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  • U.K. Visa English Requirements: Part 2

    Posted by TOEIC4Success | Wednesday, 27 July 2011 - 7:05am | 1 Comments

    We've now posted the Common European Framework Reference (CEFR) levels information and TOEIC test score equivalencies as promised in my previous post. To help you understand what is now required, here is a brief summary of minimum TOEIC scores needed for different types of immigration to the United Kingdom, as well as a summary of some of the relevant UK visa changes...

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    Tagged under: TOEIC tests | Tagged under: Visa/citizenship requirements

  • Hiring and English Language Skills: When is Testing Discriminatory?

    Posted by TOEIC4Success | Monday, 25 July 2011 - 7:54am |

    Human resource management professionals are careful to avoid discriminating against job applicants based on national origin, especially since such discrimination is prohibited by U.S. law. They need to know—to what extent is assessing the language proficiency of job applicants or employees from non-English-speaking countries allowable? 

    Fortunately, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission provides clear guidelines on when such testing is allowed and appropriate. In brief—

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    Tagged under: Employment and non-native English speakers | Tagged under: Hiring and recruitment | Tagged under: TOEIC tests

  • U.K. Visa English Requirements

    Posted by TOEIC4Success | Wednesday, 20 July 2011 - 1:08pm |

    For the past four years, all non-native English speakers seeking to obtain a visa to live, work, or study in the United Kingdom have been required to pass an English language proficiency test.

    This spring the U.K. Border Agency, which controls visa processing, completed a review and update of its list of accepted tests. Tests from only five testing agencies were reapproved, with over a dozen tests eliminated from the list. However, the TOEIC ...

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    Tagged under: English language testing | Tagged under: TOEIC tests | Tagged under: Visa/citizenship requirements

  • Free PDF-Format Books for English Language Teachers

    Posted by TOEIC4Success | Monday, 18 July 2011 - 7:42am | 3 Comments

     

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    Tagged under: English language teaching | Tagged under: Research and statistics: language learning

  • Idioms: How Often Do They Pop Up?

    Posted by TOEIC4Success | Wednesday, 13 July 2011 - 9:58am | 2 Comments

    Idioms are phrases that cannot be translated word-by-word but have meaning beyond their literal dictionary definitions. They are one of the hardest challenges for someone learning a language.
     
    However, if you want to communicate with native speakers, knowing at least the most common idiomatic expressions is important. You’ll find that native speakers use them very, very frequently.
     
    How frequently are idioms used in English? Trying to get solid facts, I came across the following two citations on Nada’s ESL Island, a ...

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    Tagged under: English language learning | Tagged under: English language teaching | Tagged under: ETS English skills series | Tagged under: idioms | Tagged under: Research and statistics: language learning | Tagged under: test preparation