December 2012. TOEFL, GRE, GMAT, and SAT test preparation; employer dissatisfaction with university graduate English language proficiency; singing for a test score; role of English language in Saudi Arabia today; new English language learning Web site and video game.

November 2012. QS MBA fair; test preparation classes; KSA scores low in English proficiency ranking; ITP and TOEIC for educators and employers; Guardian Weekly English learning/teaching site; young global nomads; KSA Arabic Web presence.

October 2012. test preparation; Access MBA fair; GRE Subject tests now available; business idioms blog; new business English links page; language learning and children; trends in Saudi English study.

September 2012. College fair; TOEFL and GRE Webinars; Propell TOEFL teacher workshops; educator video resources; TOEIC used at Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit.

August 2012. TOEFL workshop for teachers; TOEFL webinar; test preparation classes; New York Times English language learning feature; U.K. English proficiency requirements increasing for family members; TOEIC versus in-house tests.

July 2012. Free GRE and TOEFL Webinars; research showing English language skills equal up to three times higher pay in the Middle East/North Africa; English language site of the month; TOEIC versus TOEIC Bridge; an employer model for encouraging English language learning; and news on recent English Language Teaching Professional Network workshop in Jeddah. 

June 2012. news on test prep classes, new SAT security measures, English language Website of the month, most annoying business jargon, Saudi education may give students false sense of English proficiency.

May 2012.  U.K. graduates complain of weak English; new TOEFL ITP certificates; funny video on history of English video; lower TOEFL iBT scores now accepted for UK visas; English language teaching expanding in Saudi schools

April 2012: TOEIC popularity on the rise; GRE ScoreSelect Service; GRE and test preparation; English language levels in Saudi Arabia (Imam University conference); Interactive "word books" for business English; ETS English test survey.

March 2012: upcoming fair events; how to time TOEIC testing in hiring to create savings and improve hire quality; U.S. business schools find native speakers need instruction on communicating in global contexts while non-native speakers willing to make mistakes get ahead; business idioms that use colors; introduction of English instruction to Saudi primary schools.

February 2012: local test registration service, weekly test chats, earning undergraduate credit with CLEP and DSST, business English quiz site, teaching ideas, speaking practice

January 2012: free TOEFL prep kit; GMAT, GRE, and SAT test prep classes; research on TOEIC score improvement; Saudi parents debate speaking English with children; business English site of the month; reading skills and the brain.

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