AMIDEAST/Saudi Arabia Testing Newsletters: 2011 Issues

December 2011:  new Facebook page; why employee English language training is worth the cost; improving writing skills; TOEFL prep kit giveaway; English teaching and learning ideas; BBC business English site.

November 2011: TOEIC/TFI administration, QS World MBA tour, TOEIC descriptions for resumes, statistics on poor employee English, "business jargon" dictionary, animal business English terms.

October 2011:  SAT preparation classes; TOEIC use with sports and cultural event volunteers; visa/citizenship language requirement changes in  France, Australia, and the United Kingdom; English4HR and idiom-a-day blogs.

September 2011: TOEIC testing at multiple locations and oil rigs; details on UK visa requirement changes; research on hiring practices; business English expressions Web site; hidden meanings of pronouns.

August 2011: testing on-site with TOEIC; introducing English earlier in Saudi Arabia; costs of replacing employees; work portfolios and use of TOEIC test scores.

July 2011: TOEIC-TOEFL score comparison; research on global communication challenges; "best of" English language teaching blog; research on testing benefits for the brain.