SPEAKING AND WRITING TESTS

English-language Education

Give your students the English-language credentials global employers needIn today’s global economy, English-language communication has become essential for international commerce. Now more than ever, employers hire job candidates who have the English skills to communicate effectively in the workplace. Educators can help their students compete in the global job market by developing and measuring their English skills.

The TOEIC® Speaking and Writing tests measure workplace English skills ETS, an industry leader in educational assessment for over 60 years, designed the TOEIC® Speaking and Writing tests to measure workplace English skills. Test questions are based on real-life situations typically encountered on the job or during everyday activities.

TOEIC test administration is standardized, which gives all test takers an equal opportunity to demonstrate their proficiency, regardless of their age, gender, nationality or industry background. You can easily compare skills throughout your organization — wherever the tests are administered.

Prepare your students to compete in the global workplaceTOEIC Speaking and Writing test scores can help you prepare students for the global workplace and strengthen your curriculum. English-language programs around the world rely on the TOEIC tests to:

• Better prepare students to compete in the global workforce• Increase program retention by providing the objective feedback students need to improve their English skills• Compare students across their institutions using an internationally recognized standard

The TOEIC Speaking and Writing tests can give both your students and your program a competitive advantage.

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Why you can trust TOEIC scoresETS’s rigorous scoring process ensures high-quality results you can trust. Test responses are sent through a secure online scoring system and are scored by certified ETS raters who are closely monitored throughout the process. Multiple raters are used for the Speaking test to ensure unbiased scores that traditional one-on-one interviews alone cannot provide. That is why more than 10,000 English-language programs, businesses and governmental agencies in over 120 countries use the TOEIC family of tests.

The TOEIC Speaking and Writing tests at a glanceThe TOEIC Speaking and Writing tests are two separate assessments that can be taken individually, together, or in combination with the TOEIC® Listening and Reading test for an in-depth assessment of all four skills.

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To learn more about the TOEIC tests and how they can benefit your program:Find your local ETS Preferred Network office at www.ets.org/epn/contacts, visit www.ets.org/toeic or e-mail globalforum@ets.org.

Help test takers succeed with official test preparation resources

Learn how your job candidates or employees can take advantage of official test preparation resources from ETS, creator of the TOEIC tests: www.ets.org/toeic/ speaking_writing/prepare

TOEIC Speaking Test TOEIC Writing Test

Proficiency Low- to high-level Low- to high-level

Format20-minute computer-based test

One-hour computer-based test

Questions11 questions that require test taker to respond to a spoken and/or written prompt

8 questions that require test taker to respond to a written prompt

ScoringTotal scores range from 0 – 200 and fall into one of 8 proficiency levels

Total scores range from 0 – 200 and fall into one of 9 proficiency levels