The Test of English for The Test of English as a Foreign The International English

International Language Language Testing System

Communication 

The Test of English for The Test of English as a Foreign The International English

International Language, or TOEFL, is a test Language Testing System is
Definition Communication (TOEIC) is which measures people’s English an international
an international language skills to see if they are standardised test of English
standardized test of good enough to take a course language profi-ciency for
English language at university or graduate school non-native English language
proficiency for non-native in English-speaking countries. speakers.
speakers.
Purpose It is intentionally It is for people whose native The purpose of
designed to measure the language is not English but wish the IELTS exam is to test the
everyday English skills of to study in an international candidates' ability of
people working in an University. It measures how well handling English language
international a person uses listening, reading, who want to study or work
environment. speaking and writing skills to in a country where English is
perform academic tasks. the language of
communication. IELTS result
is also necessary for the
immigration purposes.
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The TOEIC Speaking & Writing
Contents/Sections Tests were introduced in 2006.
Test takers receive separate
scores for each of the two tests,
or they can take the Speaking
test without taking the Writing
test and vice versa. The Speaking
test assesses pronunciation,
intonation and stress,
vocabulary, grammar, cohesion,
relevance of content and
completeness of content, while
the Writing test assess grammar,
relevance of sentences to the
pictures, quality and variety of
sentences, vocabulary,
organization, and whether the
opinion is supported with reason
and/or examples. 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
Canada and Australia
The format of the TOEFL test has been
changed three times. The first was the
PBT (paper-based TOEFL test). It tests
listening, reading and grammar skills with
a perfect score being 677. Some centers
where computers are not available still
offer this format. The second format is
the CBT (computer-based TOEFL test).
People are each provided with a
computer to take the test. A writing
section was added as well as the three
sections. The level of listening and
grammar skills are automatically changed
depending on a person’s English level.
The third change is the iBT (Internet-
based test) that is being brought in
around the world which measures
listening, speaking, reading and writing.
New Zealand and United
Kingdom
The IELTS test consists of four
sections: speaking, listening,
reading and writing. You will
always take the listening,
reading and writing parts all on
the same day one after the
other, with no breaks between
them. Your speaking test is
usually scheduled on the
afternoon of the test day;
however, it can be scheduled
within seven days before or after
that. You will be contacted by
your local IELTS test centre to
inform you of the date and
location of your speaking test.
 lasts approximately 60 minutes.
Each test has a score range
between 0-200, with test takers
grouped into eight proficiency
levels for Speaking and nine
proficiency levels for Writing
All IELTS scores are between 0
Levels and Scores Each candidate receives
and 9. You can also get .
independent scores for
5 scores as well (for example,
listening and reading
6.5 or 7.5). You will get a
comprehension on a scale
band score for each skill
from 5 to 495 points. The total
(listening, reading, writing and
score adds up to a scale from
speaking) and also an overview
10 to 990 points. The TOEIC
band score.
certificate exists in five colors,
corresponding to achieved
results:[2]

    orange (10–219)
    brown (220–469)
    green (470–729)
    blue (730–859)
    gold (860–990)