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The New TOEIC

The new TOEIC is different from the old test in several key way:

The listening section includes four major changes:

• a decrease in the number of photograph questions in Part 1
• the use of both recorded and written questions in Part 3 (conversations) and Part 4 (short talks)
• a shift from individual questions to sets of questions in Part 3 (conversations)
• the use of different English accents, as spoken in the U.S., Great Britain, Canada and Australia

Reading section enhancements include three major changes:

• the elimination of Part 6 (error recognition questions)
• the addition of text completion questions (Part 6)
• the inclusion of reading sets of questions based on two inter-related passages (Part 7)
• One other change is the range of accents in the listening section of the test. There are examples of a U.S. (North American) accent, a Canadian accent, a British accent, and an Australian accent. The accents are slight but they reflect types of English that are taught and spoken in the international workplace. Hence, the TOEIC test is more valid as a test of international communication.

TOEIC TIPS

The TOEIC Listening and Reading test is genearlly for people who work in international business and need to demonstrate a certain level of fluency. The test measures a person's ability to listen and read in English, using a variety of contexts from real-world settings.

The TOEIC Listening and Reading test is taken with paper-and-pencil at convenient public locations throughout the world. Recently ETS, the makers of the TOEIC test have recently launched on online version of the test. The online test is not available in all countries.

The format of the TOEIC test is multiple-choice assessment that uses audio, pictures, and written materials to evaluate English-language skills.

The total time given to complete the test is two hours. The reading section is 75 minutes and the listening section is 45 minutes.