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  • U.S. Immigrants Now More Highly Educated; English Remains a Problem

    Posted by TOEIC4Success | Monday, 11 July 2011 - 8:00am |

    A new study by the Brookings Institute takes a close look at the education levels, employment levels, and economic contributions of immigrants to the biggest 100 U.S. metropolitan areas.
     
    Results differ significantly by geographic area (there’s a nice interactive chart you can scroll through to see what numbers of immigrants your city attracts and their “skill level ratio”), but the research shows that...

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    Tagged under: Employment/labor market | Tagged under: Research and statistics: employment

  • Five Myths about the TOEIC Test

    Posted by TOEIC4Success | Friday, 8 July 2011 - 7:54am | 2 Comments

    It's easy to assume "everyone knows" this or that when you work daily with a particular test (or any product or service). Then you start talking to someone outside your small world and realize that's not the case.

    Here are a few misunderstandings about TOEIC testing that I've seen come up repeatedly in communications about the test.

    1. Myth: there's only one TOEIC test.

    False. The TOEIC Speaking & Writing test is entirely separate from the TOEIC Listening & Reading test; the two are even administered on different days. It's also possible to take the TOEIC Speaking test as a...

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    Tagged under: TOEIC tests

  • Building Vocabulary: Keys from “ESL Teacher Professionals” LinkedIn Group

    Posted by TOEIC4Success | Tuesday, 5 July 2011 - 8:25am |

    The ESL Teacher Professionals Group on LinkedIn currently has a membership of almost 3,000 English language teaching professionals.  I have found their discussions a good source of wisdom as I work to learn more about strategies learners can use to improve their English language skills, for TOEIC testing and for life.
     
    About a month ago, a discussion began regarding techniques and resources to improve vocabulary that I thought was very helpful. Since the group is for members only (you can join on request...

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    Tagged under: English language learning | Tagged under: English language teaching | Tagged under: Vocabulary

  • Language Research Publication Opportunity

    Posted by TOEIC4Success | Thursday, 30 June 2011 - 8:21am |

    Involved in academic research on language teaching and/or learning? Interested in building your CV/publications portfolio?

    The Academic Exchange Quarterly, an international independent, double-blind-peer-reviewed print journal, is accepting submissions for a special issue on "Expanding the Language Teaching and Learning Knowledge Base" through August 2011. Below is the description of types of articles desired from the publication's Web site.

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    Tagged under: English language teaching | Tagged under: French language teaching | Tagged under: publication opportunities | Tagged under: Research and statistics: language learning

  • Shy of Speaking? Online Tools

    Posted by TOEIC4Success | Monday, 27 June 2011 - 8:18am | 3 Comments

    Speaking is one of the most challenging English language skills for many TOEIC test takers to master. Even native speakers are often terrified when they first have to give a formal presentation to an audience: the fear of public speaking is in fact our most common phobia, with many saying that this fear is worse for them than even fear of death.

    If you are preparing for TOEIC, however, giving a public speech is not what you have to master. You will be speaking privately and simply into the “ears” of a computer and being scored by expert raters who score international English anonymously and objectively,...

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    Tagged under: English language learning | Tagged under: ETS English skills series | Tagged under: Speaking skills | Tagged under: test preparation | Tagged under: TOEIC Practice Online Tool | Tagged under: TOEIC tests | Tagged under: Web link lists