The Relationship Among TOEIC® Listening, Reading, Speaking, and Writing Skills - Compendium Study - 2013

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A study compendium examines how TOEIC® scores and performance relate across four core workplace English skills: listening, reading, speaking, and writing. It explains the TOEIC purpose, what knowledge is required, and how results support recruitment, placement, promotion, and tracking learners’ progress over time. The material details test configuration for paper-and-pencil listening/reading and computer-based speaking/writing, including task types, durations, question counts, and scoring scales that map proficiency levels.

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The TOEIC® Test and Its Purpose

Test Configuration and Scores

TOEIC® Compendium 2

Listening

Reading

Speaking

Writing

Compendium Study The Relationship Among TOEIC® Listening, Reading, Speaking, and Writing Skills Jinghua Liu and Kate Costanzo September 2013 The TOEIC® test is an English-language proficiency test for people whose native language is not English. It measures the everyday English skills of people working in an international environment. The scores indicate how well people can communicate in English in business, commerce, and industry. The test does not require specialized knowledge (i. e., it is not a subject test) or vocabulary beyond that of a person who uses English in everyday work activities. The TOEIC test serves multiple purposes. TOEIC scores can be used for job recruitment, placement, and/or promotion within a corporation where everyday English at the workplace is a required jobskill. In addition, TOEIC scores can be used as a measurement of everyday English proficiency levels of students in schools and as a measurement of an individual’s progress in English proficiency levels over time. Test Configuration The TOEIC test focuses on four essential English-language skills used in real life in the workplace: listening, reading, speaking, and writing. The TOEIC® Listening and Reading test is a paper-andpencil-based test divided into listening comprehension and reading comprehension. The TOEIC® Speaking and Writing tests are computer-based tests administered separately from the TOEIC Listening and Reading test. Test takers can choose to take both the TOEIC Speaking and Writing tests or can take one without taking the other. More specific test configurations are presented in Table 1. Table 1 TOEIC Test Configurations | | Listening | Reading | Speaking | Writing | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Format | Paper-and-pencil test | Paper-and-pencil test | Computer-based test | Computer-based test | | Questions | 100 multiple-choice questions | 100 multiple-choice questions | 11 spoken and/or written prompts that require test takers to respond | 8 written prompts
that require test
takers to respond | | Administration | Administered insecure test centers or through institutions | Administered insecure test centers or through institutions | Administered via computer in secure test centers or through institutions | Administered via computer in secure test centers or through institutions | | Scores | Score ranges from
5–495 | Score ranges from
5–495 | Score ranges from 0–200; score falls into one of the eight proficiency levels | Score ranges from 0–200; score falls into one of the nine proficiency levels | 2.1 TOEIC® Compendium 2 Listening The listening section on the TOEIC Listening and Reading test measures how well a test taker understands spoken English. Test takers are asked to answer questions based on a variety of statements, questions, conversations, and talks recorded in English. The listening section consists of 100 multiple-choice questions. The testing time is about 45 minutes. Each test taker receives a score for listening on a scale from 5 to 495 points with increments of 5 points. Reading The reading section on the TOEIC Listening and Reading test measures how well a test taker understands written English. Test takers read a variety of materials and respond at their own pace. The reading section consists of 100 multiple-choice questions and takes approximately 75 minutes. Similar to the listening section, for the reading section each test taker receives a score on a scale from 5 to 495, with increments of 5 points. In addition, a total score of listening and reading is reported as well. Speaking The TOEIC® Speaking test is designed to measure a person’s ability to communicate in spoken English in the context of daily life and of global workplace. The test is composed of 11 tasks and takes approximately 20 minutes to complete. The first two tasks require test takers to read a textaloud in an attempt to evaluate test takers’ pronunciation, intonation, and stress. The th

FAQs

What skills does the TOEIC test measure?

The TOEIC test focuses on four essential workplace English skills: listening, reading, speaking, and writing.

How do the listening and reading sections differ in format and scoring?

Listening and reading are paper-and-pencil tests, each with 100 multiple-choice questions and a score scale from 5 to 495 with increments of 5.

How are the speaking and writing sections administered and scored?

Speaking and writing are computer-based tests administered separately, with speaking scored on 0–200 across eight proficiency levels and writing scored on 0–200 across nine proficiency levels, reported in increments of 10.

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