TOEIC® English
TOEIC® is the international abbreviation of "Test of English for International Communication™" and …
- tests English for everyday working life.
- is a classification test and everyone who takes the test also receives a TOEIC® Certificate
- is suitable for all English learners, from beginners to advanced, in all business industries.
- evaluates the language level of the test candidate on the basis of a constant and comprehendible points system.
- is taken by approximately 3 million people annually, meaning that the TOEIC® Certificate is the most widely used and recognised proof of knowledge of a foreign language for English learners worldwide.
Vocational Further Training with TOEIC® Test
The TOEIC® Test is for everyone who is interested in point-exact proof of their knowledge of English, meaning …
with the TOEIC® Certificate, those who use English in vocational surroundings can, amongst other things,
- use their knowledge of English as proof of a vocational qualification.
- as an employer, include it in their English further training
- replace the meaningless phrase `in spoken and written' on their CV with a meaningful English Certificate. .
Companies can, with the TOEIC® Test, classify the knowledge of English that co-workers have, in the context of their personnel development, e.g. for the purpose of
- Further training,
- Attitude or
- Promotion.
The Structure of the TOEIC® Test
The TOEIC® Test consists of two sections with a total of 200 multiple-choice questions relating to occupational topics. The first section examines listening comprehension and the second section reading comprehension.
Why and for how long has the TOEIC® Test been in existence?
With the aim of raising the English level in Japanese industry, the Japanese Ministry for Industry and Foreign Trade (MITI) arranged the development of a standardised English test at the end of the 70's. The test had to be cost effective and, by means of uniform evaluation, be reliable and precise evidence of the knowledge of the English language of everyday working life of non-native speakers. The test results had to be internationally comparable and assign to the test candidates clear performance levels. As a result of this, the TOEIC® Test was developed in the USA by the ETS (Educational Testing Service). The ETS is a renowned centre for psychometrics and the copywriter of many academic and professional tests for vocational further training which are accomplished by millions of businesses each year. The internationally recognised English test TOEFL® Test, for example, also comes from the ETS.| << back | further >> |
