TOEIC
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What is the TOEIC
test?
The Test of English for International Communication (TOEIC) is "an English language test designed specifically to measure the everyday English skills of people working in an international environment."
The TOEIC (Test of English for International Communication)
Program was conceived in Japan and created by the Educational Testing Service
(ETS), a U.S. nonprofit test development institution, as a common global
yardstick for measuring English skills. Since the first TOEIC Secure Program
(SP) test was implemented in December 1979, the test has been adopted not only
throughout Japan but around the world as the global standard for English
communication skill assessment. Many companies, schools, and other organizations, as
well as individuals, are currently utilizing the test as an effective way to
raise the motivation to study, and as an opportunity to check the English skill
levels of their workers and students. The test is administered in some 150 countries around the world.
There are different forms of the exam:
The TOEIC Listening & Reading Test consists of two equally graded tests of
comprehension assessment activities totaling a possible 990 score; the newer
TOEIC Speaking & Writing Test comprises tests of pronunciation, vocabulary,
grammar, fluency, overall coherence, and structure (organization of sentences)
totaling a possible 400 score.
v What
is the function of the TOEIC test?
The
function of the TOEIC test are:
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Assessment that determines the knowledge of English
language in a professional capacity.
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TOEIC tests can measure the ability to speak English
to people who are studying or working in an international environment.
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This exam evaluates your ability to function in international
business and real-world settings rather than in an academic setting.
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Valuating the level objective in a professional
environment.
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TOEIC Listening & Reading Test
The TOEIC Listening & Reading Test lasts two hours
[45 minutes for Listening, and 75 minutes for Reading]. It consists of 200
multiple-choice items evenly divided between the listening and reading
comprehension section. Each candidate receives independent scores for listening
and reading comprehension on a scale from 5 to 495 points. The total score adds
up to a scale from 10 to 990 points. The TOEIC certificate exists in five
colors, corresponding to achieved results:
orange (10–219)
brown (220–469)
green (470–729)
blue (730–859)
gold (860–990)
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TOEIC Speaking & Writing Test
The TOEIC Speaking & Writing Test was introduced
in 2006. Test takers receive separate scores for each of the two tests, or can
take the Speaking test without taking the Writing test. The Speaking test
assesses pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, and fluency, while the Writing
test examines vocabulary, grammar, and overall coherence and organization. The
tests are designed to reflect actual English usage in the workplace, though
they do not require any knowledge of specialized business terms. The TOEIC
Speaking Test takes approximately 20 minutes to complete; the TOEIC writing
test lasts approximately 60 minutes. Each test has a score range between 0-200,
with test takers grouped into eight proficiency levels.
v Experience
and difficulty in following of Toeic test :
The fisrt time I take a test toeic, it
was in vocational high school. Then, I will explain my experience and
difficulty in the toeic test:
1. Part 1 – Listening Comprehension (100 questions)
In the Listening section, you will be
asked to demonstrate how well you understand spoken English. The entire Listening
test will last approximately 45 minutes. There are four parts, and directions
are given for each part, that is:
a.
Photographs
b.
Question-response
c.
Conversations
d.
Short talks
The difficulty in this section is needed
to understand what was being the native said. The native will speak very quikly
and all of the student should listening what the means of native say. Student
has knowing the vocabullary too, because the native bring it with the perfect
grammar english.
2. Part 2 – Reading Comprehension (100
questions)
In the Reading Comprehensions section of
the TOEIC test, you will be given many articles on various topics. The entire
Reading test will last approximately 75 minutes. You will have to read the
articles and answer the questions below each reading comprehension. There are
three parts, and directions are given for each part, that is:
a.
Incomplete Sentences
b.
Error recognition or text completion
c.
Reading Comperhension
The difficulty in this section that we
need to knowing the tenses and grammar well. And we have to read the article
very quickly because theres no extra time if we’re late to answer the question.
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