What Is the TOEIC?
The TOEIC or Test of English for International Communication, is a standardized, paper-and-pencil test given to non-native English speakers.
Who Uses TOEIC Results?
- Corporations and government agencies recruiting new hires
- Educational institutions establishing placement in English classes.
The traditional TOEIC only tests two skills: Listening and Reading. However, ETS, the makers of the TOEIC, have added this test, the TOEIC Speaking and Writing exam, to its English Language Test repertoire. Here's what you can expect to see on the computer-based TOEIC Speaking and Writing Test:
How Long is the TOEIC Speaking and Writing Test?
- About 1 ½ hours
- 20 minutes for TOEIC Speaking
- 60 minutes for TOEIC Writing
How's your ability to speak English? The TOEIC Speaking Test measures your ability to use English in your own life and throughout the course of your career. Anyone can take the test – it's designed so that people highly skilled with the English language and others not so skilled can both perform. You'll have 11 different tasks during this test, but will spend only about 20 minutes on it.
Again, the TOEIC Writing Test examines testers newly writing in English all the way through proficient English writers. Here, you'll have 8 tasks to complete and about an hour to spend working on them.