TOEIC adopts “the conversational test of the native speaker”!?

The article that was published 2005 January 14th (Friday) attach and on 1 aspects of the Asahi newspaper evening paper, “try also the English ability test conversation”.In the article, like below there is one paragraph.

“From enterprise and the university the annual approximately 740,000 person takes an examination ‘as for TOEIC’ this month, for these groups adopts the conversational test of the native speaker to test,”

When composition above is read, “speaking problem is finally introduced into also TOEIC?”With you think.But, when you read the article to end and advance, as for the latest modification point it is found that that much they are not exaggerated ones.

This time, we introduce concerning the movement of the summary which is related to TOEIC speaking test.

The speaking test of TOEIC exists already!

Remainder it is not known, but with TOEIC the speaking test which, is already called “TOEIC Language Proficiency Interview (below, TOEIC LPI)” is done.

(TOEIC LPI concerning details, please view the TOEIC LPI official sight)

simply, TOEIC LPIisTOEICall candidates will be required to take the exam without necessarily,

(1) TOEICthe public to take the test,
n/a to get a score of more than, and,
(3) TOEIC LPIapplicants who wish to.

that3only one person who meets the conditions of, was to take the exam in any. in fact, TOEIC LPImay itself does not have much penetration, TOEIC LPIcandidates are, not only a very limited number of people.

asahi shimbun is the truth of the article?

it is reported that asahi shimbun article, in fact, 2005years1from monTOEIC LPIqualified applicants, in addition to the individual candidate, was to extend to candidates using the examination system organization nothing more than to say that only.

that is, TOEIC LPIof conditions necessary for the examination of(1)is no longer only, (2)and(3)the terms, the changes are still not.

newspaper1to surface TOEICconversation is to incorporate test it was written and, was away the confusion with some major changes, after reading the full text article from, there was a little anticlimactic in that i had……

having said, TOEICin, candidate group because it is more than half of the candidate, this change was certainly impact in its own way.

and, 2005years4month, thisTOEIC LPIwith respect to, a further1there was a movement of one.

TOEIC LPIrelated to, changes and further?
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2005years4month, TOEIC LPIelimination of any qualified!

about the article was published in the asahi shimbun3months after2005years4month, TOEIC LPIwith respect to, more1there was one large movement.

TOEIC LPIqualified applicants will be eliminated, TOEICregardless of the exam experience and score the presence or absence of, i was able to take anyone.

and to allow the movement of this, will be as follows:.

table. TOEIC LPIchanges in limit any qualified

note). ……can take, ×……not take.

looking at the table on the, 2005years from becoming, nextandTOEIC LPIany qualified state has been understood well a larger. anyway, since the beginning of the year, nextthat the examination qualification is relaxed and is going, why there are circumstances, such as how?

it, (1)TOEICthat criticism of recent years has increased, (2)english 4skill test to determine a good balance has appeared in recent years many, TOEICraison d’etre of that is threatened, that2another reason will be mentioned.

note) english 4skill ……listening, reading, lighting, of speaking that.

(1) has increased in recent yearsTOEICcriticism of

1as the second reason is, recent yearsTOEICcriticism that has been growing to the raised.

as you know, TOEICis, there is a problem in the mark sheet test that consists of only, power, such as listening comprehension and grammar, you can not only measure the english proficiency of passive.

in recent years, TOEICit has been more and more companies use english as a measure of the force of employees to score, does not directly measure the operational capability, such as speaking and writing TOEICthe trial, very high score, some people do not speak satisfactory english now be heard criticism that.

in contrast, TOEICwhich is the developer ofETSis, between production capacity and receptive skills in english because there is a high correlation, reading and listening, even if measured, has been refuted and can be predicted with a high degree of accuracy, including proficiency in english speaking and writing (more, TOEICofficial site to) .

simply, the survey was conducted targeting japanese, TOEICand speaking score, between writing ability is, high correlation has been shown to result in an almost necessarily that were observed (for details, paper here please see the) .

so far, discussion is like parallel lines that follow the, of the mark sheet testTOEICin, english proficiency can not be measured found the argument that, clarity also intuitive, are seen to be consistent with perceptions of the field.

on the next page2for the second reason, will introduce.

TOEICis, english test 4over skill i missed the flow of?
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