPT or OPI this year, go into your test with confidence after a virtual Refresher Course. 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