English Verified and change to language proficiency labels

[Phil O]

So much for my proofreading skills, didn't spot that

Thanks for the heads up 

[Olga Q]

I took the Duolingo test on January 2015, and the 'Verified' badge never showed on my profile.

[Preston H]

re: "I took the Duolingo test on January 2015, and the 'Verified' badge never showed on my profile."

If you passed the Duoloingo test, you qualify to receive the "Verified" badge and also a big certificate on your profile.

If you have not had those show up, you may need to contact customer service. You should have a Duolingo certificate that you can provide Upwork, which your Upwork profile can be linked to.

For example, my public Upwork profile

https://www.upwork.com/freelancers/~012ab645e1d96a5c7f

Links to my Duolingo certificate

https://certs.duolingo.com/s9mm4249

[Olga Q]

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@Preston H wrote:

re: "I took the Duolingo test on January 2015, and the 'Verified' badge never showed on my profile."

If you passed the Duoloingo test, you qualify to receive the "Verified" badge and also a big certificate on your profile.

If you have not had those show up, you may need to contact customer service. You should have a Duolingo certificate that you can provide Upwork, which your Upwork profile can be linked to.

For example, my public Upwork profile

https://www.upwork.com/freelancers/~012ab645e1d96a5c7f

Links to my Duolingo certificate

https://certs.duolingo.com/s9mm4249

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Thank you, Preston. Yes, I have the certificate, but not the 'verified' badge. I contacted CS on January 18, asking about this issue, but it has never been solved.

[Valeria K]

Hi Olga,

I will follow up with the team about your English Proficiency verification badge and they will investigate.

Thank you for reporting.

[Olga Q]

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@Valeria K wrote:

Hi Olga,

I will follow up with the team about your English Proficiency verification badge and they will investigate.

Thank you for reporting.

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Thank you, Valeria, I hope this finally gets solved. 

[Barbara L]

I absolutely LOVE the idea of paying $20 to prove that I speak the language I've been speaking proficiently all my life. Luckily I have a twenty burning a hole in my pocket and couldn't think of a single thing to do with it. (No bills, no groceries.) Thank goodness it will not go to waste. Oh, wait ... maybe it will ...

[Barbara L]

P.S. I've been an active member since 2011.

[Preston H]

Barbara,

Getting a certification badge is entirely optional.

As you are a native of the United States and you have a long track record of doing jobs related to editing, proofreading and re-writing English language documents... I don't know that anybody who looks at your profile will doubt your English language proficiency.

Would getting your English language certified be of any benefit to you? I have no idea. I do know that there is no requirement or pressure for you to do so.

The certification strikes me as something which would be of more interest to people whose native languge is not English, but want to demonstrate the high degree of proficiency in English that they have achieved, as a way to let clients know that there won't be any language barrier problems. And maybe it would be of interest to contractors who are just starting out, and don't have your long track record of successfully-completed English language-related jobs.

[Jean S]

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@Barbara L wrote:

I absolutely LOVE the idea of paying $20 to prove that I speak the language I've been speaking proficiently all my life. Luckily I have a twenty burning a hole in my pocket and couldn't think of a single thing to do with it. (No bills, no groceries.) Thank goodness it will not go to waste. Oh, wait ... maybe it will ...

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If you were born in and live in the USA or other English designated countries you don't need to take any test.

Lena said:

If you are a Native English speaker then you can select Native, it doesn't matter what country you are currently residing in. 

So why would you take a test?